GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Federal health advisers on Wednesday rejected an implant from Zimmer Holdings saying it’s unclear how effective or safe the device would be for treating a painful spinal condition.
Hospitals restricting visitors to stop swine flu
WASHINGTON — Visiting a loved one in the hospital? Better check on new flu limits first. Hospitals around the country are turning away visiting children and tightening restrictions on adults, too, in hopes of limiting spread of swine flu in the hallways — although there’s little science the limits work.
FDA panel backs expanded use of Pfizer HIV drug
ADELPHI, Md. — Federal health advisers said Thursday that Pfizer’s HIV drug Selzentry should be approved for use by patients who have not already taken other drugs to combat the virus.
FDA panel unanimously backs Glaxo cancer drug
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Federal health advisers said Monday an experimental kidney cancer drug from GlaxoSmithKline PLC can benefit patients by slowing the disease, despite some risk of liver damage.
3 Americans share Nobel medicine prize
NEW YORK — Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging.
FDA panel backs Schering-Plough cancer drug
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Federal health advisers voted 6-4 on Monday that the potential benefits of a Schering-Plough drug outweigh its toxic risks as a treatment for late-stage skin cancer.
Drug researcher dies, boyfriend faces drug charges
BALTIMORE — A neuroscientist who studied the effects of drugs on the brain is dead of an apparent overdose and her live-in boyfriend, who did similar research, is facing drug charges, Baltimore police said Tuesday.
