http://www.mail.com/organizations/3162-us-department-health-human-services.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/3162-us-department-health-human-services.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2152630-court-hearing-hold-lung-transplant-rules.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A court hearing over organ donor matches involving children is on hold after the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl at the center of the lawsuit received a lung transplant. Sarah Murnaghan is recovering after receiving adult lungs this week at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her parents had sued over national transplant rules that plac... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:16:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2152630-court-hearing-hold-lung-transplant-rules.html 2013-06-14T17:16:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2143200-lung-transplant-vote-children-seeks-balance.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Faced with a federal judge's order in the heart-wrenching cases of two terminally ill children seeking lung transplants, a national review board sought a balance that will keep such decisions in the hands of doctors, not lawyers or judges. The executive committee of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network held an emergency tele... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:48:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2143200-lung-transplant-vote-children-seeks-balance.html 2013-06-11T10:48:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2142696-us-transplant-network-resists-lung-rule-changes.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The national organization that manages organ transplants on Monday resisted making emergency rule changes for children under 12 who are waiting on lungs but created a special appeal and review system to hear such cases. The executive committee of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network held a teleconference to consider children... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:39:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2142696-us-transplant-network-resists-lung-rule-changes.html 2013-06-11T02:39:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138856-africa-hopes-to-speed-up-medicine-approval-systems.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Bringing a new medicine to market in Africa requires 54 separate applications to each country on the continent, a time-intensive process that could be costing lives. African leaders are now trying to move toward a regional and eventually continentwide approach to speed the process. Africa could see a continentwide equivalent of the F... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138856-africa-hopes-to-speed-up-medicine-approval-systems.html 2013-06-08T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2137784-fda-finds-fungus-drugs-tennessee-pharmacy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say they have found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its injectable medicines last month. The Food and Drug Administration said in an online posting Friday that it identified the growths in two unopened vials of a steroid injection distributed by the Main ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:30:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2137784-fda-finds-fungus-drugs-tennessee-pharmacy.html 2013-06-07T21:30:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136596-weight-loss-drug-belviq-overdue-us-launch.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Arena Pharmaceuticals says its weight loss drug Belviq will be available to U.S. patients beginning next week, nearly a year after the drug was officially approved by federal regulators. The Food and Drug Administration approved Belviq last June for adults who are obese or who are overweight and have at least one serious medical conditio... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:41:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136596-weight-loss-drug-belviq-overdue-us-launch.html 2013-06-07T15:41:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2135300--court-ruling-morning-after-pill.html CHICAGO (AP) — Don't expect to see morning-after pills for all ages on drugstore shelves anytime soon. A federal appeals court decision allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without a prescription won't immediately change access. Labels first need to be revised to remove age restrictions, and the government could file another appeal to ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:16:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2135300--court-ruling-morning-after-pill.html 2013-06-06T23:16:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133060-pa-girl-lung-donor-list-boy-sues.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A dying Pennsylvania girl has been placed on the adult waiting list for donated lungs amid a court fight over the nation's transplant rules with help from a judge who granted another petition Thursday from a boy at the same hospital. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network added 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan to the list Wednesd... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:08:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133060-pa-girl-lung-donor-list-boy-sues.html 2013-06-06T23:08:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2134966-fda-panel-favors-easing-safety-limits-avandia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health experts are recommending changes to safety restrictions on former blockbuster diabetes pill Avandia, in light of a new analysis suggesting that the drug may not increase the risk of heart attack as much as previously thought. A majority on a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Thursday to modify or remove mea... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:36:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2134966-fda-panel-favors-easing-safety-limits-avandia.html 2013-06-06T22:36:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133210-court-to-allow-girls-to-buy-morning-after.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has decided to permit girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales. The order Wednesday was met with praise from advocates for girls' and women's rights and scorn from social conservatives and other ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:27:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133210-court-to-allow-girls-to-buy-morning-after.html 2013-06-06T07:27:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2132686-court-girls-buy-morning-after-pill.html NEW YORK (AP) — Girls of any age can buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The order, the latest in a series of rulings in a complex back-and-forth over access to the drug, was met with praise from advocates for... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 04:34:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2132686-court-girls-buy-morning-after-pill.html 2013-06-06T04:34:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2132302-morning-after-over-counter-pill-sales-allowed.html NEW YORK (AP) — Generic versions of emergency contraception can be sold without a prescription or age restrictions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales, an appeals court said Wednesday. The brief order issued by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan permitted two-pill versions of emergency contraception to ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:31:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2132302-morning-after-over-counter-pill-sales-allowed.html 2013-06-05T22:31:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2128198-frozen-berry-mix-linked-to-hepatitis-recalled.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An Oregon company is recalling a frozen berry mix sold to Costco and Harris Teeter stores after the product has been linked to at least 49 hepatitis A illnesses in seven states. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that Townsend Farms of Fairview, Ore., is recalling its frozen Organic Antioxidant Blend, packaged under the Townse... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:49:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2128198-frozen-berry-mix-linked-to-hepatitis-recalled.html 2013-06-04T22:49:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2125786-fda-weighs-lifting-safety-restrictions-avandia.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A former blockbuster diabetes pill that was subjected to major safety restrictions in 2010 may be less risky than once thought, according to the latest analysis of the much-debated GlaxoSmithKline drug Avandia. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a new interpretation of the key study of Avandia's heart attack risks, which sugge... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2125786-fda-weighs-lifting-safety-restrictions-avandia.html 2013-06-03T20:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2122408-hepatitis-outbreak-linked-to-ore-berry-farm.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen organic berry mix sold by an Oregon company. The FDA and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 30 illnesses are linked to Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend, which contains pomegranate seed mix. Illness... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2122408-hepatitis-outbreak-linked-to-ore-berry-farm.html 2013-06-01T01:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2122076-ny-cancer-society-sweet-smokes-aimed-kids.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — They come in brightly colored, shiny packages in fun flavors like chocolate, blueberry, gummy bear, wine and pink berry. But the American Cancer Society says the little cigars and packages of loose tobacco are aimed at kids and are just as deadly as cigarettes. The American Cancer Society is pushing to make New York the first state to ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:07:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2122076-ny-cancer-society-sweet-smokes-aimed-kids.html 2013-06-01T01:07:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2108400-fda-warns-infections-tied-to-tennessee-pharmacy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a ... Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2108400-fda-warns-infections-tied-to-tennessee-pharmacy.html 2013-05-24T23:27:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2105716-shuttered-nm-plant-resumes-making-peanut-butter.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month. Sunland Inc. Vice President Katalin Coburn says the company last week got the go-ahead from the ... Thu, 23 May 2013 18:14:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2105716-shuttered-nm-plant-resumes-making-peanut-butter.html 2013-05-23T18:14:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2096946-consumer-group-flags-high-spf-ratings-sunscreen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 03:45:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2096946-consumer-group-flags-high-spf-ratings-sunscreen.html 2013-05-20T03:45:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083742-idaho-spud-giant-bets-biotech-potatoes.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop ugly black bruises. McDonald... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:27:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083742-idaho-spud-giant-bets-biotech-potatoes.html 2013-05-14T18:27:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2082222-drug-manufacturer-agrees-to-500-penalty.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a case that is part of an ongoing crackdown on the quality of generic drugs flowing into the U.S. Federal prosecutors say the guilty plea by Ranbaxy USA Inc... Tue, 14 May 2013 03:33:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2082222-drug-manufacturer-agrees-to-500-penalty.html 2013-05-14T03:33:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2078018-fundraising-hhs-secretary-draws-scrutiny.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraising push by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is drawing criticism from a key Senate Republican who questions whether she has a conflict of interest. HHS spokesman Jason Young confirms that Sebelius in recent weeks has asked various charitable foundations, businesses executives, churches and doctors to donat... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:50:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2078018-fundraising-hhs-secretary-draws-scrutiny.html 2013-05-10T23:50:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077204-utah-to-to-use-dual-model-health-exchange.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities. The plan allows Utah to continue to run its existing health insurance marketplace for small businesses, a system that lets employees pick health care ... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:55:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2077204-utah-to-to-use-dual-model-health-exchange.html 2013-05-10T21:55:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076956-judge-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-plan-ruling.html NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the government's appeal frivolous, a "silly argument" and an insult to the intelligence of women. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn did agree to postpone implementation of his month-old de... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076956-judge-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-plan-ruling.html 2013-05-10T20:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073332-wrigley-takes-caffeinated-gum-market.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum off the market for the time being. Wrigley said Wednesday that it will temporarily halt sales and marketing of Alert caffeinated gum after discussions with the FDA. President Casey Keller said the comp... Thu, 09 May 2013 06:56:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2073332-wrigley-takes-caffeinated-gum-market.html 2013-05-09T06:56:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2072070-fda-inspection-triggers-recall-florida-pharmacy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors and pharmacists Wednesday to avoid drugs made by a Florida specialty pharmacy called The Compounding Shop, due to potential safety problems uncovered by health inspectors. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based pharmacy has agreed to recall all of its sterile drugs and is in the process of notifyin... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:57:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2072070-fda-inspection-triggers-recall-florida-pharmacy.html 2013-05-08T18:57:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066758-correction-tanning-beds-fda-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 6 about proposed regulations for tanning beds, The Associated Press reported erroneously that an FDA proposal would not require warnings on tanning beds themselves, but on related promotional materials. The proposal, if finalized, would require warning labels on tanning beds within a year of taking effect. A corrected vers... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:16:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066758-correction-tanning-beds-fda-story.html 2013-05-07T21:16:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge, asked by the government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would end up hurting poor people and improve their chances of prevailing in a protracted legal fight with reproductive rights advocates. ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html 2013-05-07T20:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066318-san-francisco-city-attorney-sues-monster-beverage.html NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco's city attorney is suing Monster Beverage for marketing its energy drinks to children, saying the products pose severe health risks. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said Monday that Monster is the "industry's worst offender" in the extent to which it targets youth and children. The action comes after Monster last week sued Herre... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:47:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066318-san-francisco-city-attorney-sues-monster-beverage.html 2013-05-06T19:47:40Z