Food and Drug Administration News

Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.

A 3-ounce serving of lamb has only 175 calories and meets the Food and Drug Administration's definition for lean.

Drug-maker ISTA Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty in New York in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom and has agreed to pay more than $30 million.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involves seven reports from patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.

Testing for the presence of glucose, proteins and ketones in the urine is normal practice among patients of diabetes and kidney disease.

Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration greater regulatory authority over drug compounding.

Omeros Corporation today announced that its Investigational New Drug Application to evaluate OMS824 in Huntington's disease has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

Some sunscreens don't keep sunburn at bay for as long as they promise. Our tests of 12 products showed that you can't always rely on the SPF number, a measure of protection from burning UVB radiation.

The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging and Alzheimer's Association, reviewed previously published findings on the drug bexarotene, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.

Whether it's a special occasion or a Saturday night, for many Americans, dining out is one of life's great pleasures.

The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered nine months ago after a salmonella outbreak is making nut butter again.

ConsumerAffairs' founder and editor, Jim Hood formerly headed Associated Press Broadcast News, directing coverage of major news events worldwide.

Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses.

EMA Submission Planned in the Coming Weeks Biogen Idec has announced it has submitted a Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval of PLEGRIDY , the company's pegylated subcutaneous injectable candidate for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis .

In the summer of 2011, Andrea Syglowski noticed a mole she'd had her entire life was starting to look different.

At 3 months old, Kaiba Gionfriddo was on a ventilator 24 hours a day. A rare condition blocked air from reaching his lungs, and he stopped breathing nearly every day.

Among recent warning letters sent by the US Food and Drug Administration to supplement manufacturers one stood out from the rest as it bears upon how the agency view the differentiation of beverages and supplements, according to Justin Prochnow, an attorney who represents supplement and food companies.

When it comes to food labels, any dietitian worth her salt will tell you to pay attention to them.

TAIPEI, Taiwan --Ministry of Economic Affairs chief Chang Chia-chu yesterday denied a report that the ministry has hidden research showing that antrodia camphorate , however, chose not to publish the research that was finished last February, the reports claimed.