...March 27 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it was investigating the possibility of an increased risk of mood changes and suicidal behavior among those who take the highly popular asthma drug Singulair. Singulair is the...
...users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday. The Food and Drug Administration's warning includes both Botox, a wrinkle-specific version called Botox Cosmetic, and its competitor, Myobloc,...
...Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will take its time considering whether to ban over-the-counter cold medicines for children, a top agency official said Thursday at a public hearing on the matter. Dr. John Jenkins, who heads...
...Date: 31 Jul 2008 - 3:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials said on Wednesday that a sample of serrano pepper and a sample of irrigation water taken from a farm...
...â The Food and Drug Administration declared on Thursday that it is again safe to eat all tomatoes now on sale in the U.S., canceling its warning in June that some tomatoes were the cause of a still-unsolved outbreak of salmonella poisoning. At the same time,...
...are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. The Food and Drug Administration urged consumers to avoid raw Mexican jalapenos and the serrano peppers often confused with them, or dishes made...
...lettuce in the past 12 years. At the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, this report examines the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to protect the safety of packaged fresh spinach. As part of this investigation, the Committee requested...
...Date: 22 Aug 2008 - 0:00 PDT email to a friend  printer friendly  view / write opinions  rate article The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ruling that allows food producers to irradiate spinach and iceberg lettuce to kill foodborne bacteria...
...in placebo groups. Patients included in the analysis were five years of age or older. The individual sponsors of the drugs were responsible for identifying suicidal behavior and suicidal ideation events in their databases based on the instructions provided...
...HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under...