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From: "U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)" <fda@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:46:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: CDRH New Update

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Date: April 29, 2008

The following new items were added to the CDRH web pages on April 28, 2008. Previous CDRH New Items can be found on the CDRHNew Page.

Federal Register: Dental Devices: Classification of Encapsulated Amalgam Alloy and Dental Mercury and Reclassification of Dental Mercury; Issuance of Special Controls for Amalgam Alloy; Reopening of Comment Period.

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From: "U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)" <fda@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:05:11 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Coronary Artery Plaque Imaging Device Cleared by FDA

Coronary Artery Plaque Imaging Device Cleared by FDA
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:42:00 -0500

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing a device that a doctor can use to see inside a blood vessel to assess the fat content of the plaque which builds up on the wall of the coronary arteries.

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From: "U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)" <fda@service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:04:32 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: FDA Approves Amitiza for IBS-C

FDA Approves Amitiza for IBS-C
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:45:00 -0500

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Amitiza (lubiprostone) for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) in adult women aged 18 and over.

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