FDA Orphan Drug Approvals: Zadaxin and Nexavar
Medscape News - May 2, 2006 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved orphan drug indications for thymalfasin injection in the treatment of stage 2b through stage 4 malignant melanoma, and sorafenib tosylate tablets in the treatment of
Air Pollution and Health
American Enterprise Institute - Environmentalists, regulators, health scientists, and journalists are the main purveyors of information on air pollution health risks. Unfortunately, these groups create the appearance that harm from air pollution is much greater and more certain
Politics Dictate Disapproval Of Marijuana by the FDA
New University Newspaper - Partisan politics has once again leaked into the medical community. The Food and Drug Administration has recently issued a statement declaring that marijuana has no medicinal value and can no longer be prescribed to patients by doctors. I am happy
Seniors respond well to exercise
Bergen Record - Four years ago, Sally Pritchard was healthy enough: She took no medications, could swim slowly and had no aches or pains. Still, the newly retired teacher wanted to be more athletic. And when she saw an ad seeking research subjects for a physically
Spit Test Spots Child’s Stress
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