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FDA: Labels Misleading on Major Food Brands

by Karin Olsens

The FDA today warned 17 food makers — including POM, Gerber, and Nestle — that their “misleading” product labels violate federal law. It’s a new get-tough policy, FDA tells the food industry.

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FDA: Labels Misleading on Major Food Brands

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Generic Drug for Enlarged Prostate Approved

March 2, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

The first generic version of Flomax, a medication to treat the signs and symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland, has won the approval of the FDA.

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Generic Drug for Enlarged Prostate Approved

March 2, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

The first generic version of Flomax, a medication to treat the signs and symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland, has won the approval of the FDA.

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Panel Critical of FDA’s Asthma Drug Ruling

March 1, 2010 Fat Burning Diets

A leading panel of asthma experts today criticized a new FDA ruling that long-acting asthma drugs should be used only for the shortest period of time required to achieve control of asthma symptoms and then discontinued.

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Salmonella Found in Crushed Red Pepper

February 26, 2010 Fat Burning Supplements

Two wholesale lots of crushed red pepper linked to the ongoing national salmonella outbreak have been recalled — and the FDA is looking at whether to recall retail products.

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Fake Alli Sold on Internet

January 19, 2010 Fat Burning Supplements

Fake, “potentially harmful” versions of the weight loss drug Alli are being sold on Internet auction sites such as eBay, the FDA and GlaxoSmithKline warn.

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FDA on BPA: ‘Some Concern,’ No Ban

January 15, 2010 Fat Burning Exercise

The FDA now has “some concern” over child BPA exposure, aligning with other U.S. health agencies and advising Americans to take “reasonable steps” to avoid the plastics chemical.

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New Anticlotting Drug Beats Plavix

January 13, 2010 Fat Burning Recipes

The new anticlotting drug ticagrelor — to be named Brilinta if approved by the FDA — kept more heart-stent patients alive than Plavix did in a large clinical trial.

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New Anticlotting Drug Beats Plavix

January 13, 2010 Fat Burning Recipes

The new anticlotting drug ticagrelor — to be named Brilinta if approved by the FDA — kept more heart-stent patients alive than Plavix did in a large clinical trial.

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