Medications
FDA approves stomach-filling balloon for weight loss
Federal health regulators on Tuesday approved an inflatable medical balloon that aids weight loss by filling up space in the stomach.
Jul 28, 2015
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News tagged with food and drug administration
Medications
US regulators give limited approval to cholesterol drug
US regulators on Friday approved a new cholesterol drug called Praluent, made by Sanofi and Regeneron, for people with certain genetic risk factors for heart disease.
Jul 25, 2015
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Health
Proposed label would tell how much added sugar to eat
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed that nutrition facts labels include the percentage of a person's recommended daily intake of added sugars in a food item—the "percent daily value."
Jul 24, 2015
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Medications
Big House vote to speed drug approvals, boost research (Update)
For the second time this year, the House used overwhelming bipartisan unity Friday to approve health legislation, this time voting to bolster biomedical research and streamline how the government approves drugs and medical ...
Jul 10, 2015
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Medications
FDA strengthens heart risk warning in popular pain relievers
Federal health regulators are bolstering warning labels for popular pain relievers, adding information about the risk of heart attack and stroke in the short term.
Jul 9, 2015
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Cardiology
FDA approves new heart failure pill from Novartis
Government regulators have approved a new pill from Novartis to treat heart failure, a deadly chronic disease that affects millions of U.S. patients.
Jul 7, 2015
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Medications
FDA clears drug for leading form of cystic fibrosis
Federal health officials have approved a new combination drug for the most common form of cystic fibrosis, the debilitating inherited disease that causes internal mucus buildup, lung infections and early death. But it will ...
Jul 2, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study verifies accuracy of rapid Ebola test
A new finger prick rapid Ebola test co-developed by Tulane University researchers is as accurate as traditional lab testing for the disease, according to an independent study published in the British medical journal The Lancet.
Jun 29, 2015
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Health
House bill aims for less e-cigarette regulation
House Republicans are pushing to ease proposed government regulations for companies that sell e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products, a move that Democrats charge could lead to unsafe products on the market.
Jun 19, 2015
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