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Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

...younger than the current limit of 17. The FDA decided that the pill could be sold on drugstore...news conference while in Mexico, said the FDA's decision was based on "solid scientific...as they can buy aspirin. Korman gave the FDA 30 days to comply, and the Monday deadline...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/obama-ok-morning-after-pill-sales-age
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Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

...Congress passed a law in 1972 requiring that the FDA set guidelines for dozens of common antibacterial...after it was charged with reviewing triclosan, the FDA is planning to complete its review. FDA spokeswoman Stephanie Yao said evaluating triclosan...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/decades-old-question-antibacterial-so
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LGBTQ in the capital, Part IV: Struggles for equal rights

...and the response was, he said, "You will be permanently deferred, you will never be able to donate blood again."The FDA regulates blood donations but a visit to their website to find out the exact policy and reasoning for not accepting donations...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-30/struggles-equal-rights
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Alaska lawmakers face down GMO salmon

...prevent reproduction, according to the FDA's Draft Environmental Assessment. However...wild fish stocks. It is important for the FDA to hear this."Murkowski said she welcomes...Senate Joint Resolution BLANK oppose the FDA's preliminary findings and ask for further...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-02-23/alaska-lawmakers-face-down-gmo-salmon
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FDA must heed consumers and require labeling of GMO-laced foods

...don't believe they're safe. Americans want labels because the FDA acknowledges they conduct no safety studies of GMOs before allowing...that had been gene-spliced with Brazil nut DNA. In 2000, the FDA recalled billions of dollars worth of food products containing...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-06-29-0
Opinion
Genetically engineered salmon still a ways off as FDA delays approval

...states.It appeared last year that the FDA might approve the engineered salmon quickly...congressional pushback and a lack of action by the FDA could mean the fish won't be on the nation's...agriculture spending bill that would prevent the FDA from spending any money on approving the...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-09-13/genetically-engineered-salmon-still-way
State
FDA outlines path for lower-priced biotech drugs

...competition.The guidelines issued by the FDA on Thursday are the final step in a decades-long...patient access and lower cost to consumers," FDA's drug division director Dr. Janet Woodcock...never faced generic competition because the FDA did not have power to approve copies of...

http://juneauempire.com/matthew-perrone/2012-02-10/fda-outlines-path-lower-price
Outside editorial: FDA issues timid rules for antibiotics in the food chain

...drugs in food-animal production.The FDA has taken this go-slow approach to the...other dangerous diseases.Last week, the FDA, the federal agency responsible for drug...important in the treatment human diseases.The FDA also asked drug manufacturers to voluntarily...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-04-23/outside-editorial-fda-issues-timid-ru
Opinion
Outside editorial: FDA should encourage medical innovation

...percent cheaper than the original biologics. Americans need the same cost reductions, but the world needs the advances in health care that biologics bring. The FDA's rules may need adjustment over time, but it's good to get things rolling.

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-02-15/outside-editorial-fda-should-encourag
Opinion
Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate

...nature. But more than two years later the FDA has not approved the fish, and Aquabounty...made raising money very difficult."The FDA says it's still working on the final piece...scientists worry that its experience with the FDA's lengthy review process could discourage...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-05/fast-growing-fish-may-never-wind-your-p
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