FDA Recalls Introducer Device Due to Bleeding Risk

WASHINGINTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA issued a class I recall — its most serious — of several St. Jude Medical 6 French Engage Introducer devices because its shaft or hub assembly may break and cause potentially fatal bleeding.

FDA Wants Second Look at Needleless Connectors

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA requested that nine companies evaluate rates of bloodstream infections that appear to be linked to positive displacement needleless connectors used for fluid administration — and what factors may contribute to the infections.

FDA Recalls Introducer Device Due to Bleeding Risk

WASHINGINTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA issued a class I recall — its most serious — of several St. Jude Medical 6 French Engage Introducer devices because its shaft or hub assembly may break and cause potentially fatal bleeding.

FDA Wants Second Look at Needleless Connectors

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA requested that nine companies evaluate rates of bloodstream infections that appear to be linked to positive displacement needleless connectors used for fluid administration — and what factors may contribute to the infections.

Merck KGaA, FDA Grants Priority Review To Cladribine Tablets For The Treatment Of Relapsing Forms Of Multiple Sclerosis

Merck KGaA announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for Cladribine Tablets as a therapy for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The application also has been granted a Priority Review designation by the FDA, which means the review period for the NDA is [...]

Bringing Sexy Back, Postmenopausal Intimacy

Menopause doesn’t have to signal the end of a woman’s love life. In fact, most women can enjoy even better sex after their reproductive years if they follow some healthy advice. Sex is good exercise and slows the aging process, so it’s not only permissible but also smart to keep it a central part of [...]

Technique To Preserve Fertility In Young Women May Be Unsafe For Patients With Leukemia

Although the use of ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation has lead to 13 live births in women with lymphoma or solid tumors, this method of fertility preservation may be unsafe for patients with leukemia, according to a recent study published online in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology…

Psychologist Discusses Gender Differences In Chronic Pain

Women experience chronic pain longer, more intensely and more often than men, according to a psychologist who works with both men and women dealing with diseases and conditions that leave them suffering. “Chronic pain affects a higher proportion of women than men around the world,” said Jennifer Kelly, PhD, of the Atlanta Center for Behavioral [...]