| FDA Panel Rejects Restrictions on Cough Medicine WebMD By Matt McMillen Sept. 14, 2010 -- An FDA advisory panel voted against placing restrictions on dextromethorphan (DXM), an active ingredient in many over-the-counter cough medications. The panel, which was convened at the request of the Drug Enforcement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Savient shares rally as FDA approves gout drug Reuters Sept 15 (Reuters) - Shares of Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc (SVNT.O) jumped 27 percent on Wednesday, a day after the company's gout drug Krystexxa got US regulatory approval making it the first approved treatment for gout in adults who do not improve ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Corn Industry Wants to Make Corn Syrup Sound a Little Sweeter DailyFinance By HUGH COLLINS Posted 8:35 AM 09/15/10 Company News, Green The corn refining industry is seeking to make one of the most common ingredients in American food sound a little more palatable to health-conscious consumers and food companies. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer May Not Save Lives WebMD By Daniel J. DeNoon That's the bottom line from a painstaking analysis of major clinical trials by University of Florida researcher Philipp Dahm, MD, and colleagues. They reviewed data on 387286 men enrolled in six large clinical trials. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Judge hears federal health care lawsuit MiamiHerald.com BY KEITH LAING PENSACOLA -- The lawsuit challenging the federal health care law enacted this spring is likely to proceed after a federal judge in Pensacola said Tuesday that he was leaning toward letting at least some of the claims by several states ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Scientists release early map of cacao DNA The Associated Press McLEAN, Va. — Some sweet science news: Researchers have released a nearly complete map of the DNA of the tree that produces chocolate. The project to map the cacao genome was funded by candy maker Mars Inc. It finished the sequence just two years into ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WHO cuts global estimate for maternal deaths The Associated Press GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Wednesday that fewer women die each year from complications during pregnancy and childbirth than previously estimated, but efforts to sharply cut maternal mortality by 2015 are still off track. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Superbug Has Arrived in the US Food Consumer The term 'Superbug' has been at the forefront of health news all summer and it appears it will continue to be a hot topic into autumn. Referring to antibiotic resistant bacteria, which appears to have originated in India, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Scientists release early map of cacao DNA
