- Gabrielle D'Alemberte | July 06, 2009 6:02 PM | Miami, FL
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Miscellaneous
In 1348 Europe was devastated by the Black Plague (now thought to have been bubonic plague, or Yersinia pestis). It killed somewhere between thirty and sixty percent of the population of Europe. One...
- John Hopkins | November 30, 2010 1:56 PM | West Palm Beach, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Minnesota is a great state. The state is simply beautiful and the people are friendly.
One of the things they do in Minnesota is produce medical devices. The medical device manufacturers add...
- Alyssa DiEdwardo | September 28, 2010 12:08 PM | West Palm Beach, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Dietary supplements are big business! Annual sales of dietary supplements have spiked to over $25 billion a year, with 50% of United States adult population taking some type of dietary supplement....
- Cal Warriner | April 06, 2012 7:55 AM | West Palm Beach, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Forget the ongoing debate about whether FDA oversight of new drugs and medical devices provides consumers that “safety net” we all depend upon. Once a drug is approved, where is it...
- Jerry H. Trachtman | January 26, 2012 11:05 AM | Melbourne, FL
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Miscellaneous
Most of us take, or at some time in our life have taken, vitamin supplements. We see and hear the health claims of many vitamin manufacturers and marketers, and we don’t think of vitamins...
- Laurie Briggs | November 22, 2010 11:55 AM | West Palm Beach, FL
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Miscellaneous
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally wants to change the way cigarette packs look. It’s not seeking to change the color of the packs or the size and shape of cigarettes. It...
- Ed Normand | April 07, 2010 9:30 AM | Orlando, FL
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Automobile Accidents
Over the weekend, yet another Disney bus was involved in a crash - the third within the past two weeks. On Saturday, April 3, a Disney bus driven by 81-year-old Frederick Cassens rear-ended an SUV...
- Cal Warriner | February 01, 2010 10:22 AM | West Palm Beach, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA recently announced plans to hold a public meeting entitled “Strengthening the Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s 510(k) Review Process.” The FDA is hoping to use...
- Brenda Fulmer | January 12, 2010 11:53 AM | West Palm Beach, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
The FDA: our government-run watchdog out to protect us from harmful drugs and medical devices. But is that still the case?
After great public scrutiny and numerous discoveries of one shocking drug...
- Jim Clark | August 31, 2009 10:34 AM | Pinellas, FL
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Miscellaneous
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act passed easily in both the House and Senate and was signed into law on June 22 of this year. The bill creates greater restrictions on the sale...