Tag: panel-voted
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U.S. FDA panel narrowly backs Cempra’s antibiotic solithromycin
The effectiveness of Cempra Inc’s antibiotic to treat community-acquired pneumonia outweighs the risk of liver injury, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration narrowly concluded on Friday. The panel voted 7-6 that the drug, solithromycin, should be approved to treat the kind of pneumonia that recently affected U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.…
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Dinner with TV may be a recipe for less healthy meals
By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) – Families that eat dinner with the TV on tend to eat less healthy food and to enjoy the meals less than families who leave the TV off, according to a recent U.S. study. “Family meals are protective for many aspects of child health,” lead author Amanda Trofholz said by…
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FDA panel supports Novartis version of Amgen arthritis drug
Novartis AG's cheaper version of Amgen Inc's arthritis drug Enbrel is highly similar in potency and safety to the original and should be approved, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded on Wednesday. The panel voted 20-O that there is no clinically meaningful difference between Novartis's drug, a biologic made of…
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U.S. sends 47 troops to South Sudan to protect Americans
The White House said on Wednesday that it had deployed 47 troops to South Sudan to protect U.S. citizens and the U.S. embassy after an outbreak of deadly violence in the country. “These deployed personnel will remain in South Sudan until the security situation becomes such that their presence is no longer needed,” the White…