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Deadly fish, tainted toothpaste spur scrutiny of products from China

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Many products imported from China to the U.S. have posed safety risks to individuals, thus prompting wide recalls and government investigations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers not to buy or eat imported fish labeled as monkfish, as the FDA testing has revealed these products contain life threatening levels of tetrodotoxin.

Author: Hampton, Tracy
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
China, Management dynamics, Toilet preparations, Imports, Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing, Commercial Fishing, Fishing, Toothpaste, Edible Fish, Health aspects, Management, Food, Fish as food, Fish (Food product), Company business management, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Toothpastes, Dentifrices, Food safety

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Experts weigh in on promotion, prescription of off-label drugs

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Experts have given their views on physicians prescribing off-label drugs for a condition not described in the approved labeling. Additional efforts are required for accessing appropriate off-label drugs for patients with rare and other diseases while safeguarding against illegal marketing and potentially dangerous prescribing.

Author: Hampton, Tracy
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
Medicine, Medical practice, Off-label prescribing, Off label prescribing

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Subjects list: United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation
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