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THURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Kalbitor (ecallantide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dangerous flares of sudden fluid buildup in people with hereditary angiodema (HAE), the agency said.
Nassco, a General Dynamics shipyard in San Diego, delivered the third oil tanker manufactured for American Petroleum Tankers LLC, a joint venture of the Blackstone Group.
The Food and Drug Administration has created a partnership with Everyday Health to deliver FDA's consumer health information to the 30 million users who visit Everyday Health (www.EverydayHealth.com) each month.
A consumer advocacy group is petitioning the government to ban the weight loss pill Meridia because a recent study suggests it increases risk of heart attack, stroke and death. A letter Thursday from Public Citizen calls on the Food and Drug Administration to...
In a dramatic finding, a new drug for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections that targets liver cells produced a substantial drop in blood levels of the virus in animals and continued to work up to several months after treatment, say scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) in San Antonio.The drug, SPC3649, was developed by the biopharmaceutical firm Santaris Pharma A/S ...
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Secret communications between drugmakers and U.S. regulators about product delays may become public record, a move one health official says would prevent his staff from wasting time on incomplete applications.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that the label for the HIV drug Lexiva has been updated to warn of increases in cholesterol and to discuss a "potential" increase in heart attacks.
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An executive of Diamond Pet Foods, which announced a recall of two varieties of cat food, said Thursday the tainted products were manufactured at the same Gaston plant that in 2005 produced a toxic dog food responsible for the deaths or illnesses of dozens of dogs around the nation.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A proposed Novartis drug for kidney-transplant patients didn't work as well in women compared to a current treatment regimen, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - An executive of Diamond Pet Foods, which announced a recall of two varieties of cat food, said Thursday the tainted products were manufactured at the same...
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. and AEterna Zentaris Inc. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration granted the potential cancer treatment Perifosine a fast-track review process.
French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA has warned that its antidepressant Norpramin should be given with extreme caution to patients with a history of certain heart problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie is expected to slip back in early dealings after a fall in the US last night and aas traders mull statements from the housebuilding sector.
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Sanofi-Aventis has received approval from the European Commission for its atrial fibrillation drug, Multaq.
