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U.S. to Unveil Graphic Tobacco Warning Labels

reuters.com — Health officials on Tuesday will unveil nine graphic warning labels showing harmful effects of smoking that must be on cigarette packages and in ad… 12 hr 32 min ago View in Crawl 4

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  Why Does The Republican Party Hate America's Children?

  House Republicans are pushing back against a series of public health measures, including school lunch standards and tobacco regulation, teeing up a confrontation with Senate Democrats and the White House over the reach of government in daily life. The Republicans have used an agriculture appropriations bill to send several messages: They don’t want the government to require school meals that are more nutritional but also more expensive, they don’t want the government to prod food companies to restrain marketing to children, and they don’t want the Food and Drug Administration to regulate any substance based on anything but “hard science.” Read ahead

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      FDA reports on brain infections with MS drug Tysabri

      

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      FDA reports on brain infections with MS drug Tysabri

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      ” align=”right”>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The brain infection risk from Biogen Idec's multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri appears highest during the third year of treatment, U.S. health officials said in an updated warning released on Friday. The potentially fatal infection, known as progressive multiform leukoencephalopathy (PML), occurs in an estimated 1.5 per 1,000 patients treated with Tysabri during months 25 to 36, the Food and Drug Administration said. The drug is given through a monthly infusion. Biogen withdrew the drug in 2005 after the first reports of the brain infection. Tysabri returned to the market with restrictions in 2006. PML concerns have crimped use of the drug, which generates sales of more than $1 billion a year. The FDA said on Friday the PML risk was 0.3 per 1,000 patients during the first two years of treatment. After three years, the rate was 0.9 per 1,000. Limited data is available beyond four years. The estimates have been added to the prescribing instructions for Tysabri, Read ahead

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      CDC chief: Americans not at risk from radiation.

      Minuscule amounts of radiation detected in the United States do not pose any risk to Americans' health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Thomas Frieden reiterated Tuesday. "We do not expect radiation to reach problematic levels," he said on a conference call with reporters. Despite a low-level of concern, Frieden said, agencies such as the CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture were all actively monitoring the air, the food and the water supplies in the U.S. for any evidence of contamination. Read ahead

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      Consumers are being warned not to drink a product sold on the Internet as a medical treatment after some users got sick after drinking it—including one person who had a life threatening reaction. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the product—known as Miracle Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, and MMS—becomes a potent chemical that’s used as a bleach when mixed according to package directions. The agency first warned consumers about the product in July, but federal regulators say it’s still available for sale on the Internet. FDA says the product is sold by many independent distributors on several websites and through online auctions. Consumers should be alert when buying such an item on the Internet because the product’s labeling, colors, and logos may vary. According to FDA experts, drinking the amount recommended on product labels can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration. Some labels claim vomiting and diarrhea are not uncommon after … Read ahead

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      First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans

      US doctors have begun the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light from regulators. The Food and Drug Administration has given a license to Geron to use the controversial cells to treat people with spinal injuries. The cells have the potential to become many of the different cell types found in the body, including nerve cells. The trials at a hospital in Atlanta will check if the treatment is safe. … Read ahead

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      CRA petitions FDA for use of corn sugar as ingredient name

      To help clarify food products labeling for manufacturers and consumers, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow manufacturers the option of using “corn sugar” as an alternative ingredient name for high fructose corn syrup…. Read ahead

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      Do you Feel lucky? Some food good long past expiration date

      Newlyweds Ty and Mike Kelty of Atlanta were consolidating their kitchens when the issue of expiration dates erupted. Ty has a looser view of how long food is good beyond the date on the packaging. Mike occasionally has let something slide a day, but after that, ‘’even if it’s a whole gallon of milk, I’m throwing it out,’’ he says. So her old rice and flour were tossed. “The stuff that went back to 2007 and 2008, it had to go,’’ he says. Most Americans are like Mike. A new survey found that three in four U.S. consumers believe certain foods are unsafe to eat after the date on the packaging has passed. But experts say that if most foods are stored properly, they can be safe for days after the ‘use by’ date. The recently released survey was sponsored by ShelfLifeAdvice.com, a food storage reference website that estimates U.S. consumers unnecessarily discard billions of dollars of food a year. The Food and Drug Administration says the food date does not equate to safety. “If something is past its date, and stored properly, often it’s OK,” says Ira Allen, an FDA spokesman. Foods that can last far beyond an expiration date with proper storage include flour, sugar, rice and cake mixes, says Michael Doyle, director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety. “There’s no reason that dry goods wouldn’t be safe except if it becomes wet.’’ … Read ahead

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      FDA Lawsuit Targets Useless Antibacterial Soap Ingredient

      NRDC) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to force it to issue a ruling on triclosan, an antibacterial soap ingredient that has not been proven to be any more effective than regular soap and water. The FDA first proposed a rule in 1978 that would have banned triclosan and triclocarban from soap, but the agency never finalized a rule on the chemicals. The NRDC lawsuit calls for the FDA to set a deadline for issuing a rule. On … Read ahead

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      A kiddie Viagra may get Pfizer a patent extension

      Pfizer plans to sell a children’s form of Viagra to treat a rare lung disorder as a humanitarian gesture — in exchange for getting a six-month extension of its patent on the adult version. The Food and Drug Administration approached Pfizer about using its drug to treat a lung ailment that affects about 600 kids a year. Viagra, which modifies blood flows, could reduce unusually high blood pressure in a child’s lungs, or pulmonary arterial hypertension. Symptoms include dizziness, chest pain and fatigue. A panel of FDA advisers will determine on Thursday whether to green light the kid’s version. … Read ahead

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