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3 On Your Side: Not Quite Ice Cream

As 3 On Your side consumer reporter Jim Donovan finds ice cream is having an identity crisis!

2013/05/15

Health: How To Predict a Heart Attack

Heart disease can be a silent killer. Often you don’t know you’re at risk until it is too late. Now there’s a new non-invasive heart attack predictor.

2013/05/10

FDA Reviewing Merck’s Allergy Therapy Meant To Reduce Allergic Reactions

Drugmaker Merck & Co. says the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing its second application to sell a new type of allergy treatment meant to gradually reduce allergic reactions over time, rather than just relieving sneezing, itching and other symptoms temporarily.

2013/05/08

FDA To Investigate Added Caffeine In Foods

The FDA’s new look at added caffeine and its effects on children and adolescents is in response to a caffeinated gum introduced this week by Wrigley.

2013/04/30

Herbal Remedies Vs. Regulated Meds

What does the law say about what herbal and homeopathic remedies need to tell you – and what they don’t?

2013/04/18

Meat Label Changes Considered By The FDA

The Food and Drug Administration announced that it is considering whether to go with a plan to change how meat is labeled.

2013/04/05

New Jersey Bakery Shuts Down Over Misbranded Products

A New Jersey bakery has closed after federal officials found sugar in sugar-free items and fat content well above what was on the labels.

2013/03/15

Health: FDA Warns About New Risks With Popular Antibiotic

There is a new warning about azithromycin, a medicine that was prescribed to 40 million people last year.

2013/03/12

FDA Will Not Take Action Over ‘Morning-After’ Vending Machine At Pa. College

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration won’t take any regulatory action over a vending machine at a Pennsylvania college that dispenses so-called “morning-after” birth control pills.

2013/01/25

FDA Posts Dog Treat Recall

The Food & Drug Administration has posted a recall of ‘Priority Total Pet Care All Natural Bullstrips’ because of a possible Salmonella health risk.

2012/11/26

Fungal Meningitis Investigation Widens In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania authorities say the probe now includes more than 150 clinics and hospitals in the state, which are working to notify patients under the watchful eye of health officials.

2012/10/20

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Regulating Face Paint

Before painting your face, or your child’s face, make sure to use paint designed to be worn on the skin which contains color additives that by law have to be approved by the FDA.

2012/10/16