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Tag Archives: FDA
Gainesville area reacts to morning-after pill legislation
By Sarah Daly and Jensen Werley on May 1st, 2013 | Last updated: May 2, 2013 at 12:58 pm
The Food and Drug Administration will make the most widely known morning-after pill available on drugstore shelves to women ages 15 and older.
In the News: Boston conflicting reports, Immigration proposal released, Teachers sue over evaluation system, FDA bans generic OxyContin
By Serina Braddock on April 17th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 4:08 pm
Boston courthouse evacuated after FBI rebukes report of bomb suspect arrest – After contradicting reports, an official FBI statement was released saying no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack at this time. The Atlantic Wire [...]
In wake of gay marriage debate, UF student questions FDA blood donation policy
By WUFT News on April 5th, 2013 | Last updated: April 5, 2013 at 1:46 pm
Since the 1980s, the Food and Drug Administration has banned blood donations from gay men because of the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission. University of Florida student James J. Sadler hopes that ban will be lifted, so he and other gay men can donate blood.
In the News: Largo man shoots up office, newly-approved cancer drug, gangster injures Chihuahua, watered-down beer
By Serina Braddock on February 27th, 2013 | Last updated: February 27, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Largo police: Man shoots up office building, then wounds himself – A man distraught over suspicions about his wife having an affair walked into an office complex early Wednesday morning and began firing a semi-automatic handgun. Tampa Bay Times Researchers [...]
One-third of fish sold are not what they seem
By Andrew V. Pestano and Shaneece Dixon on February 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: February 24, 2013 at 8:16 am
Fraudulent fish have been flooding the markets as a new study reveals fishy behavior by retail outlets.
In the News: Reopened murder case, NE Florida highways, Medicaid expansion, blindness devices
By Katherine Kallergis and Tatila Brock on February 21st, 2013 | Last updated: February 22, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Hernando County reopens 20 year-old murder case – Twenty years after 12-year-old Jennifer Odom’s body was found in Hernando County, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Department is assigning a full-time detective to the case. The case was originally featured on NBC’s [...]
Students turn to energy drinks as FDA investigates safety
By Bailey Myers on November 16th, 2012 | Last updated: November 27, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Students rely on energy drinks to provide necessary energy for the day, but too much caffeine can be bad for a person’s health.
