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        <title>Margaret Hamburg</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plan B can be sold to 15-year-olds without prescription, FDA says]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-30 17:22:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the sale of the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B One-Step, without a prescription for females ages 15 and older. 

The action comes roughly three weeks after a federal...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA chief vows to get 'aggressive' with compounding pharmacies]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-sci-sn-fda-chief-vows-to-get-aggressive-with-compounding-pharmacies-20130416,0,3502385.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-04-16 20:04:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Agency endured heavy criticism Tuesday as House members accused the agency of failing to act on complaints against the New England Compounding Center, the Massachusetts firm linked to an outbreak of deadly meningitis....]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Battle over 'biosimilars']]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-ed-biosimilars-20130317,0,2560326.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[One of the most promising frontiers in healthcare is biologic medicines &mdash; complex substances derived from living cells that can help fight chronic diseases and cancers. To encourage investment in biologics, Congress in 2010 gave drug companies...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nutrition group petitions for federal regulation of sugary drinks]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-federal-regulation-sugary-drinks-20130213,0,2445674.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-02-13 13:39:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A nutrition advocacy group joined with scientists and health agencies Wednesday to ask the federal government to decide just how much sugar is &ldquo;safe&rdquo; in sodas, raising the bar in its crusade to curb the &ldquo;dangerously high&rdquo; amounts...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Michael Hiltzik: FDA seems to take light approach to Allergan and Lap-Band]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2011-02-22 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In 1960, a young inspector for the Food and Drug Administration faced down a powerful drug company by rejecting its application to sell a morning-sickness drug in the United States.

The company, Richardson-Merrell, griped about her repeated demands for...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New cigarette warning labels unveiled]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-cigarette-warning-labels-20110621,0,1272832.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-06-22 08:23:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.


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FOR THE RECORD: An...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Foes of GE salmon raise specter of 'Trojan gene' effect]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-cigarette-warning-labels-20110621,0,1272832.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-11-26 16:33:02</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.


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			<title><![CDATA[Molars, incisors and canines -- oh, my!]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-cigarette-warning-labels-20110621,0,1272832.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2009-11-20 16:32:35</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.


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			<title><![CDATA[Gulf oil spill: BP pulls up boom as fishing areas reopen]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-cigarette-warning-labels-20110621,0,1272832.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-07-30 16:33:35</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.


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			<title><![CDATA[Gulf oil spill: Fishermen decry a lost season]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2010-07-31 16:33:36</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.


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			<title><![CDATA[Gulf oil spill: Louisiana fish and shrimp get thumbs-up]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2010-07-30 21:33:26</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday unveiled a group of graphic images and messages that will cover the top half of every cigarette package in the United States starting in fall 2012.


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			<title><![CDATA[Is medication purchased online safe?]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-06-19 02:30:05</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

http://www.whatdoctorsknow.com

When it comes to buying prescription medicines online, it's better to be safe than sorry.

BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy, a new public education campaign by the U.S. Food and...]]></description>
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