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Scientists launch 3-year fish poisoning study -- UVI and Schneider Hospital taking part in $1 million project to understand human illness caused by algae

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:06:24 GMT

Daily News Photo by SEAN McCOY Don Anderson of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute speaks at UVI on Friday.
Source: Virgin Islands Daily News

Painkiller crisis: Patients needlessly living and dying in pain

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:45:01 GMT

Patients in hospices and nursing homes are suffering needlessly because they cannot get pain medicines, medical care professionals say.
Source: WalletPop

Gloucester Pharmaceuticals Announces Final Results from ISTODAX(R) Phase 2 PTCL Study at ASH Annual Meeting

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:51:25 GMT

--38% overall response rate and 10.3 month median duration of response-- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gloucester Pharmaceuticals announced today the presentation of positive final data from a Phase 2 study of ISTODAX(R) (romidepsin) in...
Source: Street Insider

Allos Therapeutics Reports New Analyses of Data from Pivotal PROPEL Trial of FOLOTYN™ at 51st ASH Annual Meeting

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:46:50 GMT

NEW ORLEANS, La. & WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc.
Source: Freshnews.com

Massive SlimFast Recall on All Flavors Due to Bacteria

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:14:42 GMT

A Slim-Fast recall is taking place on some of their products.
Source: Associated Content

Questioning a $30,000-a-Month Cancer Drug

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:13:14 GMT

The price of the new drug, called Folotyn, is at least triple that of other drugs that critics have said are too expensive for the benefits they offer to patients.
Source: Gainesville Sun

Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:08:03 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Pharmaceutical executives laid out plans Friday to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to stop hundreds of fatal overdoses each year.
Source: Coshocton Tribune

FDA Approves Lilly's Zyprexa For Two Adolescent Indications

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:04:22 GMT

Main Category: Schizophrenia Also Included In: Bipolar; Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 05 Dec 2009 - 1:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The U.S.
Source: Medical News Today

Quoted in 'Smoking Exposure Now Linked to Colon, Breast Cancers'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:35:27 GMT

said in Glam.com:

With the FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration], we're hoping this will be a significant tool to controlling tobacco, although it could get bogged down in so many different ways

Quoted in 'La. No. 1 in some seafood production categories'

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:06:09 GMT

said in The Shreveport Times:

Right now, less than 1 percent of the seafood that's imported into Louisiana is physically inspected by the Food and Drug Administration. We have to continue to tell people that we put together a safe, fresh product that's good to eat and safe to eat.

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:06:15 GMT

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Office of Compliance of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Division Director Michael Levy, Drug Enforcement Administration Deputy Assistant Administrator Joseph Rannazzisi, United...

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Office of Compliance of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Division Director Michael Levy testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee during a hearing...

Schizophrenia Drugs (Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel) FDA ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:29:46 GMT