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</div>When it comes to quality control testing and the development of new products, Botanical Reference Materials (BRMs), also known as Herbal References are critically important. To help companies ultimately obtain all-important FDA approval, the Food and Drug Administration provides in its guidance a recommendation that […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Herbal Reference Substances are Key to Everyday Products
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</div>A number of industries have, at their core, a need to frequent or even continuous analysis of biological media. These include the medical and pharmaceutical fields, biotech firms, and food and chemical companies. To maintain quality standards and develop new products, these industries rely heavily […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Quality Electrochemical Biosensors are Critical for Medical, Food and Chemical Industry
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</div>Industrial drum mixers are normally applied to blend mixes of varying viscosities such as adhesive slurries or cement. Some of these mixers have the capability of blending mixes of very different particle sizes such as fruit and ice cream, and gravel and cement slurry. The […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Company Develops Industrial Mixers Well-Suited for both Fragile and Explosive Products
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</div>In a recent release the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a stern warning regarding potential health risks associated with the use of many brand name teething gels like Anbesol, Hurricaine, Orajel, Baby Orajel, and Orabase. The advisory, short of a product recall, is over […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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FDA issues Severe Health Warning against Using Teething Gels for Infants and Children
Posted on June 1, 2012 | 3 CommentsIn a recent release the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a stern warning regarding potential health risks associated with the use of many brand name teething gels like Anbesol, Hurricaine, Orajel, Baby Orajel, and Orabase. The advisory, short of a product recall, is over […] -
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</div>At the start of May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed all Korean certified shippers of molluscan shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops) from the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL), and since has advised food distributors, stores and restaurants to pull Korean shellfish […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Shellfish Ban: FDA Warning Advises Removal of Korean Shellfish from Store and Restaurants and May Lead to Recall
Posted on May 31, 2012 | No CommentsAt the start of May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed all Korean certified shippers of molluscan shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops) from the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL), and since has advised food distributors, stores and restaurants to pull Korean shellfish […] -
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</div>According to a recent warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a number of skin lotions and antiseptic soaps which make claims that they can clean and lighten skin, as well as have the ability to remove freckles and wrinkles, may actually be illegally […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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FDA Warns of Skin Lotions and Soaps Tainted With Mercury
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to a recent warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a number of skin lotions and antiseptic soaps which make claims that they can clean and lighten skin, as well as have the ability to remove freckles and wrinkles, may actually be illegally […] -
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</div>According to a release from the law firm, Powers Taylor, LLP, a plaintiff’s pharmaceutical law firm, has started an investigation in potential lawsuits against the manufacturers and distributors of Pradaxa®. The prescription drug, Pradaxa®, was approved to reduce the risk of strokes in high-risk patients. […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Pradaxa® Side Effects Lawsuits under Investigation by Powers Taylor Law Firm
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to a release from the law firm, Powers Taylor, LLP, a plaintiff’s pharmaceutical law firm, has started an investigation in potential lawsuits against the manufacturers and distributors of Pradaxa®. The prescription drug, Pradaxa®, was approved to reduce the risk of strokes in high-risk patients. […] -
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</div>According to a press release from the manufacturer, Gen-Probe (GPRO) has been given the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PROGENSA® PCA3 (Prostate Cancer gene 3) assay. The approval from the FDA clears the way for sales availability for […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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FDA Approves PROGENSA PCA3 for Prostate Cancer Detection
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsAccording to a press release from the manufacturer, Gen-Probe (GPRO) has been given the green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its PROGENSA® PCA3 (Prostate Cancer gene 3) assay. The approval from the FDA clears the way for sales availability for […] -
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</div>In the wake of a warning from the FDA informing consumers not to eat Rocky Ford-region cantaloupe, supermarket chain Safeway has issued a voluntary recall on the potentially contaminated fruit. The FDA sites possible Listeria contamination as the reason for the warning. According to the […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Food Recall Issued on Listeria Contaminated Cantaloupe by Safeway
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No CommentsIn the wake of a warning from the FDA informing consumers not to eat Rocky Ford-region cantaloupe, supermarket chain Safeway has issued a voluntary recall on the potentially contaminated fruit. The FDA sites possible Listeria contamination as the reason for the warning. According to the […] -
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</div>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first vaccine which is designed to prevent Meningitis (Meningococcal Disease) in young children and toddlers. The drug, Menactra, already is approved for use in people ages 2 through 55, is now available for children as young […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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FDA Approves Vaccine to Prevent Meningitis (Meningococcal Disease)
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first vaccine which is designed to prevent Meningitis (Meningococcal Disease) in young children and toddlers. The drug, Menactra, already is approved for use in people ages 2 through 55, is now available for children as young […] -
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</div>Under a collaborative effort between the EPA, the FDA, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Toxicology Program, a new robotic chemical screening process has been unveiled. The robotic system is part of Tox21, a multi-agency program designed to help protect the health […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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EPA Announces New Robotic Toxic Chemical Testing System
Posted on March 18, 2011 | No CommentsUnder a collaborative effort between the EPA, the FDA, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Toxicology Program, a new robotic chemical screening process has been unveiled. The robotic system is part of Tox21, a multi-agency program designed to help protect the health […] -
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</div>If you are a physician who needs to review a patients MRI to diagnose an internal injury, according to the FDA, it is now possible to do so viewing the images on one of Apple’s popular hand-held computers. Based on the image quality of their […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Medical Image Diagnosis – There’s an App for That
Posted on February 7, 2011 | No CommentsIf you are a physician who needs to review a patients MRI to diagnose an internal injury, according to the FDA, it is now possible to do so viewing the images on one of Apple’s popular hand-held computers. Based on the image quality of their […] -
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</div>Reports of drug shortages typically come in from 3rd world countries where medical care is scarce. But latest reports from the Food and Drug Administration indicate that the problem exists at dangerous levels in the United States. For a variety of reasons, many drug manufacturers […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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Medical Drug Shortages in the U.S.
Posted on February 6, 2011 | No CommentsReports of drug shortages typically come in from 3rd world countries where medical care is scarce. But latest reports from the Food and Drug Administration indicate that the problem exists at dangerous levels in the United States. For a variety of reasons, many drug manufacturers […]