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Features
HHS Unveils Two New Efforts to Advance
Pandemic Flu Awareness
Agencies from across the federal government announce two new efforts designed
to prepare for a potential worldwide flu emergency.
Cover
Story
How the FDA
Works to Keep Produce Safe
Public health partnerships are essential for efficient outbreak response.
Warnings for Makers of Compounded Pain Products
The FDA is concerned about the improper use of topical anesthetics.
The Advancement of Controlled Clinical Trials
FDA experts have worked to improve the safety and quality of clinical trials
over the past 40 years, and continue efforts to make them better.
General Electric’s OEC Medical Systems
Signs Consent Decree
Companies owned by General Electric and two executives sign
a consent decree after FDA inspections of plants that manufacture
X-ray surgical imaging systems.
Animal Cloning
and Food Safety
The FDA has made important discoveries concerning the safety
of animal cloning and food products from cloned cows, pigs,
and goats.
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