Bristol immunotherapy gets six month U.S. FDA review for melanoma
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2014
Bristol immunotherapy gets six month U.S. FDA review for melanoma
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a six-month, priority review to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's application for immuno-oncology drug Opdivo as a treatment for previously treated melanoma, the company said on Friday. The FDA decision is due by March 30, 2015. Bristol said European regulators have also agreed to an accelerated review of the drug as a treatment for advanced melanoma. ...
Tracking Your Progress for Health and Fitness Success
When you set new fitness goals, the initial determination and enthusiasm to stay on track seems never-ending. Yet as the weeks go on, you may notice that you begin slipping up and losing focus. At this time it becomes imperative to make changes in order to maintain adherence to your program and reach your goals. Rather than making excuses for...
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Florida marijuana campaign heats up, could raise Nov. turnout
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Opponents of a proposal to let doctors in Florida prescribe marijuana are poised to launch a $1.6 million advertising campaign on Monday, with potential side effects for the state's heated race for governor in November. Political consultants say a public battle over the proposed constitutional amendment to allow medical marijuana, included on this year's midterm election ballot, could boost turnout among young voters for Democrat Charlie Crist, who supports the measure. ...
IMF fast-tracks $130 mn for Ebola fight in West Africa
West Africa Ebola death toll passes 3,000 - WHO
Obama: Fighting Ebola must be a global priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says that in an interconnected world, outbreaks of deadly viruses like Ebola have the potential to affect every nation.
In-person friends combat bullies better than online friends
By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gay and lesbian adolescents see their online friends as generally more supportive than their in-person friends, but when they do have pals who can physically offer a hand or a hug, those friends provide a superior protective shield against bullying, a new study finds. “LGBT youth are turning online for support,” developmental psychologist Catherine Bradshaw told Reuters Health. But, “they still need to have an authentic, in-person relationships in order to buffer the impact of victimization,” she said. ...
The 6 Roots of a Grounded Leader
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Experimental Ebola vaccines ready by 2015: WHO
Cuba sending 300 more doctors, nurses to fight Ebola in West Africa
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will send nearly 300 more doctors and nurses to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus, raising to 461 the number of its medical professionals joining world efforts to contain an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people. A group of 165 healthcare workers is due to arrive in Sierra Leone in early October. The 62 doctors and 103 nurses have been training for their mission with international experts at a Havana hospital specializing in tropical diseases. ...
Foster Farms recalls nearly 40,000 pounds of chicken in U.S. states
SEATTLE (Reuters) - California-based poultry giant Foster Farms is recalling nearly 40,000 pounds of frozen grilled chicken due to Listeria contamination, the Department of Agriculture said on Friday. Foster Farms shipped the breast strips produced on Aug. 5 from Farmerville, Louisiana, to many U.S. states, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) representative, Benjamin Bell, said. No illnesses have been reported, Bell said. The company said in a statement it distributed the 3. ...
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Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 Colorado kids
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country.
Searching for God in Stamford
Whether beginning the new Jewish new year or the season of fall, the change of weather evokes feeling of renewal and rejuvenation. I recently went searching for God in Stamford at the the Arts and Crafts Fair. I posed two questions: Which season is most Divine and why and what are your hopes for the new season. The answers both holy and...
WHO: 1000s of Ebola vaccine doses in coming months
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Michelle Obama to appear on ABC's 'The Chew'
Virus probed in paralysis cases in 9 Colorado kids
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country.
FDA says asthma drug Xolair raises risk of heart, brain problems
By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The asthma drug Xolair is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, mini-stroke, chest pain and blood clots in the lungs and veins, among other problems, though the extent of increased risk is unclear, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. The FDA said it has added information about the increased risk to the drug's label after analyzing findings from a five-year safety study submitted by the drug's manufacturer, Genentech, a unit of Roche Holding AG, and 25 clinical trials comparing Xolair to a placebo. ...
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