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Vital Signs
Note to vitamin gobblers
By Merrill Goozner | June 10, 2013
Dr. Paul Offit, the chief of the infectious diseases division of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, skewered the mega-vitamin industry in an article in the Sunday New York Times.
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Hungry for a solution | Shortages of IV nutrition products challenge providers and regulators
By Jaimy Lee | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Tim Weaver, an 18-year-old college student who lives in Naperville, Ill., is one of the estimated 30,000 people in the U.S. who rely on intravenous nutrition products to keep them alive.
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Information
FDA finds fungus in drugs from Tennessee pharmacy
By Matthew Perrone / Associated Press | June 08, 2013
Federal health officials say they have found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its injectable medicines last month.
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FDA panel favors easing safety limits on Avandia
By Associated Press | June 06, 2013
Federal health experts are recommending changes to safety restrictions on Avandia in light of an analysis suggesting the drug may not raise the risk of heart attack as much as previously thought.
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FDA to reconsider restrictions on diabetes drug
By New York Times | June 03, 2013
Three years ago, in one of the more notable drug-safety scandals in recent history, the diabetes drug Avandia was all but banned from use in the U.S. after researchers found that thousands of people had heart problems after taking it. Today, it is a drug of last resort for people with diabetes who...
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Feds move nearer to patient-safety framework for health IT
By Joseph Conn | May 30, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Now that a majority of healthcare providers have installed electronic health-record systems, the federal government is inching closer to adopting a regulatory and patient-safety framework for computerized healthcare devices.
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Magazine
FDA slaps regs on fecal transplants | Increased steps for C. diff treatment draw mixed reactions from providers
By Maureen McKinney | May 25, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
When Dr. Michael Edmond learned that the Food and Drug Administration had tightened its regulations governing fecal transplants, he promptly canceled 10 scheduled appointments for the procedure.
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IPhone urinalysis draws first FDA inquiry of medical apps
By Bloomberg.com | May 24, 2013
An iPhone application that lets users check levels of blood, protein and other substances in their urine is the first target of U.S. regulators seeking boundaries in a burgeoning industry for medical diagnosis on-the-go.
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Harkin aims to fast-track legislation on compounding pharmacies, drug tracking
By Rich Daly | May 22, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A senior Senate Democrat aims to expedite legislation that would establish both a track-and-trace system for drugs and a new regulatory framework for compounding pharmacies.
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Magazine
Bad medicine | Monitoring programs target substandard drugs
By Kerry Grens | May 17, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Patrick Lukulay faced a daunting task this month when he stepped off a plane in Accra, Ghana. Local clinics were reporting that oxytocin, a drug used to stop hemorrhaging after childbirth, was no longer working.
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