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FDA urges restriction in injudicious use of antibiotics in livestock

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged drug companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals. The researchers say that this decades-old practice has contributed to a surge in dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria.

12 Apr 2012

FDA approves HUD designation for SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart for destination therapy

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation for the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart to be used for destination therapy in addition to its current PMA approval as a bridge to transplant.

12 Apr 2012

Impax initiates challenge of patents related to generic Gralise

Impax Laboratories, Inc. today confirms that it has initiated a challenge of the patents listed in the Orange Book in connection with Gralise (gabapentin tablets, 300 mg and 600 mg).

12 Apr 2012

Roundup: No new policies from cross-border insurance law; Dental Medicaid abuse in Texas?

Proponents said these out-of-state policies, stripped of Georgia's mandates, would have lower premiums – and allow more people to afford individual health insurance coverage. ... But a year later, nothing has happened. No insurer here has started selling a non-Georgia health plan.

12 Apr 2012

Hospitals feel pressure to part ways with fast food

News outlets report on how a corporate watchdog group is pressing a Minneapolis hospital to get rid of its on-site McDonald's while a Kansas City, Mo., hospital is also working in this direction.

12 Apr 2012

U-Systems receives positive FDA panel review for somo•v ABUS system for breast cancer screening

U-Systems, the leader in automated breast ultrasound, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Radiological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee recommended approval of the somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system.

12 Apr 2012

Johnson & Johnson fined $1.2B for hiding anti-psychotic drug dangers, deceptive marketing

An Arkansas judge fined the drug maker and a subsidiary for misleading doctors and the public on the risks involved with taking an anti-psychotic drug, Risperdal, and for marketing the drug for an off-label use to the state's Medicaid system.

12 Apr 2012

OptiMedica's Catalys Precision Laser System receives CE mark approval

Global ophthalmic company OptiMedica Corp. has announced that its Catalys Precision Laser System has been CE mark approved for creating single-plane and multi-plane arc cuts/incisions in the cornea during cataract surgery.

12 Apr 2012

First Edition: April 12, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about Massachusetts' health reform's sixth birthday.

From Medtronic 12 Apr 2012

Many Medi-Cal caregivers in California lack access to health insurance, adequate food

The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.

12 Apr 2012

Without scale-up of aid, Africa's Sahel region facing humanitarian crisis, U.N. warns

"Senior United Nations officials on Tuesday made impassioned appeals to the international community to make more resources available to assist millions of people affected by the severe food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, cautioning that global inaction could lead to a humanitarian disaster," the U.N. News Centre reports.

12 Apr 2012

Experts share top 5 springtime fruits and vegetables that fight cancer

The price of springtime fruits and vegetables seems to increase each year. But when buyers break this expense down to cents, they realize stocking up on these cancer-fighting foods still makes economical sense, say experts from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

12 Apr 2012

Screen time linked with obesity in children

Approximately 20 percent of adolescents in the U.S. today are obese or overweight. With the number of obese and overweight younger children close behind, this epidemic has lasting implications for the future.

12 Apr 2012

Act now 'to prevent tragedy' in Africa's Sahel food security crisis

"The world appears reluctant to open its wallets to relief organizations dedicated to saving the lives of Africa's children until it's official. They want the United Nations to declare a famine," a Globe and Mail editorial states.

12 Apr 2012

Quest Diagnostics receives FDA clearance for Simplexa C. difficile Universal Direct test

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to its Simplexa C. difficile Universal Direct Test on the 3M Integrated Cycler.

From Quest Diagnostics 12 Apr 2012

FDA takes three steps to protect public health and promote judicious antimicrobial use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals.

12 Apr 2012

Advocates urge Obama to address food security at upcoming G8 meeting

"Anti-poverty advocates are urging President Obama to 'find political will to end global hunger' during the upcoming G8 Summit at Camp David," Inter Press Service reports. Members of ActionAid last week held signs in front of the White House "that read 'Obama: Find the Will to be a Hunger Hero at the G8,' next to a cutout of the president in a superhero suit," the news service writes.

12 Apr 2012

PURE Bioscience launches new disinfectant/sanitizer product

PURE Bioscience, Inc., creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today reported the launch of the PURE Complete Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting System.

12 Apr 2012

FDA clears Cerecor’s FP01 IND for treatment of cough

Cerecor Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription pharmaceuticals whose primary activity is in the human nervous system, today announced that its Investigational New Drug (IND) Application for FP01 for the treatment of cough has cleared the 30 day deliberation period by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

12 Apr 2012

Mayo Clinic to offer novel device for patients with GERD

Mayo Clinic in Florida will be one of the first health care institutions in the United States to offer a newly approved device to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The condition, also known as acid reflux disease, can lead to serious health problems.

12 Apr 2012

Food News and Research

FDA urges restriction in injudicious use of antibiotics in livestock

FDA approves HUD designation for SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart for destination therapy

Impax initiates challenge of patents related to generic Gralise

Roundup: No new policies from cross-border insurance law; Dental Medicaid abuse in Texas?

Hospitals feel pressure to part ways with fast food

U-Systems receives positive FDA panel review for somo•v ABUS system for breast cancer screening

Johnson & Johnson fined $1.2B for hiding anti-psychotic drug dangers, deceptive marketing

OptiMedica's Catalys Precision Laser System receives CE mark approval

First Edition: April 12, 2012

Many Medi-Cal caregivers in California lack access to health insurance, adequate food

Without scale-up of aid, Africa's Sahel region facing humanitarian crisis, U.N. warns

Experts share top 5 springtime fruits and vegetables that fight cancer

Screen time linked with obesity in children

Act now 'to prevent tragedy' in Africa's Sahel food security crisis

Quest Diagnostics receives FDA clearance for Simplexa C. difficile Universal Direct test

FDA takes three steps to protect public health and promote judicious antimicrobial use

Advocates urge Obama to address food security at upcoming G8 meeting

PURE Bioscience launches new disinfectant/sanitizer product

FDA clears Cerecor’s FP01 IND for treatment of cough

Mayo Clinic to offer novel device for patients with GERD

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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