Word: fda
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...generation of diet pills. They were initially seen as an improvement over the old "speed"-based pills because they were nonaddictive and worked more subtly, stimulating production of the brain chemical serotonin, which is associated with feelings of satisfaction and satiety. But earlier this year neuroscientists complained that the FDA was not being forceful enough in pushing for follow-up studies on another serotonin-type diet pill, Redux, which is known to cause brain damage in rats. The FDA approved Redux last summer, despite its known problems, because it determined that for patients who are seriously obese, the benefits justified...
...statement," says California optometrist Richard Silver, who designed Schwarzenegger's cool orbs for Batman & Robin. ("These make the Terminator look like a baby sitter," Arnold boasted.) The painted lenses are costly ($800 and up), must be professionally prescribed and fitted, and are not readily available because of FDA restrictions...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Former FDA head David Kessler went to the White House today to press his recommendation the Administration reject the $368.5 billion settlement between Big Tobacco and the state attorneys general because the deal would limit the government's power to regulate nicotine as an addictive drug. A Congressional commission headed by Kessler and former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, which had indicated its serious misgivings about the settlement two weeks ago, presented Al Gore with its recommendations for making the deal work. Especially upsetting to the Koop-Kessler commission is a provision forbidding a nicotine...
...first time to prescribe something that was specifically designed to interrupt the cycle of pain. Last week Glaxo announced encouraging results for its second-generation migraine medication, a new drug called Amerge that lasts longer than Imitrex and is less likely to trigger unpleasant side effects. The FDA is considering Amerge for approval...
...setback was reported last week: the FDA announced that it is considering restricting access to Stadol, a popular pain-killer for migraines, because the medication has turned out to be more addictive than anyone realized, and may even have contributed to several deaths...