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29 Mar 2010, 2:54 pm by brettb
Medical groups across the country, including the F.D.A., are torn on the subject of using CT scans to check for colon cancer. [read post]
27 Mar 2010, 3:51 pm by Mark Zamora
The FDA has asked the nation’s pediatricians to stop giving children a diarrhea vaccine until federal scientists can figure out why the product contains apparently harmless but extraneous pieces of a pig virus.The vaccine, called Rotarix, is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and is intended to prevent severe cases of rotavirus infections, a diarrheal illness that can cause dehydration in infants and young children.Reports are that there is no real risk. [read post]
27 Mar 2010, 5:50 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Here's a NYT story about a big move in the market for nitroglycerin pills with further anecdotal evidence that the answer is yes: Leading cardiologists said they were shocked to learn that for years their patients might have been taking crucial heart drugs whose safety and potency had not been vetted by the F.D.A. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 6:20 pm by Lebowitz & Mzhen
According to the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.), nearly 2.5 million nursing home and hospital beds are currently used in this country. [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 9:50 am by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
The F.D.A. has received about 300 complaints on the Depuy ASR hip implant involving patients in the United States who received it since 2008. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 12:42 pm by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
According to the New York Times, the F.D.A. has received about 300 complaints on the ASR involving patients in the United States who received it since 2008. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 12:42 pm by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.
According to the New York Times, the F.D.A. has received about 300 complaints on the ASR involving patients in the United States who received it since 2008. [read post]
22 Feb 2010, 4:05 pm by Dr. Shezad Malik
Nissen and the company’s own researchers all seemed to agree that studies of the drug showed that it substantially increased the risks of death and heart attacks, also known as ischemic events: “F.D.A., Nissen and G.S.K. all come to comparable conclusions regarding increased risk for ischemic events, ranging from 30 percent to 43 percent! [read post]
20 Feb 2010, 9:15 am
Despite the findings of heart damage, the drug stayed on the market when "an F.D.A. oversight board voted 8-7" too keep it on the market. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 7:13 am by Dr. Shezad Malik
In the world of fashion magazines, beauty editors have often relied on prominent dermatologists and plastic surgeons to keep them current on advances in cosmetic medicine. [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 2:15 pm by Tom Lamb
.: ... the F.D.A. said it planned to wait for the company’s complete report on the study, due in March, before considering further action on the drug. [read post]
17 Jan 2010, 7:35 am by nyinjuries
  In 2005, the F.D.A. required that the labels of certain antipsychotic drugs, including Risperdal, carry a black box warning label that elderly people with dementia-related psychosis treated with such drugs were at an increased risk of death compared with those taking a placebo. [read post]
13 Jan 2010, 12:55 am by Dr. Shezad Malik
Since 2007, the F.D.A. has held three advisory panel meetings on these drugs and has changed the labels of the drugs to warn of risks and lower the doses used. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 12:08 am by Dr. Shezad Malik
In 1975, an F.D.A. panel concluded there was a link between Premarin and endometrial cancer. [read post]