July 2008

The Archives

• Tuesday 22 July 2008 @ 8:22 am
  Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute on the U. S. Transplant Games, July 11, 2008   Health Care (0)

  If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and [...]

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• Monday 21 July 2008 @ 1:01 pm
  New Medical Products: New Non-Refrigerated Coagulation Product   Health Care (0)

  New Medical Products: New Non-Refrigerated Coagulation Product FDA has approved a new formulation of the genetically engineered version of Factor VIIa that does not need to be refrigerated. Factor VIIa is a plasma protein essential for blood clotting that can be used [...]

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• Sunday 20 July 2008 @ 2:22 pm
  NIH Collaborates with EPA to Improve the Safety Testing of Chemicals   Health Care (0)

  NIH Collaborates with EPA to Improve the Safety Testing of Chemicals Testing the safety of chemicals ranging from pesticides to household cleaners will benefit from new technologies and a plan for collaboration, according to federal scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who today announced a new [...]

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• Saturday 19 July 2008 @ 4:22 pm
  U.S. Tuberculosis Cases at All-Time Low; Drug Resistance Remains a Threat   Health Care (0)

  U.S. Tuberculosis Cases at All-Time Low; Drug Resistance Remains a Threat Tuberculosis rates in the United States reached an all-time low in 2006, though progress to eliminate TB continued to slow. Drug-resistant TB, including extensively drug-resistant TB, presents significant challenges to treatment… Source: www.cdc.gov
  New International Health Regulations Enter Into Force in the United States [...]

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• Friday 18 July 2008 @ 8:22 pm
  Research Uncovers Little-Known Impacts of Smell and Taste on Health   Health Care (0)

  Research Uncovers Little-Known Impacts of Smell and Taste on Health The senses of smell and taste may have greater bearing on health than is generally accepted by both doctors and patients. Recent research suggests that these senses and their influence on behavior have implications for nutrition, aging, mental health, obesity, diabetes and safety. Researchers supported [...]

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• Thursday 17 July 2008 @ 10:01 pm
  FDA’s Chief Scientist Asks Science Board Subcommittee to Review Research on Bisphenol-A   Health Care (0)

  FDA’s Chief Scientist Asks Science Board Subcommittee to Review Research on Bisphenol-A Frank M. Torti, M.D., M.P.H., the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner and chief scientist, this week asked Science Board Chairwoman Barbara J. McNeil, M.D., Ph.D., head of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, to establish a subcommittee to assess BPA, [...]

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• Wednesday 16 July 2008 @ 11:01 pm
  Seeking Exceptional Candidates for Director of NIEHS   Health Care (0)

  Seeking Exceptional Candidates for Director of NIEHS This website is designed to host advertisements of senior-level, executive type positions such as the Senior Executive Service, IC Directors, Deputy Directors, and other positions with similar characteristics. Source: www.jobs.nih.gov
  Research Uncovers Little-Known Impacts of Smell and Taste on Health The senses of smell and taste may have greater [...]

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• Wednesday 16 July 2008 @ 12:22 am
  FDA Revises Process for Responding to Drug Applications   Health Care (0)

  FDA Revises Process for Responding to Drug Applications The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is revising the way it communicates to drug companies when a marketing application cannot be approved as submitted. Source: www.fda.gov
  FDA, European Medicines Agency to Consider Additional Test Results When Assessing New Drug [...]

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• Tuesday 15 July 2008 @ 1:45 am
  CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible   Health Care (0)

  CDC and APHL Make Influenza Virus Sequence Data Publicly Accessible Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released genetic blueprints for over 650 genes of influenza viruses into a database accessible to researchers worldwide. Source: www.cdc.gov
  New Studies Shed Light on Circumstances Associated with Violent Deaths Binge drinking is [...]

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• Monday 14 July 2008 @ 5:22 am
  Disparities in Awareness of Heart Attack Warning Signs Among Adults in 14 States Revealed by CDC Study   Health Care (0)

  Disparities in Awareness of Heart Attack Warning Signs Among Adults in 14 States Revealed by CDC Study An alarming number of adults fail to recognize heart attack warning signs and symptoms that could, if heeded, save their lives, according to… Source: www.cdc.gov
  Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years The teen [...]

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