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Trials Offer Important Safety Information On Cardiovascular Effects Of AVANDIA

Two long-term, large-scale and independent studies evaluating cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes enrolled more than 9,300 patients taking AVANDIA (rosiglitazone maleate) and provide more than 20,000 patient years of additional experience with AVANDIA. The Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT), through two separate analyses, concluded that based on results from VADT, there [...]

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Tomatoes – When Will We Next See Them On Shelves

The Tomato Crisis of 2008… Can one even begin to measure the immense impact the latest vegetable panic will have on the economy? The answer is yes. Just ask the Spinach, the leafy green panic of 2006! Just two years ago the Spinach industry was decimated by microscopic bacteria, E-coli. The spinach industry today continues [...]

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Independent Panel To Advise NHS On Specialist Treatment

A new independent panel made up of members of the general public will be set up to decide which specialist treatments will be provided by the NHS, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced today. The recommendation for such a body forms part of the conclusions of the review, commissioned by the Health Minister last October, into [...]

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Exelixis, FDA Agree On XL184 Cancer Treatment Trial

Exelixis plans a late-stage clinical trial for the dtug XL184 for thyroid cancer treatment and the company has reached agreement with FDA about the trial design. The company and FDA agreed on safety and effectiveness assessments of the drug to be considered in the trial, to minimize possible risks. Exelixis is planning to involve 315 [...]

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FDA Requests Boxed Warnings On Older Class Of Antipsychotic Drugs

FDA exercised its new authority under the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) to require manufacturers of %26quot;conventional%26quot; antipsychotic drugs to make safety-related changes to prescribing information, or labeling, to warn about an increased risk of death associated with the off-label use of these drugs to treat behavioral problems in older people [...]

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How Does Salmonella Get on Tomatoes?

As the food industry has rapidly grown in the past 35 years, the study said, the FDA has cut inspections by 78 percent. Now, inspectors visit a given food manufacturing plant once a decade; no inspectors visit farms or retail sales outlets, reports chrondotcom Many people, concerned about food and tomato safety ask questions on [...]

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Group Talks Help Men Decide On Prostate Screening

Many men are not aware of the pros and cons of taking a prostate cancer test and do not make informed decisions. Now, new research suggests that health officials can help men choose more wisely by making presentations to them in groups in their communities. Researchers found that they could boost levels of “informed decision-making” [...]

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House, White House Agree On War Supplemental Spending Bill With Medicaid Provision

House leaders and the WhiteHouse on Wednesday reached an agreement on a $250 billion supplemental warappropriations bill with a provision that would place a one-year moratorium onsix new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, CQToday reports. Democrats had hoped to include a provision in thelegislation that would delay all seven of the rules (Clarke/Higa, [...]

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US, China Outline Progress On Agreement On Food, Feed Safety

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joint Progress Statement today with the Honorable Li Changjiang, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China. The document outlines steps taken by both nations in implementing the 2007 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) [...]

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Mirrors, Models In Adverts Impact On Body Satisfaction

Speakers at the forthcoming Appearance Matters Conference, organised by the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at the University of the West of England (UWE), say that we need to wave goodbye to size 0 models and consider the impact of mirrors in fitness centres on body image and resulting fitness monitoring. Phillippa Diedrichs and Christina [...]

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New Jersey Workplace Blood Donor Coalition Focuses On Combating NJ Blood Shortage

New Jersey is facing a severe and chronic blood shortage. To address this potential crisis, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) are joining forces to create the New Jersey Workplace Blood Donor Coalition. This partnership also will include New Jersey businesses as well as hospital and [...]

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Women On Prudent Dietary Pattern May Reduce Risk Of Death

Women who eat a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, fish and poultry may reduce their risk of death from cardiovascular disease and all causes. Women who follow a traditional %26quot;Western%26quot; diet of red and processed meat, refined grains, fries and sweets may increase their risk. That’s the conclusion of researchers who reported [...]

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