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Bedford Laboratories Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Patient Level...

Food and Drug Administration--Recalls  Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:20

Bedford Laboratories, today issues updated guidance on the following nationwide voluntary product recall originally initiated on December 20, 2011


 

FDA Supplement Guidance Not Strict Enough, MD Says

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 01/26/2012 - 16:19

(MedPage Today) -- An FDA proposal to require dietary supplement manufacturers to submit data proving their product is safe doesn't go far enough, one expert charged.


 

Bedford Laboratories Issues Guidance On 2011 Voluntary Recall Of...

Food and Drug Administration--Recalls  Wed, 01/11/2012 - 15:03

Bedford Laboratories today issued updated guidance on the following nationwide voluntary product recalls originally issued on August 2, 2011: Polymyxin B for Injection USP, 500,000 Units per vial – NDC #55390-139-10 Lot 1942980 – Exp.

Date August 2013 and Lot 1895027 – Exp. Date June 2013


 

APNewsBreak: WHO to revise guidance on food aid

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 10/13/2011 - 09:53

GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization said Thursday it plans to recommend tighter nutritional standards in food aid for young children, a move activists say is necessary to improve donations from countries such as the United States....


 

AAP Updates Vaccine Recommendations (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Mon, 09/26/2011 - 07:32

(MedPage Today) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated some of its vaccine guidance to harmonize recommendations with those of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.


 

Don't Turn Car Seats Around Until Age 2, AAP Says (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Sun, 03/20/2011 - 22:01

(MedPage Today) -- Children should stay in rear-facing car seats until age 2 or until they grow too big for seat specifications, according to revised guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics.


 

More candor urged in care of dying cancer patients

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 02/07/2011 - 14:28

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patients don't want to hear that they're dying and doctors don't want to tell them. But new guidance for the nation's cancer specialists says they should be upfront and do it far sooner....


 

AAP Updates Head Lice Guidance (CME/CE, with video)

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Mon, 07/26/2010 - 06:45

Children should not be kept home from school because they have head lice, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirmed.


 

WHO creates data base on use of child medicines

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 06/18/2010 - 08:43

GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization on Friday issued its first-ever guidance on how to use more than 240 essential medicines for children under 13....


 

Eat, Drink & Be Healthy: Dieting vs. newer approaches to losing ...

washingtonpost.com - Health  Wed, 02/03/2010 - 23:00

Are we done dieting? Many of us want to lose weight, and many more probably should. But in recent months I've seen a subtle shift in the diet-guidance market: Instead of prescribing eating regimens, many weight-loss experts are suggesting that we reevaluate our relationship with food, focus on ea...