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Latino Commission on AIDS Commends FDA Recommendations to Prevent HIV Infections
May 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that Truvada, an antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV, should be used as a new prevention tool for people that are at high risk of being exposed to HIV. continue reading »
Spooky Contacts Can be Nightmare for Eyes
October 31, 2011 | by FDA | Healthy U
Laura Butler was vacationing in Virginia Beach, Va., when, on a whim, the brown-eyed mom decided to buy a pair of blue contact lenses for $29.99 from a novelty shop. continue reading »
FDA Works with Mexico on Cross-Border Food Safety, Special Focus on Papayas
August 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its counterpart agencies in the Mexican government, the National Service for Agroalimentary Public Health, Safety and Quality (SENASICA) continue reading »
High Percentage of Hispanic and African-American Youth Using Menthol Cigarettes
March 16, 2011 | by Ozark First | Notitas de Noticias
While menthol cigarettes account for approximately a third of all U.S. cigarette sales most of those sales are to teen minorities, according to a new report. continue reading »
Important USDA Nutritional Guidlines Unveiled in Spanish
February 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Healthy U
USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon today joined local business leaders, retailers and community members at Sedano's Supermarket to unveil the Spanish-language continue reading »
USDA Unveils Spanish-language Nutritional Info and Food Access Guides
February 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon today joined local business leaders, retailers and community members at Sedano's Supermarket to unveil the Spanish-language Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Retail continue reading »
DNA Test Points to Anthony Garcia as Semen-Tainting Yogurt Culprit
February 10, 2011 | by KOAT | Notitas de Noticias
31-year old Anthony Garcia has been fingered as the culprit who put his semen in a free frozen yogurt sample at the local Sunflower Market in Albuquerque. continue reading »
Hispanic Health Groups Applaud FDA Action on Supplements
December 16, 2010 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Notitas de Noticias
"We all need to know that what we take is safe. Today the FDA called the dietary supplements industry to task for deceptive practices that have hidden from consumers the presence of potentially harmful ingredients in some supplements," said Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group. Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, issued a letter today to dietary supplement man continue reading »
