I receive more than 50 comments daily, and most of these comments are actually “links” to websites selling viagra or other sexual boosters. Of course, I won’t approve these comments, it ends up I need to spend a lot of time to review comments.
I am not sure if the rest are really interested the...
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FDA Approves Vaccines for the 2010-2011 Influenza Season
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States.
Seasonal influenza vaccine protects against three strains of...
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Evamist
FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients...
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Cuvposa
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate) Oral Solution to treat chronic severe drooling caused by neurologic disorders in children ages 3 years to 16 years.
Drooling is...
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Household Cleaning Products May Play Role in Breast Cancer
A study of more than 1,500 women, published Tuesday in the international journal Environmental Health, found that using household cleaning products such as air fresheners and mold removers doubled...
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Avastin Not Good for Breast Cancer?!
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee Tuesday recommended that the agency withdraw approval of Avastin for treating breast cancer. However, this does not affect Avastin’s approval for the...
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Prolia won the FDA nod as an osteoporosis treatment
Amgen Inc. on June 1, 2010 announced that the U.S. FDA has approved Prolia(TM) (denosumab) for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture, defined...
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High heels ’shrink calf muscle fibres
In a study of women aged between 20 to 50 years old, Professor Marco Narici at Manchester Metropolitan University found continued wear of high heels for two or more...
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Meningitis Outbreak in Colorado Claims Second Life
Two hockey players tied to a meningitis outbreak in northern Colorado have died and a third is hospitalized in Montana.
The particularly virulent strain of meningococcal bacteria, known as...
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Whooping Cough Now Epidemic in California
California is facing what could be the state’s biggest outbreak of pertussis since 1958, according to its top public health official. As of June 15, a total of 910...
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FDA Approves New Injectable Osteoporosis Treatment for Postmenopausal Women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 1, 2010 approved Prolia, an injectable treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for fractures.
Osteoporosis is a...
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FDA NOTE: FDA Advisory Panel to Review Dental Amalgam
FDA Advisory Panel to Review Dental Amalgam
Agency to consider risks to vulnerable populations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 10, 2010 announced plans to hold an advisory...
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Salacia Roots
Salacia Roots
Li Y. from The University of Sydney : Salacia roots modulate multiple targets: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha-mediated lipogenic gene transcription, angiotensin II/angiotensin II type 1 receptor, alpha-glucosidase, aldose reductase...
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