http://dir.salon.com/topics/fda/?source=rss&aim=fda en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST By Alex Koppelman Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/07/staph/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/07/staph/index.html?source=rss The antibiotics fed to the farm animals we eat may have helped to create superbugs like the drug-resistant staph bacteria known as MRSA. By Thomas Rogers Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/food/feature/2009/11/25/thanksgiving_news_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/food/feature/2009/11/25/thanksgiving_news_roundup/index.html?source=rss From White Castle-hamburger stuffing to Obama's turkey pardon -- the week's best holiday food coverage By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/11/mifepristone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/11/mifepristone/index.html?source=rss Could RU-486 help treat, like, everything? We may never know. By Kirsten Weir Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/24/pet_food/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/24/pet_food/index.html?source=rss Deadly toxins recently discovered in pet food raise the question: What, exactly, is in those bags and cans of processed meal we pour into Buster's dish every day? By Hannah Wallace Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/01/19/raw_milk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/01/19/raw_milk/index.html?source=rss Raw milk really is a wonder tonic, say devotees, who meet secretly to buy it and swear it reverses chronic diseases. But is it safe to drink? The official word: No. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/22/plan_b_anniversary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/22/plan_b_anniversary/index.html?source=rss An only somewhat happy anniversary for prescription-free emergency contraception. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/07/desogestrel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/07/desogestrel/index.html?source=rss Watchdog group warns of potentially dangerous hormone. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/31/2006_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/31/2006_sex/index.html?source=rss Disgraced ministers, D-list divorces, Screech's sex tape and celebrity crotch shots all helped make 2006 a year of libidinal surprises. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/07/pollan_bad_food/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/12/07/pollan_bad_food/index.html?source=rss E. coli at Taco Bell, Listeria in our Thanksgiving turkey, a report of unprecedented contamination in our chicken. Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," explains why. By Adrienne So Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/08/subpoena/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/08/subpoena/index.html?source=rss A federal judge rules that a reproductive-rights group can subpoena the White House. By Tim Grieve Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/16/crawford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/16/crawford/index.html?source=rss Lester Crawford left his post suddenly a year ago. Maybe this is why. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/22/hpv_vaccine_in_schools/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/22/hpv_vaccine_in_schools/index.html?source=rss L.A. schools to make Gardasil available to female students this fall. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/02/fda_and_minors_access_to_plan_b/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/02/fda_and_minors_access_to_plan_b/index.html?source=rss Perhaps we should trust the agency's commitment to OTC Plan B about as much as it trusts minors to make responsible decisions. By Page Rockwell Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/31/boys_and_hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/31/boys_and_hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss Professor proposes equal-opportunity vaccination against an equal-opportunity virus. By Lori Leibovich Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/31/plan_b/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/07/31/plan_b/index.html?source=rss After years of stalling, women might finally have access to over-the-counter emergency contraception. By Page Rockwell Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/08/hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/06/08/hpv_vaccine/index.html?source=rss The FDA comes through for women's health. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/10/ask_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/10/ask_me/index.html?source=rss More on a new campaign for advance emergency contraception prescriptions. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/26/teen_sex_cults/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/26/teen_sex_cults/index.html?source=rss Looks like the FDA has really lost it. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/05/glamour/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/05/glamour/index.html?source=rss And ideally, more women's mags will expose their good writing on their Web sites. By Sarah Goldstein Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/23/ru486/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/23/ru486/index.html?source=rss Does the abortion pill pose a serious health threat or is this just more political posturing? By Sarah Goldstein Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/21/demsplanb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/21/demsplanb/index.html?source=rss Some Democrats are letting the slow-moving agency know that ideology must not supersede science. By Lynn Harris Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/25/xenical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/25/xenical/index.html?source=rss Panel recommends OTC status for "controversial" emergency contraception -- no, sorry, diet pill. By Hillary Frey Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/23/mifeprex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/23/mifeprex/index.html?source=rss After four deaths in California, the FDA will reconsider the drug next year. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/14/gao_plan_b/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/14/gao_plan_b/index.html?source=rss A GAO report says the FDA's decision to deny the initial application for over-the-counter emergency contraception was all kinds of screwed up. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/11/ortho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/11/ortho/index.html?source=rss The FDA issues a warning that Ortho Evra birth control patches increase the risk of stroke.