The FDA won’t let 23andMe sell its Personal Genomic Service tests to consumers in the United States, but that hasn’t stopped the company from selling its customers’ anonymous information to other companies for research. ...
People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
Big Tobacco, almost unbelievably, is lending a hand in the creation of a potential breakthrough drug, a new class of drugs that could dull grave psychiatric disorders, improve attention of ADHD afflicted children, repel Alzheimer's onset, ...
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Altheus Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it has completed enrollment for ZA201, a 6-week, double-blind, active-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of the efficacy and safety of Zoenasa® Rectal Gel in approximately 120 adult patients ...
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If you were to switch from vegetarianism to meat-eating, or vice-versa, chances are the composition of your gut bacteria would also undergo a big change, a new study suggests. The research, published Dec. 11 in the journal Nature, showed ...
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Prescription Drug User ...
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A look back through our archives sees that DuPont, Dr Pepper, Post Holdings and Ralcorp Holdings, Kraft Foods and Dow Chemical Company have all had issues to address. General Mills is working to undo the impact of poor waste disposal more ...
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If you suffer from chronic indigestion, constipation, upset stomach or some other persistent digestive disorder that you are having trouble remedying, essential oils just might be your answer for finding lasting relief. Here are five of the ...
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Second Genome has signed a microbiome drug discovery deal with Janssen Biotech to advance novel drug targets mediated by the bacterial ecosystem living within the human gut to treat ulcerative colitis. Under the collaboration, Janssen ...
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Drug discovery and early drug development company Trino Therapeutics has received more than €9m ($12m) funding from investors, including Fountain Healthcare Partners and founding investor, the Wellcome Trust, to advance the development ...
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Janssen Biotech has announced the FDA approval of Simponi (golimumab) to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) in adult patients with corticosteroid dependence or an inadequate response to or failed to tolerate oral ...
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Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) has launched an expanded testing menu to help clinicians diagnose, treat and monitor the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The menu comprises IBD Expanded Profile that includes ...
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has submitted marketing authorisation application (MAA) seeking approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its investigational, gut-selective humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of adults ...
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Specialty biopharmaceutical company Santarus has announced the commercial launch of ulcerative colitis therapy, Uceris (budesonide) extended release tablets. Uceris that contains a locally acting glucocorticosteroid, budesonide, in a ...
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The US FDA has approved Warner Chilcott's 400mg mesalamine product as new ulcerative colitis therapy, to be marketed as Delzicol. Warner expects to commercially launch Delzicol in March 2013. Delzicol delayed-release capsules are ...