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Cable-TV descramblers! FDA-approved diet pills! Viagra without a prescription! Instant access to XXX movies! Dramatically enhanced orgasms! If you have ever received e-mails advertising products and services like these--some quite within the law, some clearly outside it--chances are they came from a guy like Howard Carmack, professional spammer...
...these duds do the job? Unlike sunscreen, which falls under the FDA's watch, sun-protective clothing is largely unregulated. Even so, the industry has its own voluntary standards. The weave in sun-protective clothing is extra tight, so ultraviolet rays can't penetrate. Some companies treat fabric with chemicals that reflect or absorb UV beams, in several cases using the same compounds that keep car seats from fading. That's not to say ordinary clothing can't do the trick. Off-the-rack blue jeans, for example, provide an SPF of more than 1,000. --By Janice M. Horowitz
Avastin must now wait for approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which researchers expect will occur by the end of this year. The drug is not expected to be a cure for cancer—doctors hope instead that it could serve as a helpful accompaniment to traditional chemotherapy programs...
...building machinery to fill its wrinkles. Some surgeons are also experimenting with Radiance, a synthetic version of the mineral that builds our bones, which doctors now use "off label" to fill particularly deep folds. Then there's Artefill, a mix of cow collagen and tiny acrylic beads that an FDA advisory committee in February recommended for approval. Once injected, the cow collagen breaks down, but the beads stimulate the skin to secrete its own collagen. The good news is that the fix lasts years; the bad news is that the beads sometimes show through thin skin, especially if too many...
...Fido starts limping after the mailman, he may not simply be succumbing to old age. He may have arthritis, and thanks to a new drug from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, his pain can be eased with fewer side effects. The FDA has approved Deramaxx, the first animal drug to target the COX-2 enzyme, responsible for arthritic pain, while sparing the COX-1 enzyme, which helps dogs (and people) protect their stomach linings. This relief method puts Deramaxx in the same class as Celebrex (Pfizer) and Vioxx (Merck), which are for humans. Vets expect Deramaxx to cut into sales...