DNA layer reduces risk of reserve parts being rejected
Dutch researchers Jeroen van den Beucken and John Jansen have given body implants a DNA layer. This layer ensures a better attachment, more rapid recovery of the surrounding tissue and less immune responses. The older we get the more 'reserve-parts' we need. Up until now placing such parts yielded advantages, but also disadvantages such as inflammations and immune responses. Van den Beucken's inv...Amendment on cloning ban rejected; vote on bill set for Wednesday
The Senate will take up the proposed ban, known as AB 499, on Wednesday. It would outlaw not only cloning for reproductive purposes but, also, what proponents call therapeutic or research cloning,...Testosterone patch for women Rejected For safety Reasons
The experimental testosterone patch used for treating women with sexual difficulties was rejected by a panel of advisors to the US Food// and Drug Administration recently . Procter & Gamble, global manufacturer of household products, wants to market the patch to women who have become menopausal after ovarian surgery however due to the rejection by members of the FDA panel the drug is k...Merck's Pain Reliever Arcoxia Rejected by US Federal Advisory Panel
An advisory panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected pharmaceutical giant Merck's bid to market Arcoxia,// a new osteoarthritis medication following concerns that it may carry cardiovascular risks. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that mostly affects cartilage. Cartilage is the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. Whil...Aspartame Probe Call Rejected by FDA
WASHINGTON - A U.S. consumer group called for an urgent Food and Drug Administration assessment of the safety of aspartame as it can be cancerous, on Monday, but the FDA said there wasnt an immediate need to do so despite a new study showing the sweetener may cause cancer. A new study published by the Italian researchers points to the fact that aspartame can cause leukemia, lymphoma...