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CFDA accepts Ascletis’ NDA for first all-oral HCV treatment

Ascletis announced today it has received the acceptance letter from the China Food and Drug Administration for Ravidasvir new drug application.

1 Aug 2018

To tame prescription prices, HHS dips a toe into drug importation stream

It came as something of a surprise when Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that the administration was exploring the importation of prescription drugs to fight high domestic prices.

1 Aug 2018

Eating high fiber foods may decrease effects of stress on gut and behavior

Eating high fiber foods may reduce the effects of stress on our gut and behavior, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology.

1 Aug 2018

FSMB partners with NAM to form Action Collaborative on countering opioid epidemic

In recognition of the need for a national coordinated and collective response to the epidemic of opioid addiction in the U.S., the Federation of State Medical Boards is partnering with the National Academy of Medicine and 35 organizations to form the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.

1 Aug 2018

New research uncovers important information about food-shelf users

The first-ever statewide survey of Minnesota food-shelf users uncovered important information about a population whose voices are rarely represented in research.

1 Aug 2018

Researchers engineer three cell lines to produce nonproprietary versions of NISTmAb

When the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the world's first standardized monoclonal antibody in July 2016, the exhaustively analyzed protein known as NISTmAb was intended as a valuable tool for biopharmaceutical companies.

1 Aug 2018

Acetyl-L-carnitine chemical in blood connected to depression

A group of researchers from Stanford in collaboration with other universities have found that in humans a low level of acetyl-L-carnitine or L-acetyle carnitine in blood could be a predictor of the duration and severity of depression.

1 Aug 2018

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics receives FDA approval for two hepatitis B assays

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Ortho's VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products HBeAg Assay and the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-HBe Assay for use on Ortho's VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and Ortho's VITROS 5600 Integrated System.

31 Jul 2018

FDA approves first ever non-surgical treatment for rare neuroendocrine cancers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma.

31 Jul 2018

For many college students, hunger can ‘make it hard to focus in class’

As students enter college this fall, many will hunger for more than knowledge. Up to half of college students report that they were either not getting enough to eat or were worried about it, according to published studies.

31 Jul 2018

Chemists develop new method for observing chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles

Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver nanoparticles, which only measure a thousandth of the thickness of a human hair, in real time.

31 Jul 2018

Study uncovers why elderly people struggle to swallow

A new study has revealed people naturally lose muscle and function in the throat as they age, making it harder for food to move from the mouth to the space above the food pipe.

31 Jul 2018

Health Canada announces new sodium reduction efforts despite scientific evidence

Recently, Health Canada, the Canadian government’s public health department, announced new sodium reduction efforts despite the latest scientific evidence.

31 Jul 2018

Infants experiencing homelessness found to be at greater risk of poor health

A new study led by researchers from Children's HealthWatch, a research and policy network headquartered at Boston Medical Center, shows infants under 12 months old who experience homelessness are at-risk of poor health and development compared to their peers in housed families.

31 Jul 2018

Study clarifies whether parents should pressurize their picky eaters

Seriously, does anyone really like peas? More importantly, should parents pressure kids to eat them anyway, and does it hurt or help the child?

31 Jul 2018

New model for eradicating peste des petits ruminants

Eradicating peste des petits ruminants is an ambitious objective that is neveretheless looking increasingly realistic, notably thanks to a targeted vaccination strategy centring on production systems that act as a virus reservoir.

31 Jul 2018

FDA approves first therapy for patients with rare tumors of the adrenal gland

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Azedra (iobenguane I 131) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of adults and adolescents age 12 and older with rare tumors of the adrenal gland (pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma) that cannot be surgically removed (unresectable), have spread beyond the original tumor site and require systemic anticancer therapy.

31 Jul 2018

“Vaginal rejuvenation” procedures and devices unsafe says FDA

According to a warning from the United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), devices that are being sold for “vaginal rejuvenation” in women who are suffering from urinary incontinence or menopausal and sexual symptoms, can cause serious harm.

31 Jul 2018

Ivosidenib receives FDA approval to treat acute myeloid leukemia patients with IDH1 mutation

Clinical trials at University of Colorado Cancer Center and elsewhere now result in the drug ivosidenib earning approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a susceptible isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 mutation.

30 Jul 2018

Pungent compound contained in ginger ensures fresh breath

The pungent compound 6-gingerol, a constituent of ginger, stimulates an enzyme contained in saliva - an enzyme which breaks down foul-smelling substances.

30 Jul 2018