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December 2005
- December 30, 2005 - FDA Issues Consumer Alert on Contaminated Pet Food
- December 28, 2005 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- December 23, 2005 - FDA Issues Recall of Tropical Fruit Ackee Because of Possible Health Risks
- December 23, 2005 - FDA Allows Barley Products to Claim Reduction in Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- December 23, 2005 - FDA to Strengthen Research and Communication with AHRQ
- December 22, 2005 - FDA Proposes New Guidance to Further Reduce Children's Risk From Lead Exposure in Certain Candy
- December 22, 2005 - FDA Approves Tamiflu for Prevention of Influenza in Children Under Age 12
- December 21, 2005 - FDA Tentatively Approves a Generic AIDS Drug in Association with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- December 20, 2005 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Kidney Cancer
- December 20, 2005 - FDA to Require Food Manufacturers to List Food Allergens
- December 19, 2005 - FDA Joins Children's Health Groups to Mark Historic Milestone for Pediatric Drugs; 100 Drug Labels Have New Pediatric Information Since 1997
- December 19, 2005 - FDA Issues Public Health Advisory on use of NeutroSpec
- December 16, 2005 - FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Drinking Raw Milk
- December 16, 2005 - FDA Announces Partnership with Critical Path Institute to Conduct Essential Research to Spur Medical Innovation
- December 16, 2005 - FDA Notifies Health Care Professionals of Problem with Baxter Healthcare's Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument
- December 16, 2005 - FDA Operation Reveals Many Drugs Promoted as "Canadian" Products Really Originate From Other Countries
- December 13, 2005 - FDA Acts to Protect Public from Fraudulent Avian Flu Therapies
- December 12, 2005 - Statement by Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach on the Opening of the Japanese Market to U.S. Beef
- December 09, 2005 - Gulf States, Feds Report on Seafood
- December 08, 2005 - FDA Advising of Risk of Birth Defects with Paxil
- December 07, 2005 - FDA Seeks Input on Communication of Drug Safety Information
- December 06, 2005 - FDA Warns Consumers About Unapproved and Bacterially-Contaminated Miracle II Neutralizer and Miracle II Neutralizer Gel Drug Products
- December 06, 2005 - FDA Acts to Seize Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements
- December 01, 2005 - FDA Approves First Test to Screen for West Nile Virus in Donors of Blood, Organs, Cells and Tissues
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November 2005
- November 29, 2005 - Manufacturer of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Eye Drops Signs Consent Decree with FDA
- November 21, 2005 - FDA Names New Director for Office of Women's Health:Kathleen Uhl, MD, FAAFP
- November 11, 2005 - PDUFA White Paper Available
- November 10, 2005 - FDA Seeks Public Input on Renewal Process for Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
- November 10, 2005 - FDA Updates Labeling for Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch
- November 10, 2005 - FDA's Dr. Jesse Goodman Honored by Institute of Medicine
- November 10, 2005 - FDA Issues Warning Letters to Marketers of Unapproved 'Alternative Hormone Therapies'
- November 09, 2005 - FDA Approves First Oral Drug for Chronic Iron Overload
- November 08, 2005 - FDA and EU (European Commission and EMEA) Extend Confidentiality Arrangements for Five More Years
- November 03, 2005 - Dr. Janet Woodcock Honored for Scientific Leadership
- November 03, 2005 - FDA, FSIS Announce Public Meeting on Jurisdiction of Certain Food Categories
- November 02, 2005 - FDA and Industry to Collaborate on Better Ways to Predict Liver Toxicity in Human Drug Trials - Part of FDA's Critical Path Initiative to Modernizing Drug Development
- November 02, 2005 - FDA Announces the Use of New Electronic Drug Labels to Help Better Inform the Public and Improve Patient Safety
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October 2005
- October 31, 2005 - FDA Approves Arranon for Rare Leukemia and Lymphoma
- October 26, 2005 - FDA Provides Information on Investigation into Human Tissue for Transplantation
- October 26, 2005 - FDA Provides Important Safety Information on Blood Glucose Meters
- October 24, 2005 - Mexico, United States, Canada Combat Weight Loss Fraud
- October 24, 2005 - FDA Warns Companies To Stop Marketing Fruit Products With Unproven Disease Treatment and Prevention Claims
- October 24, 2005 - FDA Announces Rapid Response Team to Combat Pandemic (Avian) Flu
- October 19, 2005 - FDA Names New Director of Drug Safety
- October 17, 2005 - FDA Update on Influenza Vaccine Supply
- October 17, 2005 - Recognition Ceremony for New Shuttle Service for FDA Employees
- October 14, 2005 - United States Marshals Seize Violative Infusion Pumps Made by Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- October 07, 2005 - Participants in FDA's First Forum for International Regulators on U.S. Drug Regulatory Processes
- October 04, 2005 - FDA Proposes Additional ''Mad Cow'' Safeguards
- October 02, 2005 - FDA Issues Nationwide Health Alert on Dole Pre-Packaged Salads
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