food and drug administration

I Need Criteria for When a CA Minor Would Be Able to Get Therapy W/o Parental Consent?

Question by Bunny: I need criteria for when a CA minor would be able to get therapy w/o parental consent?
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A friend of mine suffers from drug abuse and emotional trauma. I can’t say much more… Continue reading

Honolulu Drug Detox Launches Women's Program for Substance Abuse

Honolulu Drug Detox Launches Women's Program for Substance Abuse
Honolulu Drug Detox makes new female-only program available that stops drug dependency in its tracks. Call (888) … A Honolulu drug detox center is launching a new women's program solely focused on eliminating drug use and abuse from her life… Continue reading

Genzyme Corporation : AP Business NewsBrief at 7:16 A.m. EST

Genzyme Corporation : AP Business NewsBrief at 7:16 a.m. EST
PARIS (AP) _ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified drug maker Genzyme that its treatment for multiple sclerosis is not ready for approval for the American market. The French pharmaceutical company Sanofi , which is the parent of… Continue reading

Dietary Supplements Can't Treat or Cure Concussions: FDA

Dietary Supplements Can't Treat or Cure Concussions: FDA
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Concussions can't be prevented, treated or cured with dietary supplements, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency issued a warning against these products in response to a number of …
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What Is Miracle Fruit?

Question by Kevin7: What is Miracle fruit?

very sweet

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Answer by Ted H
If you have any foodie friends, you’ve probably heard of miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum), a native West African berry that looks like a cranberry, but acts like a psychedelic for your taste buds.

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UVa Among Handful of Hospitals That Offered Experimental Heart Treatment

UVa among handful of hospitals that offered experimental heart treatment
Dr. Scott Lim, a cardiologist at the University of Virginia Medical Center, led the study of the effectiveness of the MitraClip. … He was more interested in a non-invasive new procedure, but it hadn't been approved by the U.S. Food… Continue reading

FDA Starts Regulating Compounding Pharmacies

FDA starts regulating compounding pharmacies
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday began the process of regulating compounding pharmacies, which create new drug combinations or alter drugs to suit individual patient needs. Under the Drug Quality and Security Act, signed …
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What States Deny Food Stamps to Persons With Drug Convictions and Which Do Not?

Question by John D: what states deny food stamps to persons with drug convictions and which do not?

What regulations have states put in place in lieu of the lifetime ban that is permitted under federal law unless states opt out?

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Answer by Sweetharttt
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Liesel Pritzker Simmons Sued Her Family and Got $500 Million, but She's No

Liesel Pritzker Simmons Sued Her Family And Got 0 Million, But She's No
She's talking about a wastewater treatment facility a few hundred yards behind us that was designed by the Dutch, funded by the U.K. and Ghana and opened in 2000–only to shut about three years later when… Continue reading

How Can U Help a Friend Beat a Cocain Habit Besides Rehab?

Question by Oceana: How can U help a friend beat a cocain Habit besides Rehab?

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Answer by James R
If your friend doesn’t want to stop then theres no need to try and help. Here is a start for him if he really wants help. Go to www.na.org… Continue reading