Amgen and Wyeth Statement on FDA Announcement About Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blockers
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE ), issued a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement regarding the results of a safety rev...Pelosi Statement on Energy and Commerce Committee Passage of Health Insurance Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight on the vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to pass the America's Affordable Health Choices Act, the third House committee to pass the bill this month. The House Ways and Mea...Health Care Statement of Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA responds to inaccurate media reports ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to inaccurate online media reports, Catholic Charities USA states unequivocally that it does not support any plan to reform health care and/or a...Pew Statement on House Passage of Food Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Erik D. Olson, Director of Food and Consumer Product Safety, The Pew Charitable Trusts: "We applaud the House of Representatives' bipartisan vote today to modernize and strengthen the nation's food safety system. Thi...CareFusion Form 10 Registration Statement Declared Effective
SAN DIEGO, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion Corporation, the company that is expected to become public following the planned spinoff of Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products businesses, today announced that the Form 10 registration statement for the spinoff has been...EAU Position Statement on Screening for Prostate Cancer
ARNHEM, The Netherlands, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Association of Urology (EAU) has taken into consideration the recent scientific information on randomised screening studies on prostate cancer (Schröder et al, NEJM 2009). Based on the results of the European Randomised Study for ...A Joint Statement From America's Prostate Cancer Advocacy, Education, and Support Organizations
WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since 1993, when the PLCO trial was started, we have awaited the results of this trial with eager anticipation, as have others. The initial report of the results of this study -- and those of a comparable European trial -- published last week in the ...3.5x SheerVision Loupes - SV Sport Frame
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Germany's Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, has banned the cultivation of genetically modified maize. The ban took effect immediately on 14 April. The minister noted that the ban is an isolated decision on a particular case, not a fundamental rejection of...ADA releases updated position statement on functional foods
CHICAGO The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position on functional foods that says fortified, enriched or enhanced foods can benefit a person's health when consumed as part of a varied diet, encourages further research and urges continued efforts to educate the public on suc...Press statement on new CDC MMWR on Klebseilla pneumonia Carbapenemase-producing organisms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new infection control recommendations on Klebseilla pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)-Producing Organisms, one of the most treatment-resistant gram-negative bacterium. Recent studies have shown that infections with these highl...Press statement on new CDC MRSA study from SHEA president
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a decrease in catheter-associated bloodstream infections caused by both methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus . The 10-year national study, 'Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Central Line-A...American College of Medical Genetics makes genetic testing recommendations in new policy statement
Consumers are increasingly being marketed a broad range of genetic tests. Paternity tests at the drugstore.Personal genome mappingGene tests to predict future baldness. With ongoing genetic discoveries and technology improvements, more genetic tests are available than ever before and along with g...EFSA Issues Positive Safety Statement for the Use of Chromium Picolinate in EU Food Supplements
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes no safety concerns for the use of chromium picolinate in food supplements, in response to Nutrition 21's Application to market Chromax(R) chromium picolinate in Europe . PURCHASE, N.Y., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nutrition 21, Inc. ...PhRMA Statement on AARP-White House Press Conference
WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President & CEO Billy Tauzin today issued the following statement regarding today's AARP-White House press conference on health care reform: "With the strong support of AARP, we...Pharmacyclics Files Registration Statement for Rights Offering
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC ) today announced that it filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a rights offering to its existing stockholders. The rights offering will be made...DuPont Statement on Obama Administration Biofuels Interagency Working Group
Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) May 5, 2009 -- The following can be attributed to Nicholas C. Fanandakis, group vice president -- DuPont Applied BioSciences : "With a view on the biofuels industry that ranges from the advanced agricultural seed we sell through Pi...Amylin Issues Statement in Response to Carl Icahn
SAN DIEGO, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN ) today issued the following statement from James N. Wilson, Lead Independent Director, on behalf of the Amylin Board of Directors: The Amylin Board of Directors welcomes continued three-way dialogue wi...Extraordinary General Meetings Statement -- XTL Also Announces Board and Management Changes
REHOVOT, Israel, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nasdaq: XTLB ; TASE: XTL) announces the results of its Extraordinary General Meetings ("EGMs") held earlier today. All of the resolutions at the EGMs were passed. The current board of directors consists of Mark...Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
... use and juvenile suicide. For this reason, the use of SSRIs in pediatric cases of depression is now recognized by the FDA as warranting a cautionary statement to the parents of children who may be prescribed SSRIs by a family doctor. [1] Effect not well understood Some say that the supposed biologi...