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Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety 
Foreshadowing the coming power struggles between the White House and a more Republican Congress, President Barack Obama today signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system as some lawmakers complained that it's too expensive and threatened its funding.
By Darlene Superville & Mary Clare Jalonick , January 04, 2011
Next big thing? Big cholesterol drop with new drug
An experimental drug boosted good cholesterol so high and dropped bad cholesterol so low in a study that doctors were stunned and voiced renewed hopes for an entirely new way of preventing heart attacks and strokes.
By Marilynn Marchione , November 17, 2010
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By Associated Press , November 03, 2010
FDA to consider approval of modified salmon
The Food and Drug Administration hears both arguments today when it begins a two-day meeting on whether to approve the marketing of the genetically engineered fish, which would be the first such animal approved for human consumption.
By Mary Clare Jalonick , September 20, 2010
TOO MUCH SALT: Report urges FDA to force rollback
Too much salt is hidden in Americans’ food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back — but the government isn’t ready to go along with a major new recommendation that it order a decrease.
By Lauran Neergaard , April 20, 2010
Frustrated Dorgan denounces competing amendment, which also fails
The Senate rejected a plan Tuesday to allow Americans to import low-cost prescriptions from abroad, handing drug makers a victory that may help secure passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
By Associated Press , December 16, 2009
Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse
Pharmaceutical executives laid out plans today to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to stop hundreds of fatal overdoses each year.
By Matthew Perrone , December 04, 2009
Dorgan wants restrictions eased on imported prescription drugs
Responding to a new report today that drug companies are boosting prices this year in anticipation of Congress passing health care reform, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said he will offer his bill easing restrictions on importation of cheaper drugs as an amendment to the Senate reform bill.
By Chuck Haga , November 17, 2009
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