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US FDA Panel Calls for Silicone Breast Implant Registry

Emily P. Walker Medpage Today 09/04/2011

Women can't keep breast implants for life: FDA

Anna Yukhananov Reuters 06/23/2011
US FDA Panel Calls for Silicone Breast Implant Registry

A federal advisory panel has recommended the creation of a nationwide database to follow women who have had silicone-gel breast implants for at least a decade after they had the surgery.

Women can't keep breast implants for life: FDA

Women who get silicone breast implants are likely to need additional surgery within 10 years to address complications such as rupturing of the device, U.S. health regulators said on Wednesday.

FDA clears first melanoma drug to extend life

MATTHEW PERRONE Yahoo! News 03/28/2011

US FDA Set to Move on Caffeine in Alcoholic Drinks

DAVID KESMODEL The Wall Street Journal 11/17/2010
FDA clears first melanoma drug to extend life

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug shown to prolong the lives of patients with advanced skin cancer.

US FDA Set to Move on Caffeine in Alcoholic Drinks

U.S. regulators are poised to ban the sale of caffeine-containing alcoholic drinks amid rising safety concerns, in a blow to several small but fast-growing drinks companies.

US FDA approves ella as 5-day-after emergency contraceptive

Rob Stein The Washington Post 08/14/2010
US FDA approves ella as 5-day-after emergency contraceptive

The Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial new form of emergency contraception Friday that can prevent a pregnancy as many as five days after sex.

FDA Approves First Implantable Miniature Telescope to Improve Sight of AMD patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has approved the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) to improve vision in some patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

US Airline Food Fails To Meet Health Standards

Biggest Threat To Your Safety Isn't The Plane's Maintenance; FDA Takes All 3 Major NYC Area Airports To Task

HK health authority issues warning on orlistat drugs following FDA advice

Taking weight-loss medicines containing orlistat can lead to severe liver injuries, the Department of Health of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government warned on Thursday following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's advice to consumers and professionals.

FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula

Martha Mendoza And Justin Pritchard IBTimes 11/26/2008
Food, Cosmetic Labels to Note Dye Derived From Bug

Foods and cosmetics containing the color additives carmine and cochineal extract, which are made from an insect, must list those ingredients on their labels starting on Jan. 5, 2011.

FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula

Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month it was unable to identify any melamine exposure level as safe for infants, but a top official said it would be a "dangerous overreaction" for parents to stop feeding infant formula to babies who depend on it.