Word: fda
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...advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of a new drug treatment for multiple sclerosis patients that can slow the progression of the neurological disease. The advisors reported to the FDA that Avonex should be approved for sale because it slowed MS progression by 37 percent. "Although not a cure, it is a significant advancement in the treatment of this disease," says medical writer Christine Gorman. "People with MS will tell you that if they can't have a cure, anything that will extend the remission period is a big help. Because good treatment has been difficult...
...FDA advisory panel said Olestra, a fat substitute that has taken Procter & Gamble 25 years to develop, is probably safe for consumption in goodies like snacks. Olestra has the cooking capabilities and taste of the real thing, but because its molecules are so large, it passes through the body without being digested. Critics say it depletes the body of nutrients and causes diarrhea...
...developed full-blown AIDS. The need for better AIDS-fighting drugs was underscored last week by the actions of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel, which recommended speedy approval of two new AIDS drugs, including the first of a new class of compounds called protease inhibitors. Although FDA commissioner David Kessler was quick to praise the new drugs, neither medication can prevent or cure AIDS once it has taken hold...
...FDA advisory panel recommended the full approval of three new anti-AIDS drugs. One drug, called saquinavir, is the first in a new generation of potent AIDS fighters known as protease inhibitors, which attack the virus in the late stages of its reproduction...
...Republican initiatives which was defeated was an attempt to bar FDA meat inspectors from scientifically inspecting meat for E. Coli and other bacteria, viruses and vermin. Until now, FDA inspectors were only permitted to inspect meat visually. Each year, thousands of people die from eating contaminated meat, and many more become ill. Yet the Republicans sided with the meat industry, which see the new regulations only as a serious meat to profits...