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ShopSmart magazine's April issue features answers to common questions about Vitamin D

Vitamin D has been touted as the answer to all kinds of health problems, but many of these claims are overblown. The April 2013 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from Consumer Reports, features answers to some of the most common questions about Vitamin D and names the best from its tests of 32 products.

2 Apr 2013

Report highlights ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste

Pharmaceuticals commonly found in the environment are disrupting streams, with unknown impacts on aquatic life and water quality.

2 Apr 2013

Modifiable lifestyle factors may prevent progression of Barrett's-related esophageal cancer

An estimated 20 million Americans have chronic heartburn. About 2 million of these people have Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that affects the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.

2 Apr 2013

India's Supreme Court rules against Novartis AG in 'landmark' patent case

"India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions of lifesaving medicines," the Associated Press reports.

2 Apr 2013

pSivida announces resubmission of ILUVIEN NDA to FDA for chronic diabetic macular edema

pSivida Corp., a specialty pharmaceutical company that is a leader in the development of sustained release ophthalmic drug treatments, today announced that its licensee Alimera Sciences, Inc. reported the submission of its response to the second Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with respect to ILUVIEN for chronic diabetic macular edema.

2 Apr 2013

Sildenafil may also serve as weight loss aid, shows new research

Although sildenafil is best known for promoting erections, it may also serve as a weight loss aid by coaxing our bodies to store more healthy "brown fat" relative to unhealthy "white fat" than it would otherwise do on its own.

2 Apr 2013

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals receives preliminary comment letter from FDA on peramivir

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it received a preliminary comment letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration that outlines a pathway by which BioCryst could file a New Drug Application seeking regulatory approval of intravenous (i.v.) peramivir.

1 Apr 2013

New study shows varicella vaccine neutralizes chicken pox

Chicken pox, the childhood affliction of earlier generations, has been largely neutralized by the varicella vaccine, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, which appears in the current online issue of Pediatrics.

1 Apr 2013

IGDRASOL to present updates on Cynviloq at AACR annual meeting

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and IGDRASOL announced today that IGDRASOL will be presenting updates of its development of Cynviloq (IG-001) at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, DC (April 6th to 10th).

1 Apr 2013

Biological psychiatry shares progress in identifying genomic predictors of antidepressant response

Antidepressants are commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, but many individuals do not experience symptom relief from treatment.

30 Mar 2013

New technique for vaccine design could prove useful against HIV, other viral strains

A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has unveiled a new technique for vaccine design that could be particularly useful against HIV and other fast-changing viruses.

30 Mar 2013

Recent findings reveal correlations between autism prevalence, childhood vaccination

Recent finds in two articles in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A indicate correlations between autism and vaccinations.

30 Mar 2013

Study highlights cost savings of generic drugs

Consumer Reports offers new analysis that finds not all patients realize they can save big by shopping around for drugs. Meanwhile, two outlets look at insurance coverage issues for couples.

30 Mar 2013

Researchers find no association between receiving too many vaccines too soon and autism

Although scientific evidence suggests that vaccines do not cause autism, approximately one-third of parents continue to express concern that they do; nearly 1 in 10 parents refuse or delay vaccinations because they believe it is safer than following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's schedule.

30 Mar 2013

Invokana tablets receive FDA approval to treat adults with type 2 diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Invokana (canaglifozin) tablets, used with diet and exercise, to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

30 Mar 2013

GE Healthcare seeks approval to supply Optison to EU market from Oslo manufacturing facility

GE Healthcare today announced that it has submitted an application to amend its European Marketing Authorisation that will allow the company to manufacture Optison 0.19 mg/ml dispersion for injection within its own facility.

30 Mar 2013

FDA approves Teva's Quartette tablets for prevention of pregnancy

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets for the prevention of pregnancy.

30 Mar 2013

Medivir seeks FDA approval for simeprevir

Medivir AB today announced that a new drug application has been filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval for simeprevir.

30 Mar 2013

Parents, officials in Pakistan working to bring polio vaccine to areas under militant control

"Parents and officials are going to great lengths to immunize children after militants imposed a ban on polio vaccinations in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan Agency," with some parents "traveling long distances to get their children vaccinated" or "smuggling the vaccine back home," IRIN reports.

30 Mar 2013

Correctional policies discourage released inmates from seeking methadone therapy, researchers say

Methadone treatment for opioid dependence remains widely unavailable behind bars in the United States, and many inmates are forced to discontinue this evidence-based therapy, which lessens painful withdrawal symptoms.

30 Mar 2013

Pharmaceutical News

ShopSmart magazine's April issue features answers to common questions about Vitamin D

Report highlights ecological cost of pharmaceutical waste

Modifiable lifestyle factors may prevent progression of Barrett's-related esophageal cancer

India's Supreme Court rules against Novartis AG in 'landmark' patent case

pSivida announces resubmission of ILUVIEN NDA to FDA for chronic diabetic macular edema

Sildenafil may also serve as weight loss aid, shows new research

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals receives preliminary comment letter from FDA on peramivir

New study shows varicella vaccine neutralizes chicken pox

IGDRASOL to present updates on Cynviloq at AACR annual meeting

Biological psychiatry shares progress in identifying genomic predictors of antidepressant response

New technique for vaccine design could prove useful against HIV, other viral strains

Recent findings reveal correlations between autism prevalence, childhood vaccination

Study highlights cost savings of generic drugs

Researchers find no association between receiving too many vaccines too soon and autism

Invokana tablets receive FDA approval to treat adults with type 2 diabetes

GE Healthcare seeks approval to supply Optison to EU market from Oslo manufacturing facility

FDA approves Teva's Quartette tablets for prevention of pregnancy

Medivir seeks FDA approval for simeprevir

Parents, officials in Pakistan working to bring polio vaccine to areas under militant control

Correctional policies discourage released inmates from seeking methadone therapy, researchers say

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