Both drug safety regulators issued alerts today noting that they are considering new, preliminary information provided from the PALLAS study in their ongoing safety review of the drug. Heartwire
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The agency continues to review studies that reach different conclusions on the possible association between esophageal cancer and the widely prescribed drugs for osteoporosis. Medscape Medical News
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Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses the new FDA standards for sunscreens and how to advise patients on their use. Medscape Internal Medicine
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Recent pediatric obesity guidelines urge heightened attention on overweight adolescents, not just a focus on those who fall in the obese category, per BMI status. Medscape Medical News
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In a prospective cohort study, following a vegetarian diet and having a high intake of dietary fiber were associated with lower risk for hospitalization for or death from diverticular disease. Medscape Medical News
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A global model of Alzheimer’s risk suggests reducing chronic disease risk factors may prevent millions of cases and possibly prevent the projected epidemic threatening to overwhelm economic resources. Medscape Medical News
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(MedPage Today) — SILVER SPRING, Md. — An FDA advisory panel has recommended expanding the indication for infliximab (Remicade) to include treatment of ulcerative colitis in children.
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(MedPage Today) — GAITHERSBURG, Md. — An FDA advisory panel has voted 9-0, with one abstention, to recommend approval for Edwards Lifesciences’ Sapien transcatheter heart valve — a novel device intended as an alternative for patients with severe aortic stenosis who are too frail for open-heart surgery.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The third time proved to be the charm for the long-awaited new entry into the antiplatelet market as ticagrelor (Brilinta) today won FDA marketing approval for reducing thrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome who are candidates for stenting.
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BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced an exclusive worldwide license of its Melanoma Vaccine to The John P. Hussman Foundation, a charitable foundation that supports research to address life-threatening medical conditions and significant disabilities.
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