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...health-policy dispute when it approved the "morning-after pill," Plan B, for over-the-counter sale yesterday. But fallout from the political feud surrounding Plan B will play out for months. Democratic Senators Patty Murray and Hillary Clinton dropped their objections Thursday to confirming Andrew von Eschenbach, acting FDA commissioner since September 2005; the Senators had vowed to stall von Eschenbach's nomination at the committee stage until the emergency contraception was made available over the counter. But more bitter response erupted immediately from conservative and faith-based groups, some calling on President Bush to withdraw von Eschenbach...
...FDA forges ahead with Plan B After years of foot dragging, the FDA will meet this week with the pill's makers to discuss over-the-counter options--a sudden push that may help the agency's acting head get a Senate confirmation...
...first human trials relying on ESC-based therapy. It is using stem cells to create oligodendroglial progenitor cells, which produce neurons and provide myelin insulation for the long fingers that extend out from the body of a nerve cell. Lanza's group is also close to filing for FDA permission to begin clinical trials on three cell-based therapies: one for macular degeneration, one for repairing heart muscle and another for regenerating damaged skin. Not to to be outdone, the academic groups are just a few steps behind. Lorenz Studer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City...
...closer scientists come to human trials, the more concerned the FDA will be with ensuring patient safety. The government will look at how the cells were grown and whether there would be risk of contamination from animal products used in the process. Regulators want data on how the cells will behave in the human body. Stem cells have shown a dismaying talent for turning into tumors. Will they migrate into unwanted areas? No one knows. You can't find out for sure until you test in humans, but it's hard to test in humans until you can be reasonably...
...teas that boast of antioxidant and health-promoting properties. Caffe Sanora is a rich organic coffee that undergoes a special roasting process that retains the antioxidants of the raw green beans. Dr. Lee's 710EGCG Organic Green Tea is the first green-tea product allowed by the U.S. FDA to make limited cancer-fighting claims on its label...