The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that, in response to a request from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational antiviral drug peramivir intravenous (IV) in certain adult and pediatric patients with confirmed or suspected 2009 H1N1 influenza infection who are admitted to a hospital.
Specifically, IV peramivir is authorized only for hospitalized adult and pediatric patients for whom t... Read Full Story
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Votrient (pazopanib), the sixth drug to be approved for kidney cancer since 2005.
Votrient is an oral medication that interferes with angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels needed for solid tumors to grow and survive.
Votrient is intended for people with advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer in which the cancerous cells are found in the lining of very small tubes (tubules) in the kidney. In 2009, approximately 4... Read Full Story
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved use of the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of genital warts (condyloma acuminata) due to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11 in boys and men, ages 9 through 26.
Each year, about 2 out of every 1,000 men in the United States are newly diagnosed with genital warts.
Gardasil currently is approved for use in girls and women ages 9 through 26 for the prevention of cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18; ... Read Full Story
Individuals with Parkinson’s disease who have higher levels of a metabolite called urate in their blood and in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have a slower rate of disease progression, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. A clinical trial is under way to examine the safety and potential benefits of supplemental urate elevation for recently diagnosed Parkinson’s patients who have low urate levels.
Investigators demonstrated the link with urate by minin... Read Full Story
An obese person faces more health risks than a person of average weight. Being that overweight can cause issues like difficulty finding clothes that fit and even sometimes difficulty fitting into seats in places like airplanes and theaters. An obese person also is at much higher risk of things like heart attack and stroke.
An obese person is generally someone who is more than 40 to 75 pounds overweight. A person is considered morbidly obese if they weight 100 pounds or more what they sh... Read Full Story
For someone being obese, health problem risks are greatly elevated. The extra weight can cause physical problems like bone and joint problems. And things like diabetes, heart disease, cancers and other serious conditions are more likely to occur. For those who are being obese, health problem risks often center around a condition known as metabolic syndrome.
For someone being obese, heath problem risks are generally directly tied to this syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is just a term for a ... Read Full Story
(NAPSI)-There may be promising news for the estimated 50 million Americans believed to suffer from symptoms related to allergies and other conditions such as IBS, acid reflux, ADD/ADHD and possibly even autism.
According to experts, the body’s immune system can malfunction when exposed to high levels of stress. That malfunction might make symptoms from certain conditions worse or create new ones.
The stress can be both internal (from a psychological source or a lack of sleep, for i... Read Full Story
(NAPSI)-Back-to-school time often means making an adjustment from the relaxed days of summer to the more structured routine of school that requires more organization and focus for families. Making this transition can be especially challenging for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 4.5 million children and adolescents in the US are diagnosed with ADHD, a common and treatable medical conditi... Read Full Story
