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Congress passes anti-smoking bill in Washington

A woman smokes a cigarette in Arlington, Virginia on June 12, 2009. The U.S. Congress passed an anti-smoking bill today that gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a large role in oversight of production and marketing of tobacco products. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)


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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 20 (UPI) -- The experimental drug Benlysta shows great promise in treating lupus and could be available to the public late next year, its Maryland-based developer said.
WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- An endocrinologist group has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to increase standards for home glucose monitors, an FDA doctor said.
MONROE, La., July 18 (UPI) -- Luv N' Care Ltd. of Monroe, La., says safety concerns about the gel in its Nuby Gel Filled Teethers has led it to voluntarily recall the infant product.
BUFFALO, N.Y., July 17 (UPI) -- A drug developed with Pentagon approval offers protection from radiation in the event of a nuclear attack, U.S. and Israeli researchers said.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Onsolis, an opioid medication intended for use by cancer patients to help manage severe pain.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of some Chang Farm-brand soy bean sprouts due to possible bacterial contamination.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says all lots of concentrated acetaminophen drops distributed by Brookstone Pharmaceuticals LLC are being recalled.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is ordering manufacturers of some immunosuppressant drugs used in kidney transplants to change their labeling.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft of its recommendations on the use of identifiers used to make drug counterfeiting more difficult.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of some lots of Quick-set infusion sets produced by Medtronic Inc. for use by diabetes patients.
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