Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration has filed a court order against medical device giant Medtronic over repeated problems with its implantable drug pumps…

While more than a dozen nursing homes in Florida have stopped prescribing antipsychotic medications to dementia patients, and the percentage of nursing…

Federal health officials have approved the first lower-cost copy of a biotech drug to reach the U.S. market, a long-awaited milestone that could generate…

Sarasota urologist Ronald Wheeler says he's going to continue doing a controversial prostate-cancer treatment, even though an FDA panel recently voted…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to add new regulations to additional tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, pipe tobacco and…

The controversial “yoga mat” chemical can be found in nearly 500 food products ranging from bread to stuffing and snacks, according to a list released by…

A bill to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors gained legislative support this week, according to the Miami Herald.Reps. Frank Artiles, R-Miami, and Doc…

In 1994, when the Republican tide took over Congress, the Food and Drug Administration lost the power to regulate dietary supplements. After the Dietary…

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the company 23andMe. It wants the company to stop selling its $99 saliva test to detect a person's genetic predisposition to various diseases.

European drug regulators are warning that the emergency contraceptive called Plan B does not work in women who weigh 176 pounds or more. The warning follows a September study showing an increased number of pregnancies in women who had taken Plan B.