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WHO Warns of 'More Serious' Food Safety Problem in Japan

With elevated amounts of radiation detected in some produce and milk in Japan, the World Health Organization said today that the food safety situation there "quite clearly" is more serious than it first believed. The Japanese government halted shipments of milk from one area of the country and spinach from another on...

Doctors Say Teens Should Be Banned From Tanning Salons

Teenagers should be barred from tanning salons to help prevent them from getting skin cancer, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. The country's largest group of pediatric doctors warned today that spending time in the tanning salon greatly increases the chances of getting melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly type...

George Clooney Got Malaria: 5 Facts About the Still-Dangerous Disease

George Clooney's dazzling good looks couldn't protect him from one of Africa's biggest dangers: malaria. He picked up the infection while he was in Sudan earlier this month. According to a statement, he has now recovered. Piers Morgan, Larry King's replacement on CNN, broke the news on...

Breast-Feeding Exclusively Not the Best for Babies After All?

For years now, we've been told that it's in the best interest of babies to be breast-fed exclusively for six months. But a new study, out today in the British Medical Journal, says that for babies in the Western world, exclusively breast-feeding for six months might not be the best idea. Currently, the U.K. abides by...

Dioxin: 4 Questions Answered About the Toxic Compound Wreaking Havoc in Germany

Before you take your next bite of food, you may want to read this article. After toxic dioxin was found to have contaminated German poultry and pigs, a crisis has ensued for that country's farmers. Nearly 5,000 farms have been shut down, and countries around the globe are refusing to accept German food products. As AOL...

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05/29/12 FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for 800mg... Source: Johnson and Johnson Inc Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response letter for a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for an 800mg tablet of PREZISTAÂ® (darunavir).
05/23/12 FDA approves Mylan generic HIV drug Source: Drug Store News A generic antiretroviral drug for treating HIV infection has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
05/23/12 Dr Margaret Chan appointed to a second term as... Source: Pharmaceutical Processing Today, the World Health Assembly appointed Dr Margaret Chan for a second five-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
05/18/12 Salix Pharmaceuticals Outlines Data Presentations at... Source: PharmiWeb.com DDW 2012 is being held in San Diego, CA, Saturday, May 19 â Tuesday, May, 22.
05/16/12 Nation At 65th World Health Assembly Source: AllAfrica Health Angola will attend on 21-26 May the 65th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva (Switzerland), aimed to discuss a number of public health issues such as universal health coverage, Millennium Development Goals, noncommunicable diseases, mental disorders, nutrition and adolescent pregnancy.