FDA Rejects New Name for High Fructose Corn Syrup

(NEW YORK) — High fructose corn syrup won’t get a wholesome new name after all.

Fake Adderall Sold Online, FDA Warns

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Counterfeit versions of Adderall, Teva Pharmaceutical’s widely used ADHD drug, are being sold online with the wrong active ingredients.

FDA: New Sunscreen Guidelines Delayed Six Months

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Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed says “more consumers will likely get burned this summer” due to the FDA’s delay in implementing stricter sunscreen-labeling guidelines

FDA Panel Backs Approval of Weight-Loss Drug Lorcaserin

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On Thursday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted 18-to-4 to approve the prescription diet drug lorcaserin. It’s the second diet pill to be endorsed by an FDA advisory panel this year and, if approved, would be first new weight-loss drug in more than a decade.

FDA Panel Backs Approval of First Drug to Prevent HIV

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The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.

FDA Adds Sexual Side Effects to Propecia and Proscar Labels

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added new warnings on Wednesday to finasteride, the drug used to treat male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate, citing sexual side effects that continue to occur even after patients stop the treatment.

Naloxone Debate: FDA Hears Testimony About Making an Overdose Antidote Nonprescription

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(Updated) “Why didn’t I know about this when my child was alive?” That was the question raised over and over at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on Thursday by parents whose families make up the terrible statistics on opioid overdose, which now kills some 15,000 Americans each year.

Blood Clot Warning Added to Yaz and Other Newer Birth Control Pills

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Yaz, Yasmin and other newer birth control pills will soon be bearing warning labels that detail the potential risk of blood clot risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday.

Alzheimer’s Brain Scan Test Gets FDA Approval

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the O.K. last Friday to a new radioactive dye that helps doctors scan the brain for Alzheimer’s disease.

Salmonella Outbreak: Sushi Suspected as Source

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An outbreak of an unusual strain of salmonella called Salmonella Bareilly has hit 19 states and the District of Columbia, infecting 90 people since late January, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).