UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 1998

Records 1 to 8 of 8

• Euclid schools ban laser pointers; Parma confiscates them, ponders rule
  Plain Dealer 11 Dec, 1998, pg. 1 sec. B

• Dermabond Topical Skin Adhesive, a product recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, offers a quick fix for cuts
  Plain Dealer 21 Oct, 1998, pg. 1 sec. A

• Gliatech Inc gets Food & Drug Administration approval for larger study of Adcon-P, a coating solution to reduce scarring after surgery in the pelvic cavity
  Plain Dealer 08 Oct, 1998, pg. 2 sec. C

• Laser pointers are considered a nuisance, threat and in some cases they have led to arrests in some cities and have been banned by schools in others; beyond annoyance lies a health concern: FDA, which regulates laser pointers, and the American Society of Ophthalmologists have warned that beams from these pointers can cause permanent eye damage
  Plain Dealer 04 Oct, 1998, pg. 1 sec. J

• US Food and Drug Administration notifies Invacare Corp that it failed to ensure the quality of electrical patient beds, chair lifts and other medical devices at its manufacturing plant in Sanford, Fla
  Plain Dealer 23 Sep, 1998, pg. 2 sec. C

• FDA nod sought for breast cancer drug; University Hospitals of Cleveland has been testing gene-based Herceptin for 2 years
  Plain Dealer 03 Sep, 1998, pg. 19 sec. A

• Gliatech Inc gets Food & Drug Administration approval to market its Adcon-L, a gel designed to inhibit scarring after back surgery
  Plain Dealer 29 May, 1998, pg. 1 sec. C

• Food and Drug Administration blasts military for improper use of unapproved drug; says army misled troops who got vaccine in Bosnia
  Plain Dealer 25 Jan, 1998, pg. 1 sec. A

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