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Specially prepared maggots have been approved by the FDA since 2004 for neuropathic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers,venous stasis ulcers, and traumatic and post-surgical wounds. Insurance companies spend thousands of dollars for an amputation but back off at a $100.00 maggot treatment. The American...
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All I can say here is that this goes back to a earlier post: The 2 New Hot Words in Healthcare: Algorithms and Whistleblowers In this case we have a bit of both, algorithms created by the scientists, but a requested change by the clinical side of the table? Sounds a bit like the algorithms run...
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Here’s the ribbon breaking ceremony picture. Let’s all hope this is a success and hopefully some new technology will enter the picture as well with remote batch monitoring of products manufactured in China and other locations in the world. There is only so much an in person visit can cover...
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11-19-2008
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Well perhaps not a moment too soon this device was approved today and perhaps maybe an alternative treatment. BD FDA Clears The DPL (Deep Penetrating Light) Therapy System For Over-the-Counter - Home Use This looks very interesting, as it appears you can have both minor pain relief...
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This looks very interesting, as it appears you can have both minor pain relief and work on your wrinkles at the same time, so you have a choice to strap on the unit or use it on the stand as shown below. The before and after pictures look pretty good for the treatment of wrinkles. It certainly...
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Ankle replacements moving main stage and one manufacturer took on the FDA of recent, and it has been so long that the patent has now run out so in effect it appears to be open ball game on the device that is currently used outside the US and has been for years. BD “It's not often the little...
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Melamine, a chemical used as a flame retardant is used to make cooking utensils and industrial coatings, is rich in nitrogen; it makes an attractive low-cost additive to milk and other foods; as nitrogen registers as protein on many routine tests . This is why it is so popular as at created the...
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11-16-2008
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, My Commentaries, FDA, Business Intelligence, China, tainted milk, Melamine, Food products, Congress Pharma, phamaceutical plant inspections, FDA funding
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This was somewhat of a first for the US FDA to trust Chinese data. Shenzhen Chipscreen Bio sciences Ltd. was also awarded the Most Valued Partner for Roche R&D Center. Oncology drugs are one of their primary focuses, with individuals trained here in the US and returning to China to create their...
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11-15-2008
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Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Pharma, Biotech, FDA, Oncology, R and D, China pharma, Chipscreen, biosciences, HUYA
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Personalized Medicine will create many answers and solutions in healthcare, but will we have the money to afford it? I post quite a bit about genomics and personalized medicine on the blog here and the one thing it has in common with the rest of healthcare is cost. The success of personalized...
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11-14-2008
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With the backlash the FDA has sustained this last year, a lot of it related to lack of technology and not being up to par, perhaps this will turn out to be a productive trip. Earlier I posted about remote monitoring and how technology could expand and help with monitoring food products, when you...
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I don’t think in view of the current events, there was a lot of choice here for the FDA, and we do need to know that the quality of both our food and pharmaceutical products is good. One thing in particular that springs to mind for me here here is perhaps some use of business intelligence for monitoring...
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11-13-2008
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More melamine contamination, but this time the products being recalled were made in Viet Nam, is this growing beyond products made in China? BD The Minnesota Department of Agriculture today advising consumers to throw out a brand of biscuits contaminated with melamine.The biscuits are under...
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It’s back, we are still not rid of the contaminated drug it appears from this FDA press release and the products were from China. The FDA has also sent notifications out to other countries as well. Interestingly enough, the company’s website domain name is : http://www.heparin.com/ ...
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The FDA continues to beef up their business intelligence with a new connection to be on top of safety concerns and be ahead of the game in having real time information to help in the warning and decision making processes. BD Bridgewater, NJ (November 3, 2008) – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading...
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Sure Scripts has a wealth of information available and I have summarized a portion of some of the important facts here. You can also use .png?imgmax=800" width="197" height="126" alt="" /> the interactive map found here to see which pharmacies participate in your zip code or state area. Most...
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11-02-2008
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, EMR, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, PHR, e-prescribing, FDA, Pharmacies, DEA, Sure Scripts, federal disasters, Emergency medicine, ICER.org