Thursday, August 21, 2014

UAVs Give New Meaning To Drug Delivery - Med Device Online

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"A Palo Alto- and London-based startup company is developing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology with a new twist. Instead of performing remote surveillance or delivering explosives with surgical accuracy, they distribute payloads of medical supplies.

Reaching remote areas in developing countries can be difficult, especially in times of disaster. Roads may not be accessible, or a region may be quarantined due to an infectious disease "

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What? No More Annual Pelvic Exams? - Medscape


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"No More Routine Pelvic Exams...Really?

I am a female general internist. I provide well-woman screening -- including "the" pelvic exam -- for the vast majority of my patients. That's why new clinical practice guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP),[1] based on a comprehensive systematic review of 68 years' worth of English-language evidence, really caught my eye. I read ACP's strong recommendation: "ACP recommends against performing screening pelvic examination in asymptomatic, nonpregnant, adult women." My first thought was, "Really?""

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Food additives on the rise as FDA scrutiny wanes - The Washington Post


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"The explosion of new food additives coupled with an easing of oversight requirements is allowing manufacturers to avoid the scrutiny of the Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for ensuring the safety of chemicals streaming into the food supply.

And in hundreds of cases, the FDA doesn’t even know of the existence of new additives, which can include chemical preservatives, flavorings and thickening agents, records and interviews show.

“We simply do not have the information to vouch for the safety of many of these chemicals,” said Michael Taylor, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for food."

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

India Outlines Plan to Boost Inspections of Drug Facilities - Pharmalot - WSJ

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"Last year, the FDA conducted 111 inspections in India, up from 98 in 2011 and 59 in 2009, and has issued warning letters to several Indian drug makers. Significantly, the FDA also issued 21 so-called import alerts that allow the FDA to ban products from entering the U.S.

One widely known example is Ranbaxy Laboratories [500359.BY +1.16%], which is prevented from sending products from four of its plants in India and is also operating under a consent decree that requires improvements before the ban can be lifted. Sun Pharmaceuticals [524715.BY +1.46%] recently agreed to buy Ranbaxy for $3.2 billion"

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