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...other hand, the Food and Drug Administration-like Medicare, a part of Health and Human Services-which restricted the use of silicone implants in 1992 because of health concerns, may be poised to reverse course. On October 14 and 15, an FDA advisory panel will meet to consider recommending that silicone implant manufacturer Inamed Corp., located in Santa Barbara, California, be allowed to market its product. This week, opponents of any change in the FDA's stance are beginning a print and broadcast ad campaign depicting a woman's breast with an implant as a ticking time bomb...
...problem, says the National Organization for Women and other groups protesting the FDA's step, is that the agency is considering just two years of safety data submitted by Inamed. Many of the injuries don't appear until at least 5 years post-implant. Studies and experience show that most of the devices eventually rupture, and can cause infection, interfere with mammogram readings and trigger a painful shrinkage of scar tissue around them...
Having a monthly period is a drag--and now, thanks to a new birth-control pill called Seasonale, it's unnecessary. Approved last Friday by the FDA, the pill contains the same ingredients found in the original Pill but works on a 91-day cycle instead of the traditional 28. Women take active pills 84 days in a row, then placebos for the final week, reducing the number of periods from 13 a year to just four...
RAPTIVA For people who suffer from psoriasis, there may be relief--and convenience--in this new drug awaiting FDA approval. With a weekly injection, Genentech's Raptiva prevents certain immune cells from migrating to the skin's surface, where they trigger abnormal growth and create the disease's hallmark lesions...
AVASTIN Avastin could become the first of a new class of cancer drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors, which tackle tumors by thwarting their ability to create blood vessels. Because Genentech has requested fast-track consideration from the FDA, the agency should decide by early next year whether to approve Avastin for treating colorectal cancer...