They were approved for political purposes.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

It never goes away completely. America's Food and Drug Administration has approved three drugs for fibromyalgia - Lyrica,Cymbalta and Savella.

VOA: special.2011.08.02

In two thousand seven, the Food and Drug Administration approved Lyrica as the first drug specifically for the disease.

VOA: special.2011.08.02

It has been about forty years since the United States Food and Drug Administration approved a drug especially for treating lupus.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved 3 forms of beta interferon for treatment of Relapsing-Remitting MS.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

The Canadian government quickly approved a law that said each person must bring enough supplies to last for one year.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

The Global Fund has approved proposals for more than nineteen billion dollars to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

One hundred-fifty years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln approved an order for the services of seventy-five thousand militiamen.

VOA: special.2011.04.15

The United States Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation approved more than one million dollars to pay for the experiment.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

Officials said Pfizer paid health care providers to prescribe these medicines for conditions other than the ones for which they are approved.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

On July fourth,seventeen seventy-six, colonial leaders approved the final Declaration of Independence for the United States.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Congress also approved millions of dollars for government projects in the home states of important congressmen.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

The Alzheimer's Association says FDA-approved drugs are effective for half the people who take them.

VOA: special.2011.02.08

Mexico broke relations with the United States when Congress approved statehood for Texas.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

They approved a pro-slavery platform, but did not nominate anyone for president.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

Delegates to the convention approved a policy statement for the new party.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

After long debate, Congress finally approved territorial government for Oregon.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The convention approved a constitution for the new nation.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

He approved seventeen thousand more troops for Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Lotfi Hajji is a journalist in Tunis. he says,"the Writers Union is more like a club for government-approved authors."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved the device to be used for heart failure patients.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

The group says requests by governments for domain names should be approved and come online next year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Niger's electoral commission says more than 92 percent of voters approved changes to the constitution allowing President Mamadou Tandja to run for re-election.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

They noted that the African Union has in the past approved an important convention, only to see it lie dormant for lack of ratification.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Given the difficulties ahead, the World Health Assembly approved a resolution to eradicate measles worldwide, but set no target date for achieving this goal.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

He approved the transfer of a pedophile priest, Peter Huellermann, to the Munich Archdiocese for psychotherapy.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Just a few months ago, he approved the latest increase of more than 20,000 U.S.troops in Afghanistan, allowing for more aggressive operations against Taliban strongholds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

When President Obama took office in January, there were about Within weeks, he approved a Pentagon request for an additional 21,000 combat and training troops, plus support units.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13