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10 May 2013
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final guidance document that it says is intended to expedite the donation of blood and plasma for frequent donors.BackgroundThe final guidance,
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27 February 2013
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The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) has released a new guidance document aimed at adopting a new and more flexible recommendation for the
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27 February 2013
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A new draft guidance published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends revised screening procedures to guard against the threat of syphilis contamination in donated blood and plasma,
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24 January 2013
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In July 2012, the conservative-leaning advocacy organization Cause of Action filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), arguing that the agency's policy requiring potential
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1 August 2012
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There’s a new top threat to the safety of the nation’s blood supply. The Wall Street Journal reports donated blood products containing bacterially contaminated blood platelets have usurped HIV for the
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18 July 2012
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An investigation into human tissue trafficking by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has uncovered “inadequate safeguards” to protect consumers from poorly-sourced human
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10 July 2012
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A woman is suing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its policy requiring potential sperm donors to undergo health testing before being allowed to donate, calling the regulations a
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6 July 2012
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new draft guidance intended to reduce the risk of transmitting malaria through donated blood.In its 6 June Federal Register posting, FDA said the
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11 June 2012
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A group of 62 US lawmakers sent US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius a letter on 11 June expressing their collective support for a draft policy announced in
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13 March 2012
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The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is looking at the possibility of relaxing rules that currently prohibit gay men from donating blood or plasma.The guidelines have been in place
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