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Cell phones emit non-ionizing radiation, waves of energy that are too weak to break chemical bonds or to set off the DNA damage known to cause cancer.

Federal health officials proposed yesterday streamlining prescription drug warnings for women who are pregnant or nursing, to make it easier for physicians and patients to determine whether it’s safe to take …

Dear Dr. Gott: Are generic prescription drugs from India safe to use? Dear Reader: Outsourcing is all too common today, whether we are talking about a pair of rubber boots or something as critical as cardiac …

Two Americans died and 15 suffered seizures. The suspected cause: The epilepsy medicine they depended on stopped working because of a counterfeit ingredient from overseas.

A federal judge has dismissed a suit filed against an Indianapolis TV station for its report on a Canadian pharmacy benefit company.

COSHOCTON -Medicine, energy and food are all important factors to keep in mind when thinking about agriculture.

Asthma inhalers that contain the drug albuterol to relax the airways also contain chemicals that harm the ozone layer.

Women and their doctors may soon have better information about the safety of drugs taken during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Results from a pivotal Phase III clinical trial presented today demonstrate that rivaroxaban, an oral, once-daily, investigational anticoagulant medication, was superior in preventing venous blood clots in …

A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit against WISH on Thursday. The judge ruled that the station’s report on a Canadian pharmacy benefit company that sells drugs to Americans was covered by Indiana’s …

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced that it has received and approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its first-in-class antibiotic drug Tygacil.

A study in the June 1 issue of Cancer Research finds that the type of tomato product you eat may play a role in whether it can fight prostate cancer .

A significant number of Canadian hospitals are still reusing single-use medical devices and the vast majority of those that do sterilize or “reprocess” the devices in-house - a practice fraught with risk, …

The Food and Drug Administration has finally acknowledged that it needs more resources to protect consumers from tainted food and drugs.

“His expertise will be quite valuable to Artes as we continue to accelerate our commercialization of ArteFill and consider complementary partnerships and technologies, including any potential acquisitions and financing activities. “

Artes Medical, Inc. , a medical technology company whose product ArteFill is the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable dermal filler for the correction of nasolabial fold or ” smile line ” … via Earth Times




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