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The drug, ATryn has already been approved in Europe. Up until now the drug has been created from blood from human donors. The drug is used to prevent blood clots and would be used during surgery given via an IV, and would not replace normal prescribed blood thinners taken as a normal treatment...
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I had no idea I have been munching on these little guys for years, and probably wearing them as well! As everything else goes today with being the informed consumer, transparency on what we are wearing and eating will be reflected on the labeled products, gives a whole new meaning to “beetle juice...
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Can’t get your LDL down, even with statins, one more drug to the rescue if needed, and can be taken with or without statin use and it should also raise the HDL, but there’s nothing related to prevent heart disease. BD The FDA approved the new drug application of a new formulation of fenofibric...
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Will Plavix be the next drug up for a genetic test? There are not many alternative drugs either that could easily replace the functionality of Plavix, it is a blood thinner. One idea would be to monitor patients with poor liver or kidney metabolization. as suggested here , a blog written...
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The lawsuit against Baxter still to come, but this goes along with really needing technology and trained staff to work with such in hospitals and doctor’s offices. This could happen to anyone, anywhere. With the deluge of information just due to changes in healthcare and the availability...
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You wonder when all of this might end. In China they are recycling Melamine into bricks , just gives you an idea of how solid and durable the product is and the fact that it is not something we want in our bodies. Watch out for teddy bears bearing melamine tainted chocolate. The link...
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12-07-2008
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In a time whereby we are looking at cures for cancer and other related drugs, items such as this I guess still need consideration too for the safe use of a drug for those long lustrous eye lashes. I guess the old standby product called “mascara” that does the same thing with applying to one’s eyelashes...
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Small coils made of polyester fibers and metal are inserted through the cervix into each fallopian tube, tissue grows over and creates a blockage so sperm cannot get through and the process takes around 3 – 6 months to be complete. It takes less than 30 minutes and is FDA approved and can be done in...
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The software, Virtual Touch Tissue Quantification, is the first and only application to provide a numerical value related to tissue stiffness at a precise anatomical location. It is not yet available or approved by the FDA for use in the US, but is pending a 501 (k) approval. The unit...
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Some issues are a result of still being paper driven as timely reports and real time information are not available, but they are not the only government agency in this scenario, only one of the most critical though. Also, some members of Congress don’t use computers either and felt uncomfortable...
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This is a great start in this direction and it is one big task to find all the relative data to get down to perhaps even more drugs that could have off label use, something the FDA wants to be aware of since they are the agency who is there to approve and guide the citizens of the US for safe drug and...
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This story and video if nothing else brings home how important it is to Wash Your Hands. To think that the worm made it all the way to her brain is scary, but the alternative of a tumor is worse by all means as the worm was removed. She was feeling numbness in here arms and the movement of the...
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11-22-2008
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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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11-19-2008
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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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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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