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  1. Chicken jerky illness in dogs may be tied to 3 brands

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    Tue, 13 Mar 2012

    prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines , biopharmaceuticals , blood transfusions , medical devices , electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), veterinary products , and cosmetics . The FDA also enforces other

  2. FDA Seeks to Get More Women Into Trials of Medical Devices

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    Fri, 16 Dec 2011

    Women Into Trials of Medical Devices One study found women ..... clinical trials for medical devices were released Friday ..... intended for medical device developers and manufacturers ..... designing and conducting medical device clinical trials in

  1. Report Urges New Review System for Medical Devices

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    Fri, 29 Jul 2011

    Friday's report. " Medical devices in the U.S. have ..... support a robust medical device industry in the U ..... FDA oversight of medical devices for years, arguing ..... president of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association

  2. Report Could Tighten FDA's Oversight of Medical Devices

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    Thu, 28 Jul 2011

    s Oversight of Medical Devices Manufacturers already ..... under which most medical devices reach the market ..... the majority of medical devices , or about 3,000 ..... quicker, and the medical device industry has launched

  3. Dirty surgical tools a problem in the OR

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    Wed, 22 Feb 2012

    sterilize reusable medical devices . A patient’s risk ..... from a reprocessed medical device is very low.” But ..... for reprocessing medical devices largely consist of ..... reprocessing of reusable medical devices is a shared responsibility

  4. Video: Dirty surgical tools put patients at risk

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    Thu, 23 Feb 2012

    pretty horrifying. if a dirty medical device finds its way into the operating ..... clean and sterilize reusable medical devices . a patient's risk of acquiring ..... infection from a reprocessed medical device is very low. for john, what

  5. Treatment Advances Improve the Odds for Heart Failure Patients

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    Thu, 16 Feb 2012

    much hope or optimism. But that has totally turned around now." Why? Fonarow credits the shift to a decade of drug and medical device innovation. On the one hand, there is the advent of whole new classes of medications -- such as ACE inhibitors, beta

  6. Filthy surgical tools: Gross, dangerous and more common

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    Wed, 22 Feb 2012

    like to see a follow up story about hospitals reprocessing medical devices by third party companies. older 2 hours ago TODAY Investigates ..... like to see a follow up story about hospitals reprocessing medical devices by third party companies. This, in my opinion, is something

  7. Report Blames Speedy FDA Clearance for Medical Device Recalls - iVillage

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    Mon, 14 Feb 2011

    Clearance for Medical Device Recalls But agency ..... News) -- Most medical devices recently recalled ..... are not new. Medical devices are not subject ..... two types of medical device review processes ..... percent of new medical device reviews subject ..... Eighty of the 113 medical devices recalled by the

  8. Many Doctors May Be Less Than Honest With Their Patients

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    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    their patients; and almost two-fifths did not think it necessary to be open about their financial connections to drug and medical device companies. Study author Dr. Lisa Iezzoni said the findings suggest that the needs and desires of patients may not always

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