Medications
FDA approves new antibiotic for skin infections
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new antibiotic from Durata Therapeutics to treat adults with common skin infections often acquired in U.S. hospitals.
May 23, 2014
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Addiction
Actor's death spotlights heroin epidemic
The shocking death of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from a suspected drugs overdose has spotlighted a growing epidemic of heroin use across the United States, officials warn.
Feb 4, 2014
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Medications
FDA approval process comes under scrutiny in studies
(HealthDay)—Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not necessarily mean that a medication or medical device has received a grueling trial by fire and has been proven safe beyond all doubt, according to a ...
Jan 21, 2014
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Medications
Study examines reasons for delay, denial of new drugs by FDA
Several potentially preventable deficiencies, including failure to select optimal drug doses and suitable outcome measures for a study, accounted for significant delays in the approval of new drugs by the Food and Drug Administration ...
Jan 21, 2014
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Health
Q&A: What are trans fats?
You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will eventually be a thing of the past. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is phasing them out, calling them a threat to public health. Some questions and ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Continued advances made against cancer, sustained research funding needed
Significant progress has been made against cancer due to the dedicated work of researchers throughout the biomedical research enterprise, according to the American Association for Cancer Research's (AACR) Cancer Progress ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More drugs show promise in fighting hepatitis C
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug duo may cure some cases of the liver disease hepatitis C, without the severe side effects of standard therapy, a new clinical trial suggests.
Aug 15, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
FDA approves rapid diagnostic test for HIV antigen, antibodies
(HealthDay)—The first rapid test to detect the HIV-1 antigen, as well as blood antibodies for the HIV-1 and HIV-2 strains, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Aug 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic resistance among hospital-acquired infections is much greater than prior CDC estimates
The rise of antibiotic resistance among hospital-acquired infections is greater than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found in its 2008 analysis, according to an ahead-of-print article in the journal, ...
Aug 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New test IDs genotype of hepatitis C
(HealthDay)—A new test to help doctors identify the genotype of a person's hepatitis C infection has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jun 20, 2013
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