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FDA Asks for $4.03B to Transform Food Safety System, Invest in Medical Product Safety, Regulatory Science
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested $4.03 billion to promote and protect public health as part of the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget – a 23 percent increase over the agency’s current $3.28 billion budget. The FY 2011 request,...
FDA to Study Safety of Drugs Taken During Pregnancy.
U.S. health officials plan to study the safety of medications taken during pregnancy with an eye toward using the data in future regulations and medical practice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment Non-invasive, More Available
Jefferson.edu – The FDA-cleared Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment is now offered by The Jefferson Balance and Hearing Center of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. This...
FDA Tests Find Lead in Lipstick.
Remember when the Campaign for Cosmetics made headlines in 2007 by finding lead in lipstick? Well, the issue has not gone away, and a new FDA study has identified lead in all 20 red lipsticks it tested–and at concentrations up to four-times higher...
Klotho Anti-aging Gene Therapy Lowers High Blood Pressure
OUHSC.edu – A newly discovered anti-aging gene – klotho – has been able to reduce high blood pressure in laboratory animals when administered using a viral vector that is already FDA approved for human use, according to researchers at...
FDA Warning About Steroid-like Bodybuilding Supplements
FDA.gov – The FDA is notifying the public about new safety information concerning products marketed for body building and increasing muscle mass. The FDA has sent a Warning Letter to a manufacturer of body building supplements that claim to contain...
Pioglitazone – Actos® – May Fight Multiple Sclerosis
UIC.edu – A medication currently FDA-approved for use in diabetes shows some protective effects in the brains of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report...
Forget About Toxic Sunscreens And Activate Your Body’s Own Internal Sunscreen Instead
One of the biggest hoaxes of our time is that the sun is bad for you. They tell you to avoid it at all costs and to protect yourself with sunscreen lotion if you dare to venture outside. Here’s the real truth… Sunscreen lotions block the sun’s...
Hydroxycut Products Recalled – FDA Warns of Liver Damage
FDA.gov – Some Hydroxycut dietary supplement products have been associated with a number of serious liver injuries, including one death and another case requiring liver transplant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately...