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FDA orders skin cream, eye wash off the market

September 25, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cracked down on several companies who are producing unapproved versions of a skin cream and an eye wash. The skin cream contains an enzyme found in the papaya plant, and is used to treat skin ulcers and other diabetic wounds, and the eye wash is used to keep eyes moist during surgery. Three companies--B. Braun, Baxter, and Hospira--have been ordered to file for FDA approval or cease production by November 24, 2008.
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Expert & Community Posts

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Growing My Food
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...I plant this year?   Before I was diagnosed with diabetes, I loved succotash. I always wanted... Read more »

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4 Steps to Lower LDL Cholesterol
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...travels.    From our sponsor: On Insulin? Get a diabetes monitor at no charge!   LDL... Read more »

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Compounds in sea anemone and a shrub block autoimmune response in diabetes and arthritis.
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...plant block the autoimmune disease response in type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. The... Read more »

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Lettuce and Diabetes
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

Can insulin produced in lettuce cure type 1 diabetes some day? Possibly. In mice, it seems to... Read more »

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Caregiving Resolutions for the New Year
By Kim Benjet , Health Expert

...problem solve instead.And most importantly, to put diabetes second or third in terms of life... Read more »

Health Guide

Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...Hg) A fasting blood sugar level between 100 and 125 mg/dL Metabolic syndrome, like type 2 diabetes mellitus which it leads to, is a risk factor for arteriosclerosis. Managing diet and... Read more »
Cholesterol and Lipids
...relative diagnosed before age 55Being male and over age 45 or female and over age 55Cigarette smokingDiabetesHigh blood pressureMetabolic syndrome (risk factors associated with obesity such as low... Read more »
Menopause: Lifestyle Changes
...weight around the abdomen (the so-called apple shape) is a specific risk factor for heart disease and diabetes and many other health problems. Click the icon to see an image of different types of... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Dietary Factors
...less than 7%, and trans fats less than 1%, of total daily calories. (Patients with heart disease or diabetes may need to limit unhealthy fat in their diet even further.) Most fats should come from... Read more »
Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...cholesterol levels, has harmful effects on the linings of the arteries, and may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes. Hydrogenated fats are used in stick margarine and in many fast foods and... Read more »

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