Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA articles from August 2004

Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA archives from August 2004

Poxvirus vaccine plus celecoxib elicits antitumor immunity.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The combination of a poxvirus-based vaccine with a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor (celecoxib) elicits antitumor immunity and long-term survival in mice. "The present study was designed to determine...

High norepinephrine levels inhibit cardiac uptake-1.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elevated norepinephrine levels can inhibit cardiac uptake-1. "Neuronal reuptake (uptake-1) constitutes the main route of inactivation of the sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine in the heart...

Children's Environmental Health Center will address Tar Creek exposures.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, have announced funding for a new Center for...

CDC reports first recorded transmission of rabies from organ transplants.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first reported cases of rabies transmission through solid-organ transplantation. Confirmation came from laboratory testing of...

FDA: Most drug makers skip study listings.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The drug industry is largely ignoring a U.S. law requiring that thousands of medical studies be listed on a government database, federal research suggests. The Internet-based database,...

IgM-capture ELISA offers early and rapid detection of enterovirus 71 infection.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An IgM-capture ELISA offers an early and rapid detection of enterovirus 71 infection. According to recent research published in the Journal of Virological Methods, "Enterovirus 71 infection is more...

NDA submitted as treatment for weight loss in AIDS patients.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., (NYSE:PRX) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA), pursuant to Section 505(b)(2) of the U.S. Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, to the U.S....

Adolescents and immunization: Tips for the primary care provider.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers list tips for the primary care provider on immunizations for adolescents in a recent issue of the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. "Despite high immunization rates in this country, many...

FDA approves over-the-counter Mucinex D extended-release tablets.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adams Respiratory Therapeutics has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Mucinex D (guaifenesin and pseudoephedrine HCI) extended release tablets in two strengths,...

National study shows dog and cat allergens are universally present in U.S. homes.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have found that...

NDA submitted for Cellegesic to treat chronic anal fissure pain.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CLGY) announced it planned to immediately submit a new drug application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) covering the use of Cellegesic...

Company recalls some drug-coated stents.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corp. says it is recalling 200 of its recently approved drug-coated coronary stents because of a malfunction that has been blamed for at least one death. The medical-equipment...

Research uncovers crystal structure for cell binding complex.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers led by the Burnham Institute's Robert C. Liddington has determined the crystal structure of the binding complex between anthrax toxin and one of its host receptors. Inhalation...

FDA issues approvable letter for Albuterol HFA in breath-activated inhaler.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IVAX Corporation (IVX) has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA) for albuterol sulfate using non-ozone-depleting, CFC-free...

Bird flu returns to China and Thailand.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- China and Thailand reported new outbreaks of bird flu, the highly contagious disease that health experts fear could sicken humans. Thailand's Deputy Agriculture Minister Newin Chidchob said tests...

U.N.: Bird flu poses threat to humans.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New outbreaks of bird flu in Asia pose a serious threat to human health, a United Nations agency said, as scientists warned that the virus infecting poultry stocks was mutating quickly and could be...

Two Australians receive U.N. Population Awards.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two Australians received U.N. Population Awards, one for pioneering work in demography including the impact of the AIDS epidemic in Africa and the other for helping Ethiopian women cope with...

BCG lymphadenopathy detected in a BCG-vaccinated infant.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a case of BCG lymphadenopathy in a BCG-vaccinated infant. According to a study from Brazil, "Large-scale vaccination with BCG, the live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis,...

Religious activity equals less sex, drug use for some teens.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High levels of church attendance in the ninth grade may protect some African American teenagers from getting involved in risky behaviors throughout the rest of their high school career, a new study...

Bead-based electrochemical immunoassay developed for detecting bacteriophage MS2.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A bead-based electrochemical immunoassay was developed for the detection of bacteriophage MS2. According to a study from the United States, "Viruses are one of four classes of biothreat agents, and...

Current exposure to BSE infective material in the UK is very low.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The current exposure to BSE infective material in the U.K. is very low. According to a study from England, "The Over Thirty Month Rule (OTMR) was introduced in 1996 as a measure to reduce the...

USDA expresses confidence in safety of U.S. beef supply.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dr. John Clifford, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, said in a published statement in late June that the department had been notified that an "inconclusive BSE...

USDA holds series of meetings with Japanese BSE group.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dr. Peter Fernandez, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. BSE Technical Working Group, said in a published statement that the U.S./Japan Technical BSE Working Group has concluded its second...

FDA grants priority review for Femara as post-tamoxifen treatment.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novartis Oncology announced its supplementary new drug application for Femara (letrozole tablets) has been granted priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an indication in the...

Lack of diagnostic follow-up may reduce mammography screening effectiveness.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If a woman has an abnormal mammogram, but receives no diagnostic follow up, what's the point of her having a mammography at all? In a U.S. national study of 1,901 women age 30 and older who...

Phase II trial of GVAX lung cancer vaccine begins.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Genesys, Inc., (CEGE) announced enrollment has been initiated for a multicenter, phase II, clinical trial of GVAX lung cancer vaccine in patients with advanced-stage bronchoalveolar carcinoma...

Secretary of State offers stern advice on prostate cancer.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Looking fit after traveling some 2,900 miles on diplomatic business in 4 countries over 8 days, Secretary of State Colin Powell still looks back on his successful prostate cancer surgery as carrying an...

Arkansas researcher to study Nevada cancer cluster.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A puzzling cluster of leukemia cases among children in Fallon, Nevada, will be targeted by an Arkansas doctor who plans to study genetic factors that may be responsible. Since 2000, 16 children...

CellSearch Epithelial Cell Control Kit receives 510(k) clearance from FDA.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunicon Corporation (IMMC) was informed by Veridex, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, that the CellSearch Epithelial Cell Control Kit received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for in...

FDA clears manufacture of disposable surface dosimeter.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sicel Technologies, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of implantable sensors and surface dosimeters has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to manufacture and market OneDose, a...

IND application filed for anticancer compound XL999.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exelixis, Inc., (EXEL) has submitted an investigational new drug application (IND) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for XL999, a proprietary anticancer compound. Preclinical studies...

IND application granted for cancer drug MN-029.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MediciNova, Inc., a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its investigational new drug (IND) application for MN-029, a...

Vaccination with T cell-defined antigens reviewed.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review vaccination with T cell-defined antigens in a recent issue of Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. According to recent research from the United States, "Tumor immunology...

FDA gives nod to begin clinical study for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CryoCor, Inc., a development-stage medical technology company, has received conditional approval to begin a U.S. pivotal clinical study to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation under an investigational...

FDA approves high-voltage CRT-D device system.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. Jude Medical, Inc., (STJ) announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its high-voltage cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) device system, including the Epic HF and...

IND submitted for thrombin inhibitor, ARC183.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Archemix Corp. and Nuvelo, Inc., (NUVO) announced that an Investigational New Drug (IND) application was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a phase I clinical trial with...

Estrogen therapy may increase risk of dementia in older women.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The WHIMS article reported that estrogen therapy does not...

FDA clears IND application for VPI-013, phase II drug candidate for depression.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vela Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (VelaPharm), a privately held company specializing in the development of nervous system medicines, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its...

FDA extends action date for Cymbalta for continued analysis.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the action date for completion of its review of the investigational antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride), Eli Lilly and Company...

CLIA waiver for AST liver test granted by the FDA.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholestech Corp. (CTEC) announced its second liver enzyme test, Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) waiver under the Clinical Laboratory...

U.N. agency says 23 African countries could face food problems this summer.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With problems ranging from violent conflicts to AIDS to locusts, a total of 23 sub-Saharan African countries could suffer food emergencies this summer, a U.N. agency said. Even though the area's...

FDA approves smaller implantable drug pump.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT), has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its SynchroMed II Programmable Pump for the treatment of chronic pain and the management of severe spasticity...

Verified drug pedigree system provides solution to drug counterfeiting.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- FFF Enterprises, Inc., announced the launch of its Verified Electronic Pedigree (VEP) system, the first such system in the pharmaceutical distribution industry. Drug pedigrees - documentation of...

DNA-expression company engages Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CytoGenix, Inc., (CYGX) has engaged the services of Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp., New York, New York, as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent for the purpose of raising equity capital to...

Parents urged to get involved to combat childhood obesity.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Susan Hedrick and her 18-year-old daughter are turning the tide on years of fast food and sedentary living. In a bid to shed a combined 180 pounds, they have been eating healthier and taking long walks...

PREVACID approved by FDA for use in adolescents.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVACID (lansoprazole) for the short-term treatment of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux...

FDA grants 180-day exclusivity for Metformin HCl extended release tablets.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IMPAX Laboratories, Inc., (IPXL) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted IMPAX second-tier 180-day exclusivity related to its pending abbreviated new drug application for a...

FDA grants approval for Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mylan Laboratories, Inc., (MYL) announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval for Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s abbreviated new drug application for Levothyroxine...

FDA supports broader access to lower-priced drugs.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued responses to three Citizen Petitions. These agency decisions protect more rapid access to lower-priced prescription drugs. In one action, FDA...

Single-tablet generic tritherapy is tested for AIDS.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access to antiretroviral therapies for people living with HIV in developing countries is a major world health priority. One of the strategies adopted consists of using combinations of fixed doses...

Diagnostics company receives CLIA waiver for rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NM:OSUR) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health, has approved a waiver under the Clinical...

Richard Gere attends AIDS awareness workshop in India.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hollywood actor Richard Gere attended a three-hour AIDS awareness workshop in the Indian capital, stroking his Buddhist prayer beads as he listened to speeches, and watched street plays and a puppet...

Group: AIDS drugs risky without doctors.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The increasing availability of generic anti-HIV medicines has raised hopes for millions in Asia, but a lack of doctors trained to administer them could create virus strains resistant to the drugs, a...

Asia has window of opportunity to stem AIDS onslaught.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Asia has an opportunity to control its HIV/AIDS crisis, but failure to act could lead to an epidemic of major proportions, a United Nations expert said July 6, 2004. "Asia is facing life and death...

Brazil sets example for taming AIDS in Latin America.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A decade ago, health experts predicted an AIDS explosion in Latin America, striking hardest in Brazil, with its teeming population and sexual permissiveness. But the explosion never came, and...

HIV prevention programs can work well for African American teen girls.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interventions for African American adolescent girls that are gender-tailored and culturally fitting can enhance HIV-preventive behaviors and skills, and may also reduce pregnancy and some sexually...

Report urges Peace Corps-like effort to fight AIDS worldwide.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A prestigious health advisory panel called for a large-scale effort, akin to the Peace Corps, to battle AIDS worldwide. The Institute of Medicine issued a new report calling on international aid...

Man lobbies for AIDS Awareness in India.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- K.K. Abraham was a young soldier when he learned he was HIV-positive and suffering from tuberculosis. That didn't sit well with his superiors, so he was "invalidated" from the Indian army and left with...

U.N. report states AIDS virus continues to outrun efforts to combat it.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The world is losing the race against the AIDS virus, which last year infected a record 5 million people and killed an unprecedented 3 million, the United Nations reported July 6, 2004. The virus...

AIDS infections and deaths continue to rise in Africa.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While Africa is making some progress in its fight against AIDS, the numbers of both new infections and deaths from the disease continue to rise at a high rate, according to a U.N. report released July...

Health Net Federal Services transitions into TRICARE north region.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Net, Inc.'s, (HNT) government contract subsidiary, Health Net Federal Services (HNFS), is providing healthcare services to beneficiaries in 12 of the 23 states covered by the TRICARE contract for...

FDA approves InSync Maximo cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and commercial release of the InSync Maximo cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) defibrillator system. The InSync...

sNDA submitted for Atacand for cardiovascular condition.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AstraZeneca announced that it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for a new indication for its angiotensin receptor...

Metal particulate matter affects heart rate in rat ventricular myocytes.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exposure of rat cardiac myocytes to soluble particulate matter (PM), namely zinc (Zn) and vanadium (V), alters heart beat rate. "Soluble PM components (e.g., metals) have the potential to be...

High transmission inside prisons warrants use of vaccine, study says.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inmates entering Rhode Island prisons have high rates of HIV and hepatitis, according to new Brown University research, which presents a "significant community health issue." Once in prison,...

Vaccine risk/benefit communication high among public health clinics.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Practical childhood vaccine risk/benefit communication is high among public health clinics. According to a study from the United States, "United States law requires that immunization providers use...

Epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis elucidated.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis has been elucidated. According to a study from the United States, "Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease with protean manifestations endemic to the Lower...

Cell culture vaccines needed to control next influenza pandemic.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell culture vaccines will be needed to control the next influenza pandemic. "Pandemic influenza A viruses of avian origin are of particular concern and have crossed the species barrier several...

Biotechnology company announces Tarceva was accepted into FDA's Pilot 1 Program.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIP) announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for Tarceva (erlotinib HCl) has been accepted onto the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Pilot 1 Program for...

FDA grants expedited review status for laser used to treat macular degeneration.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miravant Medical Technologies (MRVT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and granted expedited review status to the company's Premarket Application (PMA)...

FDA finds gepirone ER not approvable for depression.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Organon's gepirone ER New Drug Application is "not approvable." This action is the FDA's response to an amendment to Organon's New Drug...

FDA clearances granted for software to review multi-detector CT chest exams.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- R2 Technology, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to market two software packages for use with the ImageChecker CT system during review of...

Cephalon reports agreement in principle with FTC staff on proposed merger.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cephalon, Inc., (CEPH) and CIMA Labs, Inc., (CIMA) announced that Cephalon has reached an agreement in principle with the Bureau of Competition staff of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), subject...

Rights to facial hair skin cream purchased by SkinMedica.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specialty pharmaceutical company SkinMedica, Inc. has acquired all U.S. rights and certain international rights to VANIQA (eflornithine hydrochloride) Cream, 13.9% from Women First HealthCare. The U.S....

FDA designates Antegren BLA for priority review as a treatment for MS.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biogen Idec and Elan Corp., plc, announced the biologics license application (BLA) for Antegren (natalizumab) has been designated for priority review and accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug...

INO-1001 gets fast track designation.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced INO-1001 has been designated a "fast track" drug product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with ST-elevated myocardial...

Lasik system obtains broad treatment range for customized refractive surgery.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion of the treatment range for Alcon's customized wavefront-guided Lasik procedure, CustomCornea. Performed with the LADARVision...

FDA approval granted for Promethazine Hydrochloride tablets.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Able Therapeutics, Inc., (ABRX) announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Applications for Promethazine Hydrochloride tablets, USP 12,5mg,...

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on track to become law by year's end.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) closed for signature, with nearly 90% of countries having signed and more than half of the required ratifications,...

Study shows children with movie restrictions are far less likely to try smoking.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children whose parents prevent them from watching R-rated movies have a much lower risk of taking up smoking, according to a new study. The study, by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS),...

Illinois nursing homes fines larger and more frequent.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nursing homes across Illinois are being fined more often and for greater amounts, records show. In 2001, state officials fined 56 facilities a total of $441,700, according to state Department of...

Rapid HIV testing provides accurate, timely test results for women in labor.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rapid testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) provides timely results for women in labor, which may permit a window of opportunity sufficient for interventions to decrease HIV transmission to...

Cambodia becomes first key country to protect 75% of children against parasites.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the recent completion of its latest treatment campaign against intestinal parasites, Cambodia has become the first country to protect three out of four school-aged children against intestinal...

Pharmaceutical company considers legal recourse regarding Levoxyl Bioequivalence.
August 1, 2004... 2004 AUG 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (KG) reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDA) that provide that Unithroid (levothyroxine sodium...