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    • 29 Ratings
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    Pharmaceuticals "R" Us

    JANUARY 11, 2012 9:45AM

    By Erica K


    Topics: pharmaceutical industry, drugs on tv, fda, new zealand, u.s., steppenwolf, the pusher, psychotropic medications

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 5369 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Mother Injects Eight Year Old Girl With Botox for Wrinkles

    MAY 13, 2011 8:20AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: fda, beauty pageants, wrinkles, botox

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1995 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Food Safety Reform: Good Start or Non-Starter?

    DECEMBER 2, 2010 8:26AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: food safety, d-iowa, senator tom harkin, “senate passes sweeping law on food safety”, opencongress.org, new york times, public health, food regulation, food and drug administration, fda, u.s. department of agriculture, usda, with oklahoma senator tom coburn, minnesota organic milk or “m.o.m.s” brand, michael hartmann farm raw milk recall, food safety modernization act, senate bill s.510, pca peanut paste recall, king nut peanut butter recall, food-borne disease, salmonella, e. coli, minnesota department of health, university of minnesota, center for infectious disease research and policy, dr. michael osterholm, by cathy wurzer, food safety reform, u.s. senate, regulation, politics, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1699 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    FDA Pushes Back Hard Against Teen Smoking

    MARCH 19, 2010 7:40AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: news, kathleen sebelius, antismoking legislation, smoking ain't cool, american cancer society, teen smoking, tobacco, food and drug administration, fda

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2960 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Misleading health claims finally under fire

    MARCH 8, 2010 6:13AM

    By Dr. Ayala


    Topics: calories, cspi, david ludwig, eating, family, fda, food, health, health claim, healthy living, label, marion nestle, nutraceutical, nutrition, obesity, pom, prevention, structure/function

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2944 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    The F.D.A Wants To Supersize Serving Sizes- Should We Care?

    FEBRUARY 8, 2010 9:09AM

    By Linda Shiue


    Topics: serving size, nutrition labeling, supersize me, food/drink, nutrition, public health, usda, fda

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 4782 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    What would you change about the Nutrition Facts Panel?

    DECEMBER 14, 2009 10:32AM

    By Dr. Ayala


    Topics: vitamins, sugar, serving size, obesity, nutrition facts panel, nutrition, ingredients, healthy living, health, food, fiber, fda, family, eating, cspi, calories

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1350 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    The war on smoking

    JUNE 23, 2009 4:27PM

    By Alicia PhD


    Topics: peer-reviewed research, regulation, fda, cigarettes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1344 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Senate to let FDA Regulate Tobacco:"Thank you Capt. Obvious"

    JUNE 11, 2009 3:40PM

    By Walter Blevins


    Topics: smoking, tobacco, cigarettes, nicotine, senate, congress, fda, politics, government, cancer, killer

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2114 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    Junk Food Idol

    APRIL 28, 2009 9:41AM

    By Juliet Waters


    Topics: american idol, the end of overeating, david kessler, junk food, dopamine, fda, doritos, viral ads, canada, food addiction, obesity, overeating, foodie, science, nutrition, advertising

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