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		<title>How FDA Ensures the Safety of Blood Products</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Richard J. Davey, MD You might be aware that FDA plays a key role in assuring the safety and efficacy of products such as drugs, vaccines and foods. But less well known is the agency’s critical regulatory oversight of &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/how-fda-ensures-the-safety-of-blood-products/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Voice Interviews Deborah M. Autor, Esq.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[En Espanol FDA Voice: Thanks for agreeing to talk with us – can you tell us a little about your job at FDA? Deputy Commissioner Autor: My goal is to make FDA’s response to globalization challenges and import safety a &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/fda-voice-interviews-deborah-m-autor-esq/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hope on the Horizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Margaret Hamburg, M.D. This week we were once again reminded that the critical issue of drug shortages isn’t about industry, it isn’t about government, or even about the drugs themselves. It is about getting people the treatments they trust, &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/hope-on-the-horizon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Valentine for Your Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Margaret Hamburg, M.D. Valentine’s Day, when we celebrate matters of the heart, is the perfect reminder that February is American Heart Month.  There’s no better gift for those you love, or for yourself, than to help ensure a healthy &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/a-valentine-for-your-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Assists in the Success against Epidemic Meningitis in Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Marc Kusinitz, PhD Meningococcal meningitis, a disease that sweeps across sub-Saharan Africa in an area called the meningitis belt, is losing its power to inflict illness and death. Scientists from FDA made a critical contribution in developing the technology &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/fda-aids-in-the-success-against-epidemic-meningitis-in-africa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/fda-aids-in-the-success-against-epidemic-meningitis-in-africa/</link>
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		<title>50 Years after Thalidomide: Why Regulation Matters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Margaret Hamburg, M.D.  Fifty years ago, the vigilance of FDA medical officer Dr. Frances Kelsey prevented a public health tragedy of enormous proportion by ensuring that the sedative thalidomide was never approved in the United States.  As many remember, &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/50-years-after-thalidomide-why-regulation-matters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/50-years-after-thalidomide-why-regulation-matters/</link>
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		<title>Beyond Rulemaking:  Building the Scientific Infrastructure for Food Safety under FSMA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Michael R. Taylor, J.D. One year has passed since the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act was enacted, and we are making remarkable progress in developing regulations to implement many of the law’s provisions. It’s certainly a big job, requiring &#8230; <a href="http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/beyond-rulemaking-building-the-scientific-infrastructure-for-food-safety-under-fsma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/beyond-rulemaking-building-the-scientific-infrastructure-for-food-safety-under-fsma/</link>
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