Regulatory Affairs Syndicator

Silicone injections lethalSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 9 hours agoIn 1992, the US Food and Drug Administration banned direct injection of silicone, but the increasing popularity of so-called "pumping parties" - where black ……

President Bush’s choice to head the Food and Drug Administration is refusing to give Congress all the information it seeks about a controversial antibiotic, setting up further confrontations with a Republican senator blocking his nomination.

Forbes - The company said it has a new drug for treating obesity in phase 3 testing that could compete with Sanofi-Aventis ‘ (nyse: SNY - news - people ) rimonabant compound now under review by the Food and Drug Administration. Meanwhile …

Chicago Tribune - Food and Drug Administration told Pfizer earlier this year it needed more information on Zeven before approval. Pfizer acquired Zeven along with a product already on the market for treating hospital-acquired blood infections called Eraxis when it …

Reuters - Food and Drug Administration in 2007. “Arpida aims to launch iclaprim in its first indication in the U.S. in 2008. The oral formulation is between one year and one and a half years behind the intravenous formulation,” a spokesman for the company said. …

CNNMoney.comPfizer Raises 2006 Estimate, Adds Drug Candidates (Update9)Bloomberg - 39 minutes ago… Risinger. The US Food and Drug Administration told Pfizer earlier this year it needed more information on Zeven before approval. … Pfizer ups g…

Earthtimes.orgPfizer Raises 2006 Estimate, Adds Drug Candidates (Update9)Bloomberg - 2 hours ago… Risinger. The US Food and Drug Administration told Pfizer earlier this year it needed more information on Zeven before approval. … Pfizer Cuts C…

MSNBC - Food and Drug Administration approved it in 2000 for medical abortions in women pregnant as long as seven weeks. Part of abortion-inducing combo Mifeprex blocks production of progesterone, which keeps a fertilized egg implanted in the uterus. Mifeprex …

SeniorJournal.comHealth Highlights: Nov. 30, 2006Forbes, NY - 2 hours ago… will come forward in 2007 to get the vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) that was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in June for girls … …

The world’s biggest drug firm led a sales force arms race, now it is cutting its army of salespeople by 20%.

DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Advances in Food Safety ” to their offering.

Researchers are seeking participants for the first U.S. study of the safety of a new vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infection.
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Cyndy King, PhD, NP, FAAN New Hampshire is the first state to announce plans to offer the new cervical-cancer vaccine free to all girls.
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E Canada NowPregnant women are urged to avoid PaxilSeattle Post Intelligencer - 7 hours ago… practice committee of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists comes nearly a year after the Food and Drug Administration and manufacture…

Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects, a group of obstetricians said Thursday.
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