U.S. finds contaminant in popular heartburn drug
For now, the Food and Drug Administration said patients can continue taking Zantac and related generic drugs.
Breast implant recalled after link to more rare cancer cases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it called for the removal after new information showed Allergan's Biocell breast implants with a textured surface were tied to the vast majority of cases of a rare form of lymphoma.
At first-ever public hearing on CBD, advocates and FDA try to blaze trail to regulatory compromise
The meeting on Friday was the public kickoff of the FDA’s quest to sketch a clear framework to regulate CBD, or cannabidiol, products.
FDA to end program that hid millions of reports on faulty medical devices
In the wake of a Kaiser Health News investigation, the agency will no longer let device makers file reports of harm outside a widely used public database.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered the two remaining makers of the mesh to stop selling it immediately, saying the companies failed to show the mesh is safe for long-term use. The FDA action does not apply to surgical mesh…
Products containing CBD are already in stores and sold online, so it's easy to believe there must be something special about the ingredient. But the claims are largely unproven and quality control standards don't exist.
The Food and Drug Administration's proposed rules would standardize the information given to millions of women following scans to detect breast cancer.
Adams Bros. Farms, the producer linked to the pre-Thanksgiving outbreak, has not shipped lettuce since Nov. 20 and has cooperated with the investigation, the FDA said in a statement.
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