By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A peanut plant in Georgia
identified as the source of an outbreak of salmonella shipped
out products that managers knew might be tainted, U.S. Food and
Drug Administration officials said on Tuesday.
An FDA inspection of the Peanut Corporation of America
plant in Blakely, Georgia, also found at least two strains of
salmonella bacteria at the plant, although they were strains
that Read the rest of this entry »

McCready’s attorney, Lee Offman, told Newsday last night that he was “still trying to gather details.” A call to Clemens’ agent, Randy Hendricks, was not immediately returned.
As recently as last month, McCready was publicly discussing the alleged affair with Clemens. “Carrying on a relationship with him is not something I’m proud of,” McCready said on the syndicated program “Inside Edition.”
McCready met Clemens at a Florida karaoke bar when Read the rest of this entry »

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TUESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) — A faltering economy is taking a toll not only on women's wallets but on their health as well, a new survey finds.
Women are cutting back on health care due to costs, according to a Harris Interactive poll released Tuesday by the National Women's Health Resource Center, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
That means their health and that of their families (since women usually Read the rest of this entry »

ALBANY — Gov.
to workers’ dependents who are ages 19 to 29, part of what the administration hopes will be a step toward universal health care coverage in New York.
Mr. Paterson plans to call for the legislation during his State of the State address on Wednesday afternoon.
“This year, we will take another important step as we move toward increasing access to coverage for all New Yorkers,” Mr. Paterson said in a written Read the rest of this entry »

There’s no shortage of ways to determine if you’re in shape.
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There’s the spousal reflux test: Does your husband or wife gag
when you ask: “How do I look?”
Then there’s Denise Austin, the US fitness guru who reduces the
issue to binary logic. She’s fit; we’re not.
That may be overstating the case a bit. Austin, in fact, has
left some room for comparison and helped produce an adult fitness
test that aims to whip the average American into shape.
Read the rest of this entry »

DeLauro, D-3rd District, has argued for a single entity to take over all governmental duties for food safety, which are spread across many government agencies, including
Department of Agriculture. But this bill, which DeLauro said has about 30 co-sponsors, tackles only the FDA’s responsibilities, which include as much as 80 percent of the food supply.
A new focus would be prevention, especially of food-borne disease. It would require food producers Read the rest of this entry »

Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) –
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his first absence since he reclaimed leadership of the company
more than a decade ago.
The Feb. 25 meeting — a day after Jobs’s 54th birthday –
will give shareholders the opportunity to question executives
and Apple’s directors, who have remained silent about the CEO’s
health since he went on medical leave last month. It is also
earlier in the year than usual; for the past 10 years, Apple has
held the meeting in Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 09:53 CDT
The first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The device sends short bursts of magnetic energy through the skull. These small electric charges makes brain cells fire and eliminates the use of either surgically implanted electrodes or electroshock therapy.В 
The FDA approved the treatment that is available only by prescription based Read the rest of this entry »

October 07, 2008 05:10 am
A month ago, there was a lot of pomp and circumstance heralding the “grand opening” of the new, 6,000-square-foot Gloucester Family Health Center on Washington Street, adjacent to Addison Gilbert Hospital.
Amid an open house and a “gala” for invited dignities, representatives from all parties — from city Health Director Jack Vondras, to representatives of North Shore Community Health, which is running the facility, Read the rest of this entry »

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to open two offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, with the first opening in the Indian capital by the end of this year.
This is an indication of substantial increase in exports of food and medicines from India to the US. Besides India, FDA would also open its offices in China, Europe and Latin America.
“FDA personnel in India would work closely with Indian regulators and Indian industries shipping Read the rest of this entry »