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FDA Slaps Bayer for Not Sharing Data on Trasylol Risks
October 02, 2006
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said Bayer was not forthcoming with data from a retrospective study that suggested Trasylol (aprotinin injection) may increase the chance for death, serious kidney damage, congestive heart failure, and strokes.
Heart Rhythm Society Urges Tougher Post-Market Device Surveillance
September 28, 2006
WASHINGTON -- The Heart Rhythm Society said today that the FDA should tighten up post-market surveillance of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). It would also ditch the word "recall" as not sufficiently specific.
High School Football Heroism Is Painful Pursuit
September 28, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Twelve of every 1,000 high school football players who played last year were injured during a game. So were 5.21 of every 1,000 girls during game-day soccer.
FDA Adds Brain Bleed Warning to Avastin (bevacizumab) Label
September 26, 2006
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has alerted physicians to a new label warning for the anti-angiogenic colorectal-cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) that cites rare cases of a reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome.
IOM Report Recommends Overhaul of FDA
September 22, 2006
WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine has taken the FDA to the woodshed with a scathing report issued today that found the agency had lost credibility in its regulation of the pharmaceutical industry.
FDA Approves Antifungal for Immunosuppressed Patients
September 21, 2006
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has approved Noxafil (posaconazole) to prevent invasive Aspergillus and Candida infections in immunosuppressed patients.
Childhood Immunizations: Black-White Racial Gap Closed
September 15, 2006
ATLANTA -- For the first time in years, there is no black-white racial gap in the immunization rates of the nation's toddlers, according to CDC data from 2006.
Immunizations in Children: Black-White Racial Gap Closed
September 15, 2006
ATLANTA -- For the first time in years, there is no black-white racial gap in the immunization rates of the nation's toddlers, according to CDC data from 2006.
Three States Weigh In as Fattest in the Nation
September 15, 2006
ATLANTA -- About one in three residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia are obese, which makes these the fattest states in the U.S.
Obesity: State-Specific Data
September 15, 2006
ATLANTA -- About one in three residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia are obese, which makes these the fattest states in the U.S.