Word: fda
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...participating physicians. "You have to remember to come back 11 months after the second shot." Nor did the panel recommend, pending further testing, use by pregnant women, people with chronic arthritis or youngsters under 18--a group with one of the highest risks of exposure. So even if the FDA gives Lymerix a quick O.K., it won't be of much help against this summer's tick onslaught...
...cells--has shrunk tumors by turning off the signal that tells cells to divide. In a study, Herceptin increased survival an average of three months for women with advanced cancer. Researchers hope for more dramatic effects if it's given at earlier stages of the disease. Herceptin might get fda approval as early as this fall...
...deaths have occurred among Viagra users since the pill hit the market in March. While there's no evidence that Viagra is to blame, the FDA is investigating. Reminder: it's dangerous to use Viagra with nitroglycerin or related heart drugs...
...Administration agreed to support McCain's more modest $1.10-a-pack hike. In return, the Arizona Senator strengthened the provisions that would penalize the industry for not meeting targets in reducing teen smoking. Also, McCain and the White House acted to pacify convenience-store owners by restricting the FDA's ability to unilaterally ban the sale of cigarettes from a whole class of retail outlets. To counter efforts to kill the bill (led by Republican Senator DON NICKLES of Oklahoma), the White House will stage a massive rally on the South Lawn on Wednesday, at which the President and Vice...
...FDA, for its part, has tried to streamline the process. The agency recognizes that the terminally ill are a special case, and in recent years has come up with several shortcuts, including fast-track approval for some crucial medications and a "compassionate use" exemption that gives the dying access to promising but unapproved medicines...