Archive for December, 2005



CBS 2 Chicago - (AP) CHICAGO A official says the agency will investigate whether some canned light tuna contains meat from a potentially high-mercury species. FDA Chief Medical Officer David Acheson told the Chicago Tribune for a story …

FDA recalls poison dog foodScience Daily (press release) - 2 hours ago31 (UPI) — The Food and Drug Administration has recalled toxic pet food that killed at least 23 dogs in the United States and was exported to 29 other … Vaccine Against Cerv…

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) — The Food and Drug Administration has recalled toxic pet food that killed at least 23 dogs in the United States and was exported to 29 other countries.

Betty Hodley reacts while looking at a computer as New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson, left, shows her how to buy prescription drugs online from Canada, at a senior center in Concord, N.H. MICHELLE MACAFEE …

The Food and Drug Administration will investigate whether tens of millions of cans of tuna sold each year contain potentially hazardous levels of mercury.

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U.S. to investigate mercury levels in canned fish By Sam Roe Tribune staff reporter Published December 31, 2005 The Food and Drug Administration will investigate whether tens of millions of cans of tuna sold …

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WINNIPEG - Any breathing room the fall of the federal government afforded Canada’s Internet pharmacy industry could slowly evaporate in early 2006 because of a new U.S. drug benefit that will compete for many …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Contaminated dog food that was sold in 23 states killed nearly two dozen dogs and sickened 18 more, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Utah wasn’t among the states listed.

Wet markets to improveShanghai Daily, China - 3 hours ago… Officials from the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration and the district authorities inspected a standardized market on Chifeng Road yesterday. … Rewards for tips on unlicensed …

ABC News - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Dec 31, 2005 — A quarter-million doses of flu vaccine that were bought overseas but couldn’t be imported will be donated to earthquake victims in Pakistan, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said. The 256,000 doses were purchased last year from …

WINNIPEG - Any breathing room the fall of the federal government afforded Canada’s Internet pharmacy industry could slowly evaporate in early 2006 because of a new U.S. drug benefit that will compete for many …

Dec. 31, 2005

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: A long-awaited national registry has begun accepting the names of Americans who take the acne-fighting …

WLBZ 2 - That’s because the is investigating several dog deaths and illnesses that are apparently linked to dog food. Diamond pet food issued a massive recall last week after “Aflatoxin” was discovered in its plant in Gaston …

Contra Costa Times - WASHINGTON - A national registry on Friday began accepting names of Americans who take the anti-acne drug Accutane, part of a federal effort to limit use of the birth-defect-causing drug by pregnant women. Doctors, wholesalers and pharmacies had …

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration said contaminated dog food sold in 23 states–including Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia–has killed nearly two dozen dogs and sickened 18 more.




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