FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law…
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FDA Approves A High Dose Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fluzone High-Dose, an inactivated influenza virus vaccine for people ages 65 years…
Non-surgical Method for Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Press Release Date: December 14, 2009 Some methods of minimally invasive biopsy for breast cancer are nearly as accurate as…
Norovirus Illnesses Linked to Oysters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid eating oysters harvested from the San Antonio Bay on…
ACC president on the failure of s.1776
Washington, DC – Dr. Alfred A. Bove, President of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) today released the following statement…
Fda consumer health information
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted on its Web site several Consumer Update videos.
FDA: Institute of medicine to study premarket clearance process
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the…
FDA: philips lifeline issues safety alert for lifeline pendant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cautioned users of personal emergency response buttons worn around the neck of a…
Fda approves donor screening test for antibodies to hiv
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration today announced approval of the Abbott Prism HIV O Plus assay, as a…
FDA warns consumers not to use stolen albuterol
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised consumers not to use certain respiratory medications purchased after Sept. 8, 2009…