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FDA actions to deter ‘gaming’ of generic drug approval process by the use of citizen petitions
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
- Category: Health News Health News
- Published: 03 October 2018 03 October 2018
Washington, DC - When I announced the Drug Competition Action Plan, or DCAP, in June 2017, I committed the FDA to a number of new steps to increase competition in the market for prescription drugs and to help facilitate the entry of lower-cost alternatives to improve patient access to affordable medicines.
What a cookie
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- Written by John Grimaldi John Grimaldi
- Category: Regional News Regional News
- Published: 03 October 2018 03 October 2018
New Jersey - A Pennsylvania man who commutes to work in New Jersey played the lottery there after having a meal at a Chinese restaurant, at the end of which he was presented with fortune cookie that turned out to be worth, well, a fortune.
U.S. Signs Agreement To Prevent Unregulated Commercial Fishing on the High Seas of the Central Arctic Ocean
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Category: News News
- Published: 02 October 2018 02 October 2018
Washington, DC - The United States is pleased to be a signatory of the agreement to prevent unregulated commercial fishing on the high seas of the central Arctic Ocean. This is the first multilateral agreement of its kind to take a legally binding, precautionary approach to protect an area from commercial fishing before that fishing has begun. The signing ceremony will take place October 3 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries William Gibbons-Fly will head the U.S. delegation from the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Begins Operations in U.S. 6th Fleet
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- Written by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa
- Category: News News
- Published: 02 October 2018 02 October 2018
Naples, Italy - The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has commenced operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to continue support to NATO allies, European and African partner nations, coalition partners, and U.S. national security interest in Europe and Africa.
Decades-long Pink Bollworm quarantine lifted in California
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- Written by CDFA CDFA
- Category: California News California News
- Published: 02 October 2018 02 October 2018
Sacramento,, California - Following a Pink Bollworm quarantine and eradication program that endured for more than 50 years, the USDA has lifted regulations for the cotton pest in California. In this video, CDFA examines the history of the program and the innovation that brought it at long last to a conclusion.
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
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- Written by SDNC SDNC
- Category: California News California News
- Published: 02 October 2018 02 October 2018
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Sunday announced that he has signed the following bills: