Medications
FDA panel endorses first lower-cost biotech drug
Federal health experts have unanimously endorsed a Novartis drug which is expected to become the first lower-cost copy of a biotech drug to reach the U.S. market.
Jan 7, 2015
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Medications
FDA drug approvals reached 18-year high in 2014
The Food and Drug Administration approved 41 first-of-a-kind drugs in 2014, including a record number of medicines for rare diseases, pushing the agency's annual tally of drug approvals to its highest level in 18 years.
Jan 2, 2015
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Health
Poll: Americans support menu labeling
Most Americans favor labeling calories on menus in fast food and sit-down restaurants. That's according to an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted in December that found most favor labels for prepared foods in the grocery ...
Dec 31, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US gives go-ahead to fast Ebola test
US authorities have given emergency authorisation to Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche for an Ebola test that can take as little as three hours, the company said on Monday.
Dec 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola chief says CDC lab incident poses no risk to public
The U.S. Ebola response coordinator is calling the mishandling of materials that led to a lab technician's possible exposure to the virus "unacceptable."
Dec 28, 2014
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Medications
FDA clears Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Saxenda
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Novo Nordisk diabetes drug as a treatment for obesity. It's the first injectable drug approved for weight loss.
Dec 23, 2014
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Health
US going after sellers of pure caffeine powder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is building a legal case against companies that sell pure powdered caffeine, which can be fatal even in small doses.
Dec 23, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves new melanoma drug from Bristol-Myers
The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Monday to a new drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer.
Dec 22, 2014
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Medications
FDA OKs Cubist antibiotic for serious infections
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medicine to fight complex infections in the abdomen and urinary tract, the fourth antibiotic the agency has approved since May.
Dec 20, 2014
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Medications
FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatment
Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie.
Dec 19, 2014
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