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Sen. Murray withdraws move to investigate Plan B delays.
By Lynn Harris
November 9, 2005
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"Public comment" period on making Plan B over the counter ends Nov. 1.
By Lynn Harris
October 31, 2005
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Just two months after he was confirmed, Lester Crawford resigns amid complaints about Vioxx and the morning-after pill.
By Tim Grieve
September 23, 2005
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The FDA press office says it knows nothing about an FDA press release announcing that an expert in veterinary science had been named the acting director of the Office of Women's Health.
By Tim Grieve
September 20, 2005
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Why did the agency issue -- and then disappear -- a press release announcing that an expert in veterinary science had been appointed acting director of the Office of Women's Health?
By Tim Grieve
September 19, 2005
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Sleazy doctors and drug dealers seeking a better scam are flooding America with counterfeit prescription meds.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
May 10, 2005
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Neural implant devices are now a reality. But misguided federal policies are keeping them from the people who need them.
By Shy Shoham and Sam Hall
November 11, 2003
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The FDA says ads for drugs to suppress HIV are making false promises, and could be contributing to an epidemic of unsafe sex.
By Daryl Lindsey
May 8, 2001
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New products now being tested promise to alleviate female sexual dysfunction.
By Hank Hyena
October 26, 2000
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I was a guinea pig for a plastic surgery study.
By Miranda Lee
August 7, 2000
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Doctors are prescribing an unapproved, unpredictable ulcer drug to induce labor in thousands of women. Why are women the last to know?
By Ina May Gaskin
July 11, 2000
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The FDA may make oral contraceptives available over the counter -- and neither pro-life nor pro-choice groups seem to care.
By Leah Kohlenberg
July 10, 2000
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The American Medical Association recently urged the FDA to tighten its control over antibacterial products. So what's stopping it?
By Leah Kohlenberg
June 23, 2000
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The wildly popular herbal diet aid can be dangerous for some people. But don't expect the FDA to crack down.
By Shannon Brownlee
June 7, 2000
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The FDA has just approved Eros, a tiny suction device that increases blood flow to a woman's clitoris.
By Virginia Vitzthum
May 16, 2000
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Foes of genetically altered foods say the Clinton administration's new regulations don't go far enough.
By Bruce Shapiro
May 5, 2000
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U.S. officials struggle to control prescription drug-dispensing Web sites.
By Kai Wright
April 17, 2000
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The next move will come from Congress.
By David McGuire
March 22, 2000
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It's not wizardry; in fact, it's based on the same principle as vaccination.
By Debra Ollivier
March 16, 2000
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The Today Sponge survives the strange saga of its five-year disappearance.
By Jenn Shreve
March 15, 2000
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Drug companies are spending big bucks so you'll ask your doctor for their products by name.
By Dena Bunis
February 23, 2000
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Think twice before mixing your herbs and your prescription medicine.
By Dawn MacKeen
February 17, 2000
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White House and anti-drug TV -- Big Brother manipulation or good use of government? Plus:
Who's afraid of mutated foods?; Camille Paglia's moronic defense of loudmouth athletes
Letters to the editor
January 20, 2000
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Do you know how many insect parts are allowed in your Fig Newton?
By Mary Roach
January 14, 2000
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A lawsuit against the FDA reveals documents that show even the agency's own scientists have doubts about the safety of genetically modified foods.
By Kristi Coale
January 12, 2000
FDA amendment DOA
As Rita approaches, Bush's FDA chief calls it quits
Drugstore cowboys
Where is the real Matrix?
The "Joe Camel" ads of AIDS?
Carnal goo
Call me plexi-babe
Cytotec: Dangerous experiment or panacea?
The silence of the Pill
Attack of the killer nasties?
Swallowing ephedra
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