Tag: evidence
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Clovis’s ovarian cancer drug wins accelerated FDA approval
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it granted accelerated approval to Clovis Oncology Inc's ovarian cancer drug in patients whose disease advanced despite chemotherapy. The drug, Rubraca, secured approval for patients whose tumors have a specific gene mutation called BRCA – identified by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test, the FDA…
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FDA panel recommends dropping serious warning on Pfizer’s Chantix
Pfizer's Chantix was approved about a decade ago, but thousands of reports of mental health problems in users led to the FDA imposing the “black box” warning – the most severe available – in 2009. On Wednesday, four of the 19 panelists voted to update the language in the box warning – of neuropsychiatric risks…
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Fatness, Affluence, Adaptation and Hope
Colleagues and I recently submitted a grant application to a large foundation, seeking funds to support the True Health Initiative. The funds, should we be fortunate enough to secure them, will accelerate the development of a global communication campaign to convey the evidence and consensus-based fundamentals of healthy living, and notably,…
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Fatness, Affluence, Adaptation and Hope
Colleagues and I recently submitted a grant application to a large foundation, seeking funds to support the True Health Initiative. The funds, should we be fortunate enough to secure them, will accelerate the development of a global communication campaign to convey the evidence and consensus-based fundamentals of healthy living, and notably,…
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Planned Parenthood clinics are open, but on guard
DENVER (AP) — Bulletproof glass and armed security are nothing new at medical clinics that provide abortions. But in the wake of a deadly shooting last week at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, clinics nationwide are redoubling security efforts, checking surveillance cameras and reviewing evacuation plans.