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Study indicates that non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than sugar

The taste of common sugar substitutes is often described as being much more intense than sugar, but participants in a recent study indicated that these non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than the real thing, according to Penn State food scientists.

5 Sep 2014

Viewpoints: Rove renews attack on health law; Calif. 'vaccination crisis'

The disconnect between what Americans think of most provisions of Obamacare (love them!) and what they think of "Obamacare" (hate it!) has been the most perplexing aspect of rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

5 Sep 2014

Short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine have found that a popular class of diabetes medications called DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase the short-term risk of pancreatic cancer, as was previously reported by other researchers.

5 Sep 2014

Keytruda drug gets FDA approval for treatment of advanced melanoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new immunotherapy drug to treat advanced melanoma, signaling a paradigm shift in the way the deadly skin cancer is treated.

5 Sep 2014

FDA provides QIDP designation to Debiopharm’s Debio 1450 for treatment of ABSSSI

Debiopharm Group™(Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company developing prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs including anti-infective and oncology therapeutics as well as companion diagnostics, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated its anti-infectious agent Debio 1450 as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI).

4 Sep 2014

Positive clinical data for first procedural therapy to treat type 2 diabetes from Fractyl

Fractyl Laboratories Inc. today announced positive clinical data for the first procedural therapy to directly treat the underlying digestive causes of insulin resistance in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.

4 Sep 2014

Codman Neuro Receives Approval for REVIVE SE Thrombectomy Device in China, South Korea and Taiwan

Codman Neuro, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced regulatory approval from the China Food and Drug Administration, South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration for the company’s REVIVE SE Thrombectomy Device, a next-generation self-expanding clot removal device intended to restore blood flow in patients with acute ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial occlusive vessel disease.

4 Sep 2014

First Edition: September 4, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about a new government report that predicts a rebound in national health spending.

4 Sep 2014

People with food allergies have to watch what their fruits and vegetables eat

People with food allergies always have to watch what they eat. Now, they may have to watch what their fruits and vegetables eat, as it seems it's possible to have an allergic reaction to antibiotic residues in food.

4 Sep 2014

FDA approves MGH’s digital mammography system

A digital mammography system developed based on concepts originally tested at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

4 Sep 2014

Radioactive tracer with PET MRI imaging helps prostate cancer patients avoid unnecessary surgery

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are pioneering the use of a radioactive tracer in combination with PET MRI imaging to help some prostate cancer patients avoid lengthy and unnecessary surgery.

4 Sep 2014

Research reveals extent to which German beers may be contaminated by microplastics

If you're going to Oktoberfest next month to enjoy the delights of German beer, you might get more than you bargained for. New research has revealed the extent to which German beers may be contaminated by foreign substances, most notably, microplastics.

4 Sep 2014

Exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy may disrupt growth of boys

A research consortium bringing together teams from Inserm, the Nancy and Poitiers University Hospitals, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Atlanta, USA), and coordinated by the Inserm and University of Grenoble Environmental Epidemiology team (Unit 823), has just published an epidemiological study indicating that exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy, especially parabens and triclosan, may disrupt growth of boys during foetal growth and the first years of life.

4 Sep 2014

Scientists find that samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain lead and cadmium

Scientists have found that commercial samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain varying levels of lead and cadmium, which can cause health problems, and that those levels are linked to how much cocoa a product contains.

4 Sep 2014

Scientists find epigenetic link between mother's diet and offspring's risk of future obesity

Many research studies have made it clear that a mother's eating habits prior to pregnancy, during pregnancy and during lactation have a profound impact on her offspring and their propensity for developing weight problems, including obesity.

3 Sep 2014

Researchers call for implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality

In a Viewpoint published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a team of Boston researchers call for the implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality in the United States.

3 Sep 2014

Action movie lovers can choose to eat healthy foods while watching favorite shows

Can watching dramatic television make you fat? Yes, according to a new Cornell Food and Brand Lab study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine. The study finds that fast-paced television programs might lead people to eat twice as much food.

3 Sep 2014

MEI Pharma completes patient enrollment in Pracinostat Phase II trial for treatment of MDS

MEI Pharma, Inc., an oncology company focused on the clinical development of novel therapies for cancer, announced today that it has completed enrollment in a randomized Phase II clinical trial of its lead investigational drug candidate Pracinostat in combination with azacitidine in patients with previously untreated intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

2 Sep 2014

VentiRx's motolimod receives FDA Fast Track designation for ovarian cancer treatment

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of novel Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) immunotherapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to the investigation of motolimod (VTX-2337) when administered in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) for the treatment of women with ovarian cancer whose disease has progressed on or recurred after platinum-based chemotherapy.

2 Sep 2014

Synthetic announces positive results from final preclinical toxicology study of SYN-004

Synthetic Biologics, Inc., a developer of novel anti-infective biologic and drug candidates targeting specific pathogens that cause serious infections and diseases, announced today positive results from its final preclinical toxicology study of SYN-004.

2 Sep 2014

Food News and Research

Study indicates that non-nutritive sugar substitutes are no sweeter than sugar

Viewpoints: Rove renews attack on health law; Calif. 'vaccination crisis'

Short-term use of DPP-4 inhibitors does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer

Keytruda drug gets FDA approval for treatment of advanced melanoma

FDA provides QIDP designation to Debiopharm’s Debio 1450 for treatment of ABSSSI

Positive clinical data for first procedural therapy to treat type 2 diabetes from Fractyl

Codman Neuro Receives Approval for REVIVE SE Thrombectomy Device in China, South Korea and Taiwan

First Edition: September 4, 2014

People with food allergies have to watch what their fruits and vegetables eat

FDA approves MGH’s digital mammography system

Radioactive tracer with PET MRI imaging helps prostate cancer patients avoid unnecessary surgery

Research reveals extent to which German beers may be contaminated by microplastics

Exposure to certain phenols during pregnancy may disrupt growth of boys

Scientists find that samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain lead and cadmium

Scientists find epigenetic link between mother's diet and offspring's risk of future obesity

Researchers call for implementation of taxes and subsidies to improve dietary quality

Action movie lovers can choose to eat healthy foods while watching favorite shows

MEI Pharma completes patient enrollment in Pracinostat Phase II trial for treatment of MDS

VentiRx's motolimod receives FDA Fast Track designation for ovarian cancer treatment

Synthetic announces positive results from final preclinical toxicology study of SYN-004

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