FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2008 Media Inquiries: Karen Riley, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Approves New Genetic Test for Patients with Breast Cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel genetic test for … [Read more...] about New Genetic Test for Patients with Breast Cancer
HPV Vaccine Implicated in Teen’s Paralysis
Another Family’s Gardasil Story The following article was written by Deborah Kotz, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, who covers everything women care about when it comes to their health. About a month after being vaccinated against the cervical cancer-causing … [Read more...] about HPV Vaccine Implicated in Teen’s Paralysis
GlaxoSmithKline responds to FDA on Cervarix
Glaxo plans to submit final Cervarix study data for approval Issued – Monday 30 June 2008, London, UK & Philadelphia, US GlaxoSmithKline today provided the following update regarding its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of … [Read more...] about GlaxoSmithKline responds to FDA on Cervarix
Coffee benefits your health and protects against many diseases.
Why is there resistance to the idea that coffee benefits your health? Here’s why. Almost thirty years ago researchers at Harvard University announced a connection between coffee consumption and cancer. A few years later they retracted the study and recognized that the … [Read more...] about Coffee benefits your health and protects against many diseases.
FDA Thwarts Merck’s Expanded Use of Gardasil, For Now
Merck gets is ‘One Less’ FDA Approval The FDA rejected Merck’s request to approve its HPV vaccine, Gardasil for women between ages 27 and 45, citing “issues that preclude approval within the expected review timeframe,” Merck offered no additional specific explanation in their … [Read more...] about FDA Thwarts Merck’s Expanded Use of Gardasil, For Now