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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have sent warning letters to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign companies marketing products that fraudulently claim to prevent and cure cancer.The FDA...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is investigating a possible link between the use of Singulair and suicidal behavior, mood changes and suicide.Singulair, a leukotrient receptor antagonist, is used to treat asthma and the symptoms of rhinitis (irritation and inflammation of the nose), while preventing exercise-induced asthma episodes.Patients are advised not to stop taking Singluair...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp., halt all marketing of Trasylol, a drug used to stop bleeding during heart surgery. The decision was made to pull the drug off the market following a Canadian study that showed an increased risk of death during use.On Oct. 26, FDA issued an Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review of Trasylol in response...