News Archive for Government

Swine Flu Summit Focuses on Preparedness (7/9/2009) Mixed Marks for Swine Flu Updates (7/7/2009) Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research (7/7/2009) U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards (7/7/2009) FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills (7/7/2009) If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next? (7/2/2009) FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet (7/1/2009) Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning (7/1/2009) Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End (6/30/2009) 47,000 Elderly Hurt in Walker, Cane Mishaps Each Year (6/29/2009) FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker (6/26/2009) U.S. Considers Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Program (6/26/2009) 1 Million Americans Likely Stricken by Swine Flu: CDC (6/25/2009) Health-Care Reform Could Be Obama's Toughest Challenge (6/22/2009) The Nuts and Bolts of Reform Proposals (6/22/2009) Obama Signs Tough New Anti-Smoking Law (6/22/2009) Lure of Bottled Water May Not Be Health Driven (6/19/2009) Swine Flu Continues to Flare Up, CDC Says (6/19/2009) New Swine Flu Strain Found in Brazil: Report (6/17/2009) Drug May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some (6/15/2009) Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects (6/13/2009) Tobacco Control Bill Heads to White House as Health Groups Cheer (6/12/2009) First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company (6/12/2009) FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children (6/11/2009) Swine Flu Now a Pandemic (6/11/2009) WHO Declaration of Swine Flu Pandemic Looks Imminent (6/10/2009) Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study (6/10/2009) Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans (6/9/2009) U.S. Response to Swine Flu Called Good (6/5/2009) Medical Bills Driving Most Middle-Class Bankruptcies (6/4/2009) Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus (6/4/2009) Report Gives U.S. Good Grades for Swine Flu Response (6/4/2009) WHO Close to Declaring Swine Flu Pandemic (6/3/2009) Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States (6/2/2009) FDA to Study Ways to Be More Open With Public (6/2/2009) Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings (6/1/2009) Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States (6/1/2009) Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC (5/29/2009) Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC (5/28/2009) Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall Has U.S. Health Officials on Alert (5/27/2009) U.S. Prepares for Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall (5/26/2009) Viable Swine Flu Shot Closer to Reality (5/25/2009) U.S. Closer to Viable Swine Flu Shot (5/24/2009) Youth and Driving Don't Always Mix Safely (5/23/2009) U.S. Progressing on Swine Flu Vaccine (5/23/2009) CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine (5/22/2009) Swine Flu Outbreak May Be Subsiding, CDC Says (5/21/2009) Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu (5/20/2009) Sicker People More Vulnerable to Swine Flu: CDC (5/19/2009) Swine Flu Fatality Rate a 'Little Bit' Higher Than That of Seasonal Flu (5/18/2009) Swine Flu May Have Infected More Than 100,000 Americans (5/17/2009) More Than 100,000 Americans May Have Swine Flu: CDC (5/15/2009) Health Experts Plot Strategy for Swine Flu Vaccine (5/14/2009) Pregnant Women Should Take Flu Drugs Promptly (5/13/2009) More Single Women Are Having Babies (5/13/2009) Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery (5/13/2009) Swine Flu May Pose Problems for Pregnant Women (5/12/2009) CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall (5/11/2009) Third U.S. Swine Flu Death Reported (5/10/2009) Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark (5/9/2009) As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet' (5/8/2009) U.S. Swine Flu Count Nears 1,900; Person-to-Person Transmission Now Common (5/7/2009) Younger Age of More Severe Swine Flu Cases Worries Experts (5/6/2009) Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall (5/5/2009) U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out (5/5/2009) More Kids Being Hurt by Falling Furniture (5/4/2009) Swine Flu Cases Still Up, But U.S. Officials Are Guardedly Optimistic (5/4/2009) Swine Flu Outbreak Not a Pandemic at This Point (5/3/2009) Swine Flu Continues to Spread Across U.S. (5/2/2009) Swine Flu Infections Now Top 140 in U.S. (5/1/2009) FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage (5/1/2009) U.S. Public Lacks Confidence in FDA: Poll (4/30/2009) Swine Flu Infections Surpass 100 in U.S. (4/30/2009) FDA Mandates New Warnings for Botox (4/30/2009) First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S. (4/29/2009) U.S. Swine Flu Cases Surpass 60 (4/28/2009) Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk (4/28/2009) 40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S. (4/27/2009) WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu (4/26/2009) U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Swine Flu (4/26/2009) At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico (4/25/2009) WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu (4/25/2009) Swine Flu Cases Now Total 7: CDC (4/24/2009) Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients (4/23/2009) FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds (4/23/2009) Pregnant and Older May Mean More Complications (4/23/2009) Death Certificates Incomplete for Suicide Victims (4/17/2009) Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke (4/17/2009) Mild Flu Season Coming to a Close (4/16/2009) Across the U.S., Stress Varies by Region (4/14/2009) Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking (4/13/2009) How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant? (4/11/2009) FDA Reverses Stance on Removal of Morphine Painkiller (4/10/2009) FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment (4/9/2009) Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market (4/9/2009) Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says (4/9/2009) Flu Strikes a Milder Blow This Season (4/8/2009) Nicotine Replacement May Help Smokers Quit Gradually (4/3/2009) Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments (4/2/2009) An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress (4/1/2009) FDA Investigating Salmonella-Tainted Pistachios (3/31/2009) FDA Warns Drug Makers to Stop Selling Unapproved Prescription Painkillers (3/31/2009) Raw Nuts Could Be Salmonella Source in Pistachios: Report (3/31/2009) New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective (3/30/2009) U.S. Asked to Do More for Kids' Mental Health (3/26/2009) Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says (3/26/2009) U.S. Urged to Start 'Fixing the Problem' of Food Safety (3/25/2009) Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs (3/23/2009) Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span (3/23/2009) FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug (3/20/2009) FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert (3/20/2009) Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms (3/19/2009) TB Still Declining in U.S., But at Slower Rate (3/19/2009) Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise (3/17/2009) Steroid Concoction May Ease Sinusitis (3/16/2009) Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products (3/16/2009) Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans (3/13/2009) Smoking Isn't Falling as Fast as Officials Hoped: Report (3/12/2009) Shootings Linked to Alcohol-to-Go Outlets, Study Finds (3/10/2009) Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo (3/6/2009) More Teen Boys Are Using Smokeless Tobacco, Survey Finds (3/5/2009) Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits (3/4/2009) U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul (3/3/2009) Resistance to Tamiflu Growing (3/2/2009) Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB (2/26/2009) Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S. (2/26/2009) Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds (2/25/2009) FDA Halts New Applications From Indian Drug Maker's Plant (2/25/2009) Many Clinical Trials Moving Overseas (2/18/2009) Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising (2/17/2009) Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge (2/16/2009) Report Urges Broader Effort to Stem Emotional Disorders in Youth (2/13/2009) Tobacco Companies Targeting Teens, Study Says (2/12/2009) Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms (2/11/2009) New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality (2/11/2009) FDA Seeks Better Regulation of Painkillers (2/9/2009) Private Health Care Info Needs Better Safeguards (2/5/2009) New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin (2/4/2009) Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health (2/3/2009) Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms (2/3/2009) U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start (2/3/2009) Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet (1/30/2009) Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says (1/30/2009) Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak (1/30/2009) All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled (1/29/2009) Home Renovations by Affluent Families Can Unleash Lead Threat (1/29/2009) Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury (1/28/2009) Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk (1/28/2009) Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also (1/21/2009) Obama Backs Health Care Reform (1/20/2009) More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List (1/20/2009) Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch (1/19/2009) Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount (1/19/2009) FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products (1/18/2009) FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers (1/16/2009) Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates (1/15/2009) Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers (1/15/2009) FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals (1/15/2009) More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak (1/14/2009) U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card (1/13/2009) Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak (1/13/2009) Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues (1/12/2009) Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise (1/12/2009) Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak (1/9/2009) FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin (1/8/2009) Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report (1/7/2009) More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections (1/6/2009) Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories (12/31/2008) Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells (12/31/2008) FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products (12/23/2008) Circumcision Rates Too Low (12/23/2008) Low Doses of Melamine Won't Harm Kids' Kidneys (12/19/2008) FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers (12/16/2008) FDA Adds Suicide Warning to Epilepsy Drugs (12/16/2008) Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll (12/10/2008) 2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women (12/10/2008) Diabetic Eye Disease Rates Soaring (12/9/2008) Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens (12/9/2008) Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don't Work (12/8/2008) Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Long-Term Health Issues for Iraq Vets (12/4/2008) Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines (12/4/2008) Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts (12/2/2008) FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety (12/1/2008) Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season (11/28/2008) Improper Microwaving Led to Pot Pie-Salmonella Outbreak (11/26/2008) Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny of 'Off-Label' Drug Use (11/24/2008)