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June 2006

June 15, 2006 - FDA Approves First Drug Treatment for Late-Stage Cervical Cancer
June 14, 2006 - FDA and ISMP Launch Campaign to Reduce Medication Mistakes Caused by Unclear Medical Abbreviations
June 12, 2006 - FDA Approves the First Drug for Seasonal Depression
June 12, 2006 - Federal Government Moves for Seizure and Forfeiture of Unapproved Medical Devices (Dept. of Justice)
June 09, 2006 - FDA Announces New Measures to Protect Americans from Counterfeit Drugs
June 08, 2006 - Government Moves for Seizure and Forfeiture of 2.7 Million Dollars of Unapproved Medical Devices (Dept. of Justice)
June 08, 2006 - FDA Licenses New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases in Females Caused by Human Papillomavirus
June 08, 2006 - FDA Acts to Improve Drug Safety and Quality
June 06, 2006 - FDA/EPA Advisory on Seafood Consumption Still Current
June 05, 2006 - New Online Course Offers Insight into the Importance of Sex and Gender Differences in Human Health
June 05, 2006 - FDA Approves Resumed Marketing of Tysabri Under a Special Distribution Program
June 02, 2006 - FDA Receives Keystone Forum Report on Away-From-Home Foods Improving Consumers Ability to Manage Calorie Intake Key to Anti-Obesity Efforts

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May 2006

May 31, 2006 - EU (European Commission and EMEA) and FDA Agree on Guiding Principles for Joint FDA EMEA Voluntary Genomic Data Submission Briefing Meetings
May 26, 2006 - FDA Licenses New Vaccine to Reduce Older Americans' Risk of Shingles
May 22, 2006 - FDA Announces Initiative to Facilitate the Development and Availability of Medical Devices
May 19, 2006 - FDA Finalizes Health Claim Associating Consumption of Barley Products with Reduction of Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
May 19, 2006 - FDA Approves Remicade for Children with Crohn's Disease
May 18, 2006 - FDA Gives Tentative Approval to New Generic AIDS Drug in Association with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
May 17, 2006 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
May 16, 2006 - FDA Statement on Preliminary Bausch & Lomb Inspection Findings
May 15, 2006 - Bausch & Lomb Global Recall of ReNu with MoistureLoc Contact Lens Cleaning Solution
May 11, 2006 - FDA Approves Novel Medication for Smoking Cessation
May 08, 2006 - FDA Statement on European Aspartame Study
May 05, 2006 - FDA Announces Effort to Promote Best Practices Across Advisory Committee
May 03, 2006 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
May 03, 2006 - Two Executives Convicted in Unapproved Sterilization Device Scheme

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April 2006

April 28, 2006 - FDA Signs Arrangement With Sweden's Medical Products Agency
April 28, 2006 - FDA Approves First Treatment for Pompe Disease
April 24, 2006 - FDA Approves First Generic Pravastatin
April 20, 2006 - Inter-Agency Advisory Regarding Claims That Smoked Marijuana Is a Medicine
April 19, 2006 - FDA Advances Federal E-Health Effort
April 18, 2006 - FDA Names First Associate Center Director for Safety Policy and Communication in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
April 18, 2006 - FDA Announces Convictions in Illegal Blood Diversion Scheme
April 17, 2006 - FDA's 2006 Science Forum Commemorates 100 Years of Public Health Science
April 13, 2006 - Benzene in Soft Drinks
April 13, 2006 - FDA Announces Plans for Nanotechnology Public Meeting
April 13, 2006 - FDA Statement Regarding Voluntary Market Withdrawal of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoistureLoc Contact Lens Solution
April 10, 2006 - FDA Approves Methylphenidate Patch to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children
April 10, 2006 - FDA Proposes Regulations for Preventing Deaths and Injuries From Medical Gas Mix-Ups and Contamination
April 10, 2006 - Investigation of Serious Eye Infections Associated With Soft Contact Lens Use and Contact Lens Solution
April 07, 2006 - Improperly Refrigerated Crab Meat Seized
April 05, 2006 - FDA Awards Contract to Assess Postmarketing Study Commitment Decision-Making Process
April 03, 2006 - FDA Approves Humanitarian Device Exemption for Treatment of Fetuses With Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
April 03, 2006 - FDA's Advisory for Users of Diastat AcuDial Delivery Systems
April 03, 2006 - Assistant FDA Commissioner Dr. Boris D. Lushniak Promoted to Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral in the Commissioned Corps

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March 2006

March 31, 2006 - Permanent Court Order Halts Illegal Importation of Prescription Drugs
March 31, 2006 - FDA Approves First Generic HIV/AIDS Drug in Capsule Form for United States Market
March 31, 2006 - FDA Tentatively Approves a Co-package of Generic AIDS Drugs in Association with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
March 30, 2006 - FDA Approves Prograf to Prevent Rejection of Heart Transplant
March 29, 2006 - FDA Approves a Second Drug for the Prevention of Influenza A and B in Adults and Children

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