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February 22, 2013
FDA approves Genentech breast cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for late-stage breast cancer, the agency said.

February 20, 2013
Giant Food announces Child Hunger Grants, 2012 contributions

Giant Food, joined by Feeding America food bank leaders, held a press conference to highlight the company's 2012 giving and announce Child Hunger Grants. Giant’s monetary and in-kind contributions exceeded $12 million.

February 19, 2013
FDA, FTC crack down on distributors making unapproved cold, flu relief claims

The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued a number of warning letters to distributors of "unapproved medicines," noting that because each of the products identified claimed to prevent or treat the cold or flu, they need to be registered and approved by the FDA.

February 15, 2013
FDA seizes tainted product from Florida's Globe All Wellness

U.S. marshals, acting on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration, on Thursday seized tainted products from Globe All Wellness in Hollywood, Fla.

February 14, 2013
Ermis Labs names Hamacher Resource Group marketing and strategic agency of record

Ermis Labs, manufacturer of high-performing skin care items, earlier this month announced Hamacher Resource Group will serve as the company's marketing and strategic agency of record for the retail class of trade.

February 14, 2013
United Therapeutics resubmits application for pulmonary arterial hypertension drug

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted the resubmission of a regulatory approval application from United Therapeutics for a drug to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, the drug maker said.

February 11, 2013
Titan Medical Enterprises shut down after violating drug, supplement good manufacturing practices

A federal judge has ordered a California company and its owner to stop manufacturing and distributing drugs and dietary supplements in domestic commerce until their manufacturing operations comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Food and Drug Administration reported.

February 8, 2013
FDA approves generic diabetes drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic diabetes drug made by Macleods Pharma, according to agency records.

February 8, 2013
FDA approves multiple myeloma drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug made by Celgene for treating the cancer multiple myeloma, the agency said Friday.

February 8, 2013
FDA gives tentative approval to Dr. Reddy's hypertension drug

The Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval to a generic drug for treating hypertension, according to agency records.

February 4, 2013
FDA approves generic cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of a cancer drug in a move that the agency said would help relieve shortages.

February 1, 2013
FDA approves new drug for potentially deadly ammonia conditions

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating some disorders that harm the body's ability to remove ammonia from the blood, the agency said Friday.

January 31, 2013
Wegmans' food drive raises more than $2 million in 2012

During the fall 2012 checkout scanning campaign at 45 Wegmans stores in New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, eastern Pennsylvania, and the Greater Rochester region of New York, hunger relief donations totaled $1.4 million, Wegmans reported.

January 30, 2013
FDA approves Genzyme drug for rare cholesterol disorder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating a rare cholesterol disorder, the agency said.

January 28, 2013
FDA approves three new drugs for Type 2 diabetes

The Food and Drug Administration has approved three new drugs for Type 2 diabetes made by Takeda, the agency said.

January 25, 2013
FDA approves Gleevec for most common pediatric cancer

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Novartis drug for treating leukemia in children.

January 25, 2013
New indication approved for Genentech drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for a cancer drug made by Roche unit Genentech, the agency said.

January 23, 2013
FDA approves Novartis drug for rare blood disorder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for removing excess iron from the blood in patients with a rare genetic disorder, the agency said.

January 22, 2013
Va. woman wins Giant-Landover sweepstakes

A customer of Giant Food of Landover, Md., received $7,800 in Giant gift cards after winning an online sweepstakes, the Ahold banner said.

January 21, 2013
Giant-Landover donates lunches, water to Inauguration Day law enforcement, participants

A supermarket chain in the Washington area is marking Inauguration Day by donating lunches to the police officers assigned to guard it.

January 21, 2013
Zipnosis now offering online diagnosis, treatment in 11 states

Zipnosis, which provides patient access to mainstream medicine via online diagnosis and the treatment of common health needs, has announced that its services are now available in 11 states across the country.

January 17, 2013
FDA approves Flublok, a trivalent influenza vaccine not made with eggs

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Protein Sciences' Flublok, the first trivalent influenza vaccine made using an insect virus (baculovirus) expression system and recombinant DNA technology.

January 17, 2013
FDA approves sterile blood-plasma product

The Food and Drug Administraiton has approved a drug for replacing clotting proteins in the blood for conditions in which patients have too little of them.

January 17, 2013
Gourmet-within-a-store: Giant-Carlisle to debut in-store Di Bruno Bros. cheese shop

Ahold banner Giant Food Stores is opening a cheese and specialty food store in central Pennsylvania, the supermarket chain said.

January 16, 2013
FDA sets generic drug user fee rates for 2013

The Food and Drug Administration has set user fee rates for generic drug companies, the agency said.

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