For F.D.A., a Major Backlog Overseas
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A series of reports concludes that the agency is so overwhelmed by a flood of imports that it is incapable of protecting the public from unsafe drugs, medical devices and food.
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First it was Illinois, now New York City is also attempting to get large orders of flu vaccines from Europe. Whether or not these foreign supplies will get FDA clearance is still unclear.
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GREENWOOD, Miss. -- A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.
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Americans with prostate cancer are traveling out of the country to receive a treatment that is not approved in the United States.
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The State Department did not head off a massive backlog of passport applications before this summer's peak travel season, despite warnings as early as November that demand was running far higher than expected, congressional investigators said yesterday.
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Drugmakers get part of the job done outside of the U.S.
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Flying through South America's busiest airports has become frightening and time-consuming for passengers and pilots alike as a surge in travelers overwhelms underfunded air traffic control systems.
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Relief agencies struggled to rush aid to more than 3 million people in Africa and Asia who lack food and medicine as the number of fatalities from the weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis
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Although the volume of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming into the country from foreign manufacturers in developing nations such as India and China has exploded in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will be lower in 20...
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Foreign Service officers looking for pay equity will have to keep waiting.
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New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made goods were held back by a sharp plunge in demand for new aircraft, the Commerce Department said.
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Staggering traffic problems, nightmarish security concerns and incomplete construction of sports venues that would cause an embarrassment to the host country.
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A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.
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It must be said that the admission comes at quite a dramatic time. The US commitment to South Korean defense is suspected to be weakening as Washington plans to pull out a third of its 37,000 troops here as part of its global arms redeployment.
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Countries begin test programs--get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
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Financial support for a major international fusion project is one of many casualties.
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Online travel agencies like Travelocity and Expedia are looking overseas as growth in domestic bookings has slowed.