Mobile MIM
Dr. Patrick J. Gagnon uses an app that has an unusual distinction: it had to be cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration.
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U.S. drug shortages threaten patients lives
The biggest shortage is with injected drugs, which present unique manufacturing problems.
The lives of patients across the United States are being threatened by a massive shortage of drugs. This year, 213 drugs are in short supply and doctors are forced to ration them.
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FDA unveils graphic warning labels for all cigarette packs
One of the graphic warning labels to appear in cigarette packs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a dramatic bid to get more Americans to quit smoking, on Tuesday released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all packs of cigarettes by no later than September 2012.
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Scientists develop pulse-less artificial heart
The pair of ventricular assist devices are being prepared for surgery.
Surgeons have searched for the perfect artificial heart for decades. But they still remain stymied in their search for an artificial heart that does not wear out, break down or cause clots and infections.
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FDA to Regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Tobacco
A woman smoking an electronic cigarette.
On Monday, the U.S. government said it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
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Eye Doctors Warn of Retinal Injuries From High-Powered Green Lasers
Eye damage caused by a high-powered green laser.
So far, the reports have been scattered and anecdotal. But eye doctors around the world are warning that recent cases of teenagers who suffered eye damage while playing with high-powered green laser pointers are likely to be just the first of many.
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Dairy Industry Fights FDA’s Proposed New Drug Testing for Milk
How could there possibly be antibiotics in my milk?
The dairy industry is butting heads with the FDA over the agency’s plan to increase testing for antibiotics in milk. Food safety advocates are concerned about overuse of drugs in dairy cows (and increased antibiotic resistance in humans), while the industry says the new testing procedures would cause a lot of milk to be wasted because the results can take a full week to come back.
Certain farms are already caught regularly with milk containing illegal levels of drugs—and farmers also use drugs that are not regularly tested for.
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New Traceability Rule Represents Major Adjustment for U.S. Food Industry
Where does your food come from?
In response to a new federal food safety law and growing consumer interest, vast amounts of new data are being generated about the complicated path that food takes from field to supermarket shelf.
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