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Coffee consumption may reduce risk of stroke in women

Drinking more than a cup of coffee a day was associated with a 22 percent to 25 percent lower risk of stroke, compared with those who drank less, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Mar 2011

Opinions: Cuts to U.S. foreign aid; sustainable agriculture to feed the world; gender gap in agriculture

The U.S.' "influence and strength depend far more on convincing and enabling the peoples of the world to look to us as a partner for prosperity and security," Truman National Security Project Fellow Michael Lieberman writes in a Huffington Post opinion piece reflecting on House Republican's continuing resolution proposal to reduce foreign aid spending.

10 Mar 2011

FDA approves Covidien's LEU-based Mo-99 medical isotope

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of molybdenum-99 derived from low-enriched uranium (LEU) in the production of technetium-99m generators.

10 Mar 2011

FDA grants marketing clearance for Teleflex Arrow NextStep Antegrade Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter

Teleflex Incorporated, a global provider of medical technology products, announced today that its Arrow® NextStep™ Antegrade Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter has received market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The NextStep Antegrade Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter is designed to attain long-term vascular access for hemodialysis and apheresis.

10 Mar 2011

Medtronic resolves FDA warning letters over Mounds View, Juncos facilities

Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed the company that issues noted in two warning letters -- one from November 2009 regarding the company's Mounds View, Minnesota facility and another from June 2009 regarding the company's manufacturing facility in Juncos, Puerto Rico -- have been resolved.

10 Mar 2011

New collaborative programme can improve mother and infant nutrition

The University of York is launching a £1 million collaborative programme aimed at encouraging improved nutrition for mothers and infants.

10 Mar 2011

Ecological farming methods can boost food production in developing countries, U.N. report says

If developing nations shift to using ecological agriculture methods, which rely more on organic and sustainable practices rather than the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, they "can double food production within a decade," according to a study by Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, released on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

10 Mar 2011

AHF unveils new national advertising campaign about AIDS drugs

AIDS Healthcare Foundation today unveiled a new national advertising campaign headlined, "There Is No Magic Pill," an advocacy and awareness campaign to educate and prompt discussion among gay men and others regarding Gilead Sciences and its likely plans to seek Food and Drug Administration approval for use of its blockbuster AIDS drug Truvada as a form a 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' to prevent HIV transmission.

10 Mar 2011

CTI announces final pixantrone clinical trial design for treatment of DLBCL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the final clinical trial design of a randomized pivotal trial of pixantrone for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Division of Hematologic Products.

10 Mar 2011

Mother's poor or inadequate nutrition linked to overeating later in life

Providing further understanding of the link between low birth weights and obesity later in life, researchers found nutritionally deprived newborns are "programmed" to eat more because they develop less neurons in the region of the brain that controls food intake, according to an article published today in the journal, Brain Research.

10 Mar 2011

FDA accepts Tris' Extended Release Carbinoxamine Oral Suspension NDA for allergies in kids

Tris Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops innovative drug delivery technologies, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its Extended Release Carbinoxamine Oral Suspension NDA for the treatment of allergies in kids two years and older. If approved, Tris Pharma's Extended Release Suspension will provide an alternative to the currently available immediate release formulations.

10 Mar 2011

Opinions: Investing in science, technology; Indian public-private partnership for NTDs; U.S. global food security investments; Clinton's statements on PEPFAR; U.S. foreign aid; primary care

"Now is the time to support science and technology - especially in difficult economic times. It is the right thing to do, and it makes good economic sense," Alex Dehgan, science and technology adviser to the USAID administrator, and Kaitlin Christenson, coalition director for the Global Health Technologies Coalition, write in an opinion piece appearing on The Hill's "Congress Blog."

10 Mar 2011

Salmonella may serve as valuable tool to fight against cancer

University of Minnesota researchers are using salmonella - the bacteria commonly transmitted through food that sickens thousands of U.S. residents each year - to do what was once unthinkable: help people.

10 Mar 2011

FDA informs additional delay of ARYx's request for naronapride SPA

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has informed the Company of an additional delay in providing needed guidance on the Phase 3 development of ARYx's product candidate for the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders, naronapride. In this latest communication with ARYx, the FDA suggests a response will not be forthcoming until July 2011 at the earliest.

10 Mar 2011

Stemline's SL-401 receives FDA Orphan Drug designation for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that SL-401, the Company's lead compound, has received Orphan Drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

10 Mar 2011

FDA approves BENLYSTA for active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved BENLYSTA® (belimumab) for the treatment of adult patients with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving standard therapy.

10 Mar 2011

PPD introduces new online portal to enhance patient connectivity, improve retention in clinical trials

PPD, Inc. today announced it has launched an innovative online portal linking clinical trial participants with biopharmaceutical companies, physicians and health care resources to enhance patient connectivity and improve retention in clinical trials.

10 Mar 2011

FDA accepts Merck's SAFLUTAN NDA for standard review

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the New Drug Application for SAFLUTAN, Merck's investigational preservative-free prostaglandin analogue ophthalmic solution, has been accepted for standard review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

10 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Are waivers weakening health law?; Ill. 'Dangerous Docs'; Arizona transplants

It is irresponsible for the feds to dole out hundreds of millions without the assurance of insurance, payment and system reform, as well as universal coverage. That's the problem with Republican proposals to use a "block grant" approach in giving Medicaid dollars to the states to do with as they will. The president should use his precious time to encourage the law's implementation as soon as possible in areas of the country that are already on this road -- like our own Upper Midwest -- not to coddle his political enemies.

9 Mar 2011

U.S. FDA approves Hospira's docetaxel to treat variety of cancers

Hospira, Inc., the world leader in generic injectable pharmaceuticals, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of docetaxel. The medication is a generic version of Sanofi-Aventis's Taxotere, and Hospira expects to launch the product later this month.

9 Mar 2011

Food News and Research

Coffee consumption may reduce risk of stroke in women

Opinions: Cuts to U.S. foreign aid; sustainable agriculture to feed the world; gender gap in agriculture

FDA approves Covidien's LEU-based Mo-99 medical isotope

FDA grants marketing clearance for Teleflex Arrow NextStep Antegrade Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter

Medtronic resolves FDA warning letters over Mounds View, Juncos facilities

New collaborative programme can improve mother and infant nutrition

Ecological farming methods can boost food production in developing countries, U.N. report says

AHF unveils new national advertising campaign about AIDS drugs

CTI announces final pixantrone clinical trial design for treatment of DLBCL

Mother's poor or inadequate nutrition linked to overeating later in life

FDA accepts Tris' Extended Release Carbinoxamine Oral Suspension NDA for allergies in kids

Opinions: Investing in science, technology; Indian public-private partnership for NTDs; U.S. global food security investments; Clinton's statements on PEPFAR; U.S. foreign aid; primary care

Salmonella may serve as valuable tool to fight against cancer

FDA informs additional delay of ARYx's request for naronapride SPA

Stemline's SL-401 receives FDA Orphan Drug designation for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

FDA approves BENLYSTA for active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus

PPD introduces new online portal to enhance patient connectivity, improve retention in clinical trials

FDA accepts Merck's SAFLUTAN NDA for standard review

Viewpoints: Are waivers weakening health law?; Ill. 'Dangerous Docs'; Arizona transplants

U.S. FDA approves Hospira's docetaxel to treat variety of cancers

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