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FDA debates over-the-counter morning-after pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is considering whether it's OK for young teenagers to buy emergency contraception without a prescription. Teva Pharmaceuticals wants its Plan B morning-after pill to become the first truly over-the-counter form of...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Plan B (drug), Washington, DC, Health Treatments, Women's Health
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FDA: Martin's Super Markets shrimp safe to eat
New developments Wednesday concerning a local recall WSBT has been following involving Martin's Super Markets. The Food and Drug Administration has informed Martin's a certain brand of frozen shrimp IS safe to eat. As WSBT first reported, Martin's Super...Tags: Shrimp
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No over-the-counter sales for morning-after pill
MISHAWAKA – The controversial Plan B or "morning-After pill" as it's called will not be moved to drug store shelves after all.
The FDA was planning on approving changes to the way the pill was sold with allowing girls under 17 to buy it without...Tags: Plan B (drug), Planned Parenthood, Health Treatments, Health, Family Planning
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Feds issue warning to unconventional sperm donor
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials have issued a warning to a California man who has been donating cups of his sperm to women who want kids. Trent Arsenault tells the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/vLhXIA) he's been donating sperm...Tags: Charity, Diseases and Illnesses, Parenting, Health, Communicable Diseases
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CDC, FDA say powdered infant formula not tainted
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two federal agencies say there is no evidence that four cases of a rare bacterial infection in babies are related, and there is no need to recall infant formula. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease...Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA refutes TV claim that apple juice is unsafe
The federal Food and Drug Administration and a leading doctor are refuting claims by television show host Dr. Mehmet Oz that trace amounts of arsenic in many apple juice products pose a health risk.
Oz said on his show on Tuesday that testing by a New...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ABC (tv network), Health
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FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Merck drug as the first combination pill for patients with diabetes who also have high cholesterol. Patients with both diabetes and high cholesterol are at increased risk for heart...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Washington, DC, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease
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The Big Charade
With the debt ceiling and budget talks in Washington taking center stage you would think mature adults in positions of power would do the right things. Oh, wait a minute. Doing the right thing really isn’t a priority in Washington anymore. It is all...Tags: Iraq, Republican Party, Government Debt, Barack Obama, Germany
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Largest study on cellphones and cancer finds no link
LONDON (AP) — Heavy cellphone users worried that they might be setting themselves up for cancer can breathe easier. The biggest study to look for any connection has found no link. It followed more than 350,000 people for about a decade and says...Tags: Brain, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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Wegmans recalls pine nuts over salmonella concerns
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Turkish pine nuts sold in bulk at Wegmans, an upscale grocery store chain, have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that sent two people to hospitals and sickened 40 others in five East Coast states and Arizona. Wegmans Food...Tags: Health Organizations, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., Diseases and Illnesses, Salmonella Infection, Diarrhea
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FDA ties birth control drugs to blood clot risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators say several new birth control drugs, including the Bayer pill Yaz, appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications. A new study released by the Food and Drug...Tags: Washington, DC, Drugs and Medicines, Health Treatments, Family Planning, Merck & Company Incorporated
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Online RX drug caution
There are plenty of monthly bills that worry people these days. But a survey from Consumer Reports says that not being able to pay for medical care, including prescription drugs, is at the top of the list. If you’re considering shopping online for...Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Prescription Drugs, File Sharing, Consumers, Drugs and Medicines
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