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UFCW applauds President Obama for signing new food safety regulations

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union today applauded President Obama for signing into law a new overhaul of our nation's food safety system, which was passed by Congress last year. U.S. food safety regulations have been sorely in need of updating and this new law makes significant progress by strengthening oversight and consumer protection.

6 Jan 2011

Sudan referendum approaches, highlighting health, development challenges facing the south

"Southern Sudan is scheduled to start voting on January 9 on whether to become an independent country or remain part of Sudan, Africa's largest nation which has been wracked by decades of conflict," CNN reports (Wilkinson, 1/5).

6 Jan 2011

FDA clears STI Medical Systems' ImageSense technology for use in colposcopy

STI Medical Systems, an industry leader in medical imaging systems and machine vision software, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to the Company's precedent-setting ImageSense technology for use in colposcopy.

6 Jan 2011

J&JPRD submits New Drug Application to FDA for rivaroxaban

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for rivaroxaban, an investigational, oral, once-daily anticoagulant, for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

6 Jan 2011

MiMedx Group acquires Surgical Biologics

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected biomaterial-based products, announced today the completion of the purchase of Surgical Biologics, a leader in the development of tissue processing techniques for creating implants for a variety of surgical indications from amnion membranes.

6 Jan 2011

Mayo Clinic uses Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system for treating AF

Mayo Clinic is the first in the U.S. to use the first minimally invasive freezing balloon technology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation approved in December by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first patient received the treatment Tuesday, Jan. 4.

6 Jan 2011

Research says regular intake of green tea can prevent Alzheimer's disease

Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to latest research by scientists at Newcastle University.

6 Jan 2011

FDA awards supplemental approval to support efficacy of ACTEMRA in treating RA

Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has extended the ACTEMRA (tocilizumab, RoACTEMRA in the European Union) label to include inhibition and slowing of structural joint damage, improvement of physical function, and achievement of major clinical response in adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, when given in combination with methotrexate.

6 Jan 2011

Positive topline results from ZGN-433 Phase 1b study in obesity patients

Zafgen, a pharmaceutical company pioneering novel obesity therapeutics to help the body regain and sustain a lean, healthy state by targeting imbalances in fat metabolism, today announced positive topline results from its Phase 1b study of ZGN-433, a methionine aminopeptidase 2 inhibitor, for the treatment of severe obesity.

6 Jan 2011

Scientists report that organically grown vegetables have less healthful antioxidants

With the demand for organically produced food increasing, scientists are reporting new evidence that organically grown onions, carrots, and potatoes generally do not have higher levels of healthful antioxidants and related substances than vegetables grown with traditional fertilizers and pesticides. Their study appears in ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

6 Jan 2011

FAO's food price index for December 2010 exceeds 2007-2008 levels

"Food prices hit a record high" in December, exceeding 2007-2008 levels when price spikes resulted in riots around the world, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday in its monthly Food Price Index, the Financial Times reports (Blas, 1/5).

6 Jan 2011

Study: Antibiotics can provide long-lasting relief to patients with irritable bowel syndrome

A ground-breaking antibiotic therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is the first potential drug treatment to provide irritable bowel syndrome patients with long-lasting relief of their symptoms even after they stop taking the medication, according to a study published in the Jan. 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

6 Jan 2011

FDA grants marketing clearance to Crospon's EndoFLIP product

Crospon, an Irish medical device developer based in Galway, has announced that the Company has received clearance from the US Food and Drugs Administration to market a new imaging catheter for the measurement of sleeves created during bariatric surgery.

6 Jan 2011

FDA grants additional marketing exclusivity to INOMAX for pediatric BPD treatment

Ikaria, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted INOMAX for inhalation an additional six months of marketing exclusivity, known as "pediatric exclusivity."

6 Jan 2011

Researchers investigate umbilical cord blood stem cells for traumatic brain injury in children

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of a child's own umbilical cord blood stem cells for traumatic brain injury in children.

6 Jan 2011

Sugared-sweetened beverages eliminated from Nationwide Children's Hospital campus

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, sweetened drinks are the primary source of added sugar in the daily diet of children. Each 12-ounce serving of a carbonated, sweetened soft drink contains the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar and 150 calories. A child who consumes one can of regular soda needs to walk 45 minutes just to burn it off.

5 Jan 2011

Study shows adolescents who were breastfed at birth have stronger leg muscles

Breast feeding new born babies has lots of advantages in the short and in the long-term for babies. A study has confirmed the recently discovered benefits, which had not been researched until now. Adolescents who are breast fed at birth have stronger leg muscles than those who received artificial milk.

5 Jan 2011

EUSA receives FDA Priority Review status for ERWINAZE BLA

EUSA Pharma, a transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology, oncology supportive care and critical care, today announced that its Biologics License Application for ERWINAZE(R) has been accepted for filing and awarded Priority Review status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

5 Jan 2011

Star Scientific plans to submit new, moist-snuff product for FDA evaluation

Star Scientific Inc.'s plan to submit a new, moist-snuff product for evaluation by the Food and Drug Administration as a "modified risk" tobacco product shows the vital importance of the new law giving the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products and any health claims used to market them.

5 Jan 2011

Celgene announces regulatory submissions for blood cancer therapies REVLIMID and ISTODAX

Celgene International Sàrl announced regulatory submissions for its blood cancer therapies REVLIMID (lenalidomide) and ISTODAX (romidepsin).

5 Jan 2011

Food News and Research

UFCW applauds President Obama for signing new food safety regulations

Sudan referendum approaches, highlighting health, development challenges facing the south

FDA clears STI Medical Systems' ImageSense technology for use in colposcopy

J&JPRD submits New Drug Application to FDA for rivaroxaban

MiMedx Group acquires Surgical Biologics

Mayo Clinic uses Arctic Front Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter system for treating AF

Research says regular intake of green tea can prevent Alzheimer's disease

FDA awards supplemental approval to support efficacy of ACTEMRA in treating RA

Positive topline results from ZGN-433 Phase 1b study in obesity patients

Scientists report that organically grown vegetables have less healthful antioxidants

FAO's food price index for December 2010 exceeds 2007-2008 levels

Study: Antibiotics can provide long-lasting relief to patients with irritable bowel syndrome

FDA grants marketing clearance to Crospon's EndoFLIP product

FDA grants additional marketing exclusivity to INOMAX for pediatric BPD treatment

Researchers investigate umbilical cord blood stem cells for traumatic brain injury in children

Sugared-sweetened beverages eliminated from Nationwide Children's Hospital campus

Study shows adolescents who were breastfed at birth have stronger leg muscles

EUSA receives FDA Priority Review status for ERWINAZE BLA

Star Scientific plans to submit new, moist-snuff product for FDA evaluation

Celgene announces regulatory submissions for blood cancer therapies REVLIMID and ISTODAX

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