FDA approves vaccines for the 2011-2012 influenza season

07/18/11 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved the influenza vaccine formulation for the 2011-2012 vaccine that will be used by the six manufacturers licensed to produce and distribute influenza vaccine for the United States.

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Food Poisoning Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk from South Carolina Dairy

07/18/11 A foodborne illness outbreak associated with raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy of York, South Carolina involves three confirmed and five probable cases of campylobacteriosis seen in North Carolina, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. According to the FDA, raw milk is unpasteurized milk from hoofed mammals, such as cows, sheep, [...]

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PET Scan Drug Side Effects Being Investigated

07/18/11 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued a notification to the medical imaging community and the public concerning the potential for inadvertent, increased radiation exposure in patients who underwent or will undergo cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans with rubidium (Rb)-82 chloride injection from CardioGen-82, a device manufactured by Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. The ...

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