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'Mad cow' proteins successfully detected in blood

...ge method is the first diagnostic test to gain FDA approval for human use within the Laboratory Response Netwo...oping must eventually follow a similar pathway for approval to allow clinical diagnosticians to use these tests to positively identify pathogens," said Colonel ...

Anthrax test, developed by army and CDC, receives FDA approval

...ge method is the first diagnostic test to gain FDA approval for human use within the Laboratory Response Netwo...oping must eventually follow a similar pathway for approval to allow clinical diagnosticians to use these tests to positively identify pathogens," said Colonel ...

FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B

...e Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Baraclude (entecavir) tablets and oral solution...nterfering with viral reproduction. FDA based its approval of Baraclude on the results of three studies in which Baraclude was compared to another anti-viral d...

OneWorld Health drug receives 'Orphan' designation from U.S. and European regulatory agencies

...in other countries. OneWorld Health will file for approval of paromomycin in India this year where the need is greatest. It will begin the drug approval process with the FDA and/or the EMEA next year. "We are pleased with the swift, positive responses ...

Nanoparticle Breast Cancer Drug Approved by FDA

...a significant role in Food and Drug Administration approval of Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound particles fo...or the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. "The approval means that women with metastatic breast cancer no longer need to endure the toxicities associated wi...

UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs

...he most common reason why new drugs fail to obtain approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Dr. Paul Watkins, DILIN Steering Committee chairman and the study's principal investigator at UNC. "This is the case even though drugs that cause liver injury are usually entirely safe for the majority ...

Canada approves marijuana-based pain spray

...ntre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. “The approval of Sativex in Canada reflects the urgent need for ...ized dose is delivered each time it is used. “The approval of Sativex is good news for the Canadian MS community. People living with MS and neuropathic pain ne...

Medical whistleblowers speak out

...that the studies that are the basis for regulatory approval are too small and are conducted over too brief a period to properly assess safety. There are "blockbuster drugs" out there, said the scientist, that "might be associated with tens of thousands of deaths a year" but this risk "would never be detected ...

Technique may allow cancer patients to freeze eggs, preserving fertility before starting treatment

...ce is currently not offered while researchers seek approval for a clinical trial. A specialized clinic in the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center provides counseling and information for women considering their fertility options, and the clinic currently freezes embryos for cancer patients who have a partner. The ...

Scientists Propose Sweeping Changes to Naming of Bird Neurosystems to Acknowledge Their True Brainpower

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Mylan Technologies, Inc., for the first generic...ief for up to three days (72 hours). The agency's approval is expected to provide patients with access to a lower cost alternative of this pain management syst...

FDA Clears the Way for Generic Versions of Transdermal Patches to Treat Chronic Pain

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Mylan Technologies, Inc., for the first generic...ief for up to three days (72 hours). The agency's approval is expected to provide patients with access to a lower cost alternative of this pain management syst...

New Drugs For Bad Bugs: UF Approach Could Bolster Antibiotic Arsenal

...sion about Vioxx. That’s created some doubt in the approval procedure. I think we have to come to a reasonable expectation here in terms of the balance between benefits and potential harm. The worries I have right now are because of these unrealistic expectations, the requirements are going to be even higher,...

Drug-resistant bacteria on poultry products differ by brand

... Food and Drug Administration proposed to withdraw approval of fluoroquinolone drugs for use in poultry production. That effort has since been stalled by legal objections from Bayer, one of the pharmaceutical companies manufacturing the drug. In the meantime, two major U.S. poultry producers, Tyson Food and P...

New Treatment Rivals Chemotherapy For Lymphoma, Study Finds

...sity) developed the Bexxar regimen, which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June 2003 to treat follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after other treatments have failed. The newly published research involves Bexxar as a first-line treatment for this disease. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, t...

Newly Discovered Compound Blocks Known Cancer-Causing Protein

...ymphomas and are now under consideration for final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Since that time, Casey and his colleagues have been studying another key player in the pathway, the Icmt enzyme. Icmt adds a chemical tag called a "methyl group" to Ras. This methyl tag enables Ras to be dir...

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