Reuters, September 23, 2009. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took its first steps to rein in the tobacco industry on Tuesday, implementing a ban on candy, clove and other flavored cigarettes.
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More Drug Firms Doing Follow-ups Than Thought–FDA
Reuters, September 3, 2009. More pharmaceutical companies have completed studies required by U.S. health regulators after their products were allowed on the market than previously thought.
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April 13, 2005. An FDA panel voted to put Mentor Corporation’s silicone gel breast implants back on the market with nine conditions, after rejecting a previous company’s application the day before.
Read More »State of the Union and Social Security
February 2, 2005. In tonight’s State of the Union speech, President Bush made his case to privatize Social Security.
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