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U.S. Public May Not Be Aware Of Important Uncertainties About Drug Benefits and Harms, But Explaining These Uncertainties Might Improve Their Choices

Many U.S. adults believe that only extremely effective drugs without serious adverse effects are approved, but providing explanations to patients highlighting uncertainties about drug benefits may affect their choices, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is part of the journal’s Less […]

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Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) Call To Action – Healthcare Providers Are Urgently Requested To Contact FDA

Electromedical Products International Inc. (EPI) issued an urgent call-to-action this past week for practitioners who prescribe Alpha-Stim to their patients. The complete details and formal announcement from Tracey B. Kirsch, President of EPI are below. Briefly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intend to review current evidence for the safety and effectiveness of Alpha-Stim. The […]

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Researcher Andrea Chronis-Tuscano

No Known Link Found Between Food Coloring And ADHD, But Wider Questions And Safety Issues Remain

When University of Maryland psychologist Andrea Chronis-Tuscano testified before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing last March, it changed her mind about possible risks of artificial food coloring for children, and drove her to look more closely at the products in her own pantry that she feeds her kids. Chronis-Tuscano walked in to […]

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Many New Drugs Do Not Have Comparative Effectiveness Information Available At Time Of FDA Approval

Only about half of new drugs approved in the last decade had comparative effectiveness data available at the time of their approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and approximately two-thirds of new drugs had this information available when alternative treatment options existed, according to a study in the May 4 issue of JAMA.

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Researcher Domencio Pratico, MD

FDA Approved Asthma Drug Might Help Control Or Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a peptide in the brain that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at Temple University’s School of Medicine. The study, “Pharmacologic Blockade of 5-Lipoxygenase Improves the Amyloidotic Phenotype of an AD Transgenic Mouse […]

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