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The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on certain weight-loss products labeled as 'homeopathic.' The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission are working to yank products that contain human chorionic gonadotropin.

The Food and Drug Administration, for the first time, approved Wednesday medication specifically designed for those who wake up in the middle of the night and cannot fall back to sleep.

S. African company fights move to ban painkiller JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African pharmaceutical manufacturer is fighting moves here to ban a painkiller that has been removed from the shelves in the U.S. and Europe because of fears it could harm the heart.

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Wells Enterprises, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling a limited number of packages of its Blue Bunny Personals ice cream 5.5 fl oz. because it was mispackaged and contains undeclared wheat.

The Food and Drug Administration has been investigating reports of mood disorders and erratic behavior among Chantix patients since 2007.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Food and Drug Administration advisers voted Friday to require makers of widely used osteoporosis drugs to clarify how long patients should take them for the greatest benefit and least risk....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind drug to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer by targeting a particular genetic mutation found in about half of patients....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced several long-awaited changes to sunscreen labels. But you won’t see the changes until next summer since most manufacturers have a year to start adhering to the new regulations.

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The Food and Drug Administration revealed nine new warning labels on Tuesday that include dire imagery of rotting teeth and large statements such as, "Smoking can kill you."

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new antibiotic to treat an intestinal infection that afflicts more than 700,000 U.S. patients each year and can sometimes prove fatal....