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...common ingredient of soaps, shampoos, and toothpastes as well as special preparations used to wash newborn babies. But is it safe? Not for babies, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Although there is no proof that hexachlorophene has harmed humans when used according to directions, the FDA sent a warning last week to 600,000 doctors and health officials, declaring that regular bathing with products containing 3% or more of the chemical may cause brain damage...
...Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that its analysis of that report and the 60 additional cases found since then have shown that the connection between the drug and the cancer is "statistically significant...
...statement released Wednesday, Herbst said "We feel the logical next step is to have the FDA undertake a national surveillance program of all young women in the at-risk population--those women whose mothers were given the drug...
...same drug used as a "morning-after" pill to prevent conception after intercourse. The FDA conclusion, and a new warning against use in pregnancy, does not affect the contraceptive use since the problem area is in surviving children of women who take the drug during pregnancy...
...Vivant is now in receivership, but company officials still hope to get back in business despite FDA charges, made after a thorough examination of the company plant, that its products were often improperly sterilized and were not fit for consumption by "man or animal." Up to 4,000,000 cans of Bon Vivant products remain in warehouses round the country, while the company continues to press the drug agency for a test to determine whether or not these products can be put back on the market...