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...advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week recommended conditional approval for the newly-developed contraceptive. Madden said that if the condom wins final approval from the FDA, it may be placed on the UHS shelves shortly afterward...
...sponsoring expensive clinical trials with corporate funds, Avery says, biomedical companies can make the necessary Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval easier to acquire for drugs. Avery says such trials were an important part of her own research...
...same time, she says, certain safeguards must be in place so that researchers do not feel pressured to falsify data. The FDA currently prohibits doctors from owning stock in companies dealing in pharmaceuticals they are researching, she says...
Last week's FDA decision sharply reduces the options for women seeking to augment or rebuild their breasts. Not only were silicone-gel devices easy to insert but their look and feel best approximated the real thing. For 90% of women, they were the method of choice. While implants inflated with salt water are still available and considered safe (if they leak, the saline does no harm), they have drawbacks. They can shift as a woman moves, and the water may settle into the lower portion of the breast, stretching and tightening the skin. They are not recommended for thin...
MEDICINE The FDA clamps down on breast implants...