FDA reviewers unconvinced on Teva Parkinson’s drug (Reuters)
Reuters – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s clinical trials of its Parkinson’s drug Azilect left U.S. drug reviewers unconvinced that the treatment slows the disease’s progression.
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Obesity drugs: FDA says good guns or no guns
| FDA approval criteria, established in 2007, require that new weight–loss medications result in either at least 5% statistically significant, placebo-adjusted weight loss after 1 year or more than 35% of patients treated achieve more than 5% weight loss … See all stories on this topic » |
 Cardiology Today |
Drugmaker revives obesity pill rejected by FDA
By MATTHEW PERRONE , 09.20.11, 06:22 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said Tuesday it is reviving its previously abandoned weight loss drug Contrave, after federal health officials outlined a plan that could bring the drug to market by …
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Makers of Obesity Pills Again Try to Win FDA Approval
| A recent study details the diet drug Qnexa's positive effects on obesity, but will FDA reconsider its approval? Food Addiction: Similar to Drugs and Alcohol? Watch Video The emergence of serious post-marketing safety problems with previous weight–loss … See all stories on this topic » |
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Dr. Oz accused of fear-mongering on apple juice (AP)
AP – Arsenic in apple juice! Fed to babies! And it probably came from China! Television’s Dr. Mehmet Oz is under fire from the FDA and others for sounding what they say is a false alarm about the dangers of apple juice.
Is Natural Medicine slowly becoming the new Prescription for Better Health?
If people who use alternative medicine are reporting improvement with their health, why isn't everybody using complementary medicine as part of their treatment regiments? According to the FDA and the US law, only pharmaceutical drugs can make claims …
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FDA Wants to Change Nutritional Labels to Help Fight Obesity (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – In the wake of a study showing obesity rates across the globe have soared over the last three decades, the FDA has announced it is closer to unveiling proposed changes to the nutritional labels found on America’s food. The study found America is the most obese nation among developed countries.
FDA approves gene-targeting lung cancer drug (AP)
AP – The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new Pfizer drug for a subset of lung cancer patients with a particular genetic mutation.
FDA approves gene-targeting skin cancer drug (AP)
AP – The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind drug to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer by targeting a particular genetic mutation found in about half of patients.
Dangerous diet regimen still on sale
| Over the past several years, the FDA has issued consumer alerts regarding nearly 300 tainted products marketed as dietary supplements and received numerous injury reports associated with the products, marketed for weight loss, body building, … See all stories on this topic » |
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FDA Warns of Steroid-Tainted Dietary Supplements (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – On Wednesday, the FDA sent warning letters to dietary supplement manufacturers stating that many weight loss products, body-building products, sexual enhancements contain undeclared and deceptively labeled drugs, analogs and synthetic steroids. Further, many of these products are labeled as “herbal” and “natural” which misleads and confuses consumers.
Mounting drug shortages delaying treatment
When we have to triage medicine and find alternative medicine, it's frustrating, and it makes us concerned that we may not be providing the best level of care." In 2010, there were shortages of 178 drugs in the US, according to the FDA. …
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