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FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer (AP)
19.11.2011 6:01   16 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
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This undated photo provided Jan. 31, 2011, by California-based Genentech Inc., shows the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin. The blockbuster drug should no longer be used in advanced breast cancer patients because there's no proof that it extends their lives or even provides enough temporary benefit to outweigh its dangerous side effects, the Food and Drug Administration declared Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Genentech Inc., File)AP - The government delivered a blow to some desperate patients Friday as it ruled the blockbuster drug Avastin should no longer be used to treat advanced breast cancer.


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Erwinaze Approved for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (HealthDay)
19.11.2011 4:47   15 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Erwinaze (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) among people who have developed an allergy to more standard treatments. Czytaj więcej »

FDA Revokes Approval of Avastin for Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
19.11.2011 4:46   5 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Saying the risks outweigh the benefits in patients with advanced breast cancer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said on Friday that the agency has rescinded its approval of the cancer drug Avastin for that use. Czytaj więcej »

FDA Commissioner Nixes Avastin for Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
18.11.2011 19:02   2 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Saying the risks outweigh the benefits in patients with advanced breast cancer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said on Friday that the agency has rescinded its approval of the cancer drug Avastin for that use. Czytaj więcej »

Long road from farm to fork worsens food outbreaks (AP)
02.10.2011 13:26   17 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
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Cantaloupes rot in the afternoon heat on a field on the Jensen Farms near Holly, Colo., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. The Food and Drug Administration has recalled 300,000 cases of cantaloupe grown on the Jensen Farms after connecting it with a listeria outbreak. Officials said Wednesday more illnesses and possibly more deaths may be linked to the outbreak of listeria in coming weeks. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - The recent listeria outbreak from cantaloupe shows that large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food have grown more common over the years, partly because much of what we eat takes a long and winding road from farm to fork.


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