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Buying for the label: new nutrition information design could promote smarter purchases, better health

by Mary Kate Hayes | Feb 26, 2014 | Health & Science

  WASHINGTON – Labels offering nutrition facts may be unclear to consumers because of skewed serving sizes and a lack of ingredient breakdowns, according to experts. But the Food and Drug Administration is expected to propose improvements when the agency releases...
U.S. seeking to shore up cancer drug supply

U.S. seeking to shore up cancer drug supply

by Safiya Merchant | Feb 21, 2012 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON  – To counter the shortage of two important cancer drugs, the Food and Drug Administration reached out to U.S. and foreign manufacturers Tuesday in an attempt to increase the flow of the drugs to American markets and hospitals. FDA Commissioner...

Arsenic levels in kids’ juices too high, House bill says

by Megan Neunan | Feb 8, 2012 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — If you have ever served your child apple juice, you may have served more arsenic along with it than the federal government allows in bottled water. The “APPLE Juice Act of 2012,” introduced Wednesday by two House Democrats, requires that the Food...
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