Food and Drug Administration
  • A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland on August 14, 2012.

    A federal judge ordered the FDA to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age.

    LAST UPDATE : Apr 05, 2013, 10:33 AM EDT
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  • Smokers without medical insurance receive free nicotine patches and gum at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena in CA on April 27, 2010.

    The FDA says smokers who are trying to quit can safely use over-the counter nicotine gum, patches and lozenges for longer than previously recommended.

    LAST UPDATE : Apr 01, 2013, 2:14 PM EDT
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  •  Cigarette butts in an ashtray in Los Angeles, California on May 31, 2024

    Has dropped its push for cigarette labels to carry images of diseased lungs and other graphic health warnings.

    LAST UPDATE : Mar 20, 2013, 11:55 AM EDT
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  • Cigarettes behind the counter of a convenient store in New York, N.Y. on March 18, 2024

    Attorney General Eric Holder says the Food and Drug Administration will propose new cigarette warning labels.

    LAST UPDATE : Mar 19, 2013, 3:29 PM EDT
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  • The FDA said samples of pancreas tissue taken from a small number of diabetes patients showed inflammation and cellular changes that often precede cancer.

    LAST UPDATE : Mar 14, 2013, 4:58 PM EDT
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