Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel Advisory Meeting, June 25, 2008 - Agenda, Draft Roster, Final Roster, Briefing, Questions, Transcript

Published in July 28th, 2008

Posted by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew in Medical Devices and Radiological Health

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The committee will discuss, make recommendations, and vote on a premarket approval application, sponsored by Medical Enterprises, Ltd., for a drug/device combination product designed to prevent recurrence of bladder cancer. Synergo SB-TS 101.1 Device…

Worse Viral Control After Therapeutic Vaccination With the ALVAC-HIV Vaccine

Published in July 28th, 2008

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HIV-infected patients have greater viral rebound and reduced time to resumption of antiretroviral therapy after therapeutic immunization with the ALVAC-HIV vaccine, according to a report in the July 11th AIDS.
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Tanzania Says to Triple HIV Therapy Patients

Published in July 28th, 2008

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Tanzania plans to triple the number of HIV/AIDS patients receiving free life-extending drugs to 440,000 by 2010, the country’s health minister said on Monday.
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Routine Pneumococcal Vaccination Cuts Carriage of Resistant S. Pneumoniae

Published in July 28th, 2008

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In a study of children attending day-care centers in Greece, routine immunization with the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) significantly reduced nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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Abbott Gets U.S. Subpoena on Bile-Duct Stents

Published in July 28th, 2008

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Abbott Laboratories said on Friday that it received a subpoena last month from the U.S. Department of Justice related to the sales and marketing of its bile-duct stents.
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New antibiotics to fight MRSA

Published in July 28th, 2008

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A new paper by Shahriar Mobashery, Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and researchers in his lab provides important insights into promising new antibiotics aimed at combating MRSA.

New antibiotics to fight MRSA

Published in July 28th, 2008

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Roche Arthritis Drug Works: U.S. FDA Staff

Published in July 28th, 2008

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Roche Holding AG’s drug Actemra appears to help adults with rheumatoid arthritis, U.S. drug reviewers said in a summary released on Friday ahead of a key meeting on the product.
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NSAIDs May Be Effective for Modest, Short-Term Improvements in Low Back Pain

Published in July 28th, 2008

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A Cochrane systematic review shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are modestly effective for short-term global improvements in acute and chronic low back pain without sciatica.
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Most Breast Cancer Survivors Are at Risk for Vitamin D Deficiency

Published in July 28th, 2008

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Because most breast cancer survivors are at risk for vitamin D deficiency, clinicians may want to consider testing and offering appropriate treatment options to improve vitamin D status.
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