US: FDA gives blood cancer drug breakthrough status
From Newsmax AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that U.S. regulators had awarded its blood cancer drug acalabrutinib “breakthrough” status for the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma, a rare type of blood cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision…
These 3 types of supplements are ‘the most lawless’ of the industry, according to a Harvard researcher
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider Their very name — supplements — makes them sound like a healthy addition to any diet. But most vitamins and dietary powders are unnecessary. Some can even be dangerous, according to Harvard Medical School professor S. Bryn…
Scientists successfully grew fetal lambs inside ‘uterus-like’ bags
By Andrew Dalton, From engadget Doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have developed a new artificial womb that could benefit the tens of thousands of critically preterm (younger than 26 weeks) births in the US each year. According to a…
ConAgra subsidiary sentenced for distributing contaminated peanut butter 10 years ago
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist The Great Peanut Butter Recall of 2007 affected peanut butter sold under the Peter Pan and Great Value brands. The company pleaded guilty to criminal charges of the introduction into interstate commerce of adulterated food,…
FDA wants proof that antibacterial hand-sanitizing products are actually effective
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist While you may have a personal choice of antibacterial hand-sanitizing product to wipe, slather, and squirt your way to germ-free mitts, there’s one thing all those products all have in common: they should actually…
Makers of e-cigarettes and pricey cigars want to avoid FDA approval and regulation
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist Until earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration didn’t have authority to regulate some new or unusual smokeable products that have been growing in popularity, like premium cigars, hookah tobacco, vaping products, and e-cigarettes….
Tenet: FDA approves new weight-loss option
New FDA approves new weight-loss option – promises significant benefits to Caribbean patients who want to lose weight without surgical intervention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new balloon device to treat obesity without the need for…
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FDA halts Juno’s gene-altering cancer trials after three deaths
By David Lumb From engadget Company stock plummeted 27 percent after the suspension. The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily halted a cancer-treating study after three patients died of swelling in the brain. Biopharmaceutical company Juno Therapeutics had been testing an…
There is a big problem with the government’s plan to stop the drug-overdose epidemic
By Harrison Jacobs From Business Insider The new commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert Califf, told a panel of FDA advisers last week that he will do “everything possible under our authority” to help the federal government curb…
Gadget of the week
This device helps the blind navigate by tingling their tongues By Jon Fingas From engadget Remember the BrainPort, that device that helps the blind get around by sending electrical signals to their tongues? It’s finally getting the green light. The…
