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FDA doesn’t enforce standards for sterile healthcare products manufacturer
It's impossible for the public to know when regulators first discovered Bacillus cereus at H&P Industry's plant...
Web Exclusive: FDA Approves 3-D Mammography Machine
Radiologists find that images created from the three-dimensional scans are better at detecting cancers and results of...
Web Exclusive: 80 Percent of Recalled Medical Devices Got Little FDA Scrutiny
Of 113 medical devices recalled by the FDA between 2005 and 2009 because they were dangerous, 81% had been cleared...
Limits on test drugs add to patients' ordeals
Lorraine Heidke-McCartin, 54, has experienced heartening victories and wrenching setbacks in her fight with breast...
Novartis, physicians foster ethical relationship
When drug maker Novartis AG tapped a Massachusetts General Hospital cardiologist to run its global research...
FDA's No. 2 leaving to helm MD health department
Joshua M. Sharfstein, the second-in-command at the Food and Drug Administration, is leaving that post after less than...
Embryonic stem cells may help elderly battle blindness
A therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells may help millions of Americans battle a common form of blindness...
A bid to expand eligibility for weight-loss surgery
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel last month recommended allowing doctors to use the Lap-Band, a less...
FDA finalizes guidance on distribution of reprints
Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers now have a clearer picture of when they can appropriately distribute...
In pitches to doctors, promise of big payday
Using e-mail solicitations that promise high pay, US HIFU is trying to build and train a network of American urologists...

Book: Complete Guide to Lab Safety, 3rd Ed.
The third edition of this popular resource makes training and compliance easier by consolidating regulations from all...