An FDA consumer update describes overactive bladder, which affects more than 33 million Americans, and lists approved options: oral drugs, a skin patch or gel, the first over-the-counter treatment for women, and bladder injections for more severe symptoms.
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Drug
FDA MedWatch - December 2014 Safety Labeling Changes posting includes 72 products with changes to Prescribing Information
FDA's MedWatch posting for December 2014 lists 72 products with revisions to boxed warnings, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse reactions or patient package inserts, among them Abilify, Nexium, Micardis, Geodon, Jakafi and Kalydeco.
Lifestyle
7 Factors to Consider if You’re Told Your Cholesterol Is Too High
Mercola argues total cholesterol says almost nothing about heart disease risk and points instead to NMR Lipoprofile and the HDL/cholesterol and triglyceride/HDL ratios. He calls cholesterol indispensable for building cells and making stress and sex hormones and vitamin D.
Lifestyle
Human pheromones increase sexual attraction
A 2002 study found sexually active women who wore a pheromone perfume more often had intercourse, dates and affection over three cycles than those who did not, though male approaches and masturbation did not rise. A 2004 study reported similar results in postmenopausal women.
Government
How to solve your post-holiday consumer problems
FTC tips for post-holiday purchase problems: contact the seller quickly, since return windows are short, then escalate to company headquarters. A written complaint should name model numbers, include copies of receipts and set a deadline; dispute resolution programs are a further step.
Disease
Frostbite: Prevention and Treatment
A dermatologist's advice for freezing weather: wear loose layers with a moisture-wicking base, wool or fleece insulation and a windproof, waterproof shell; put two pairs of socks inside insulated waterproof boots that cover the ankle; cover your head and ears; and avoid anything tight.
Environment
Heavy Cell Phone Use Can Quadruple Your Risk of Deadly Brain Cancer
Mercola cites research finding the heaviest cell phone users are twice as likely to develop glioma, and that people who have used a cell or cordless phone for more than 25 years face triple the risk. IARC classified cell phones as possibly carcinogenic in 2011.
Drug
Updates on Ebola and Ozone Therapy
Dr. Robert Rowen tells Mercola what happened after he and Dr. Howard Robins flew to Sierra Leone in October, at the president's invitation, to teach health workers to treat Ebola with ozone. Rowen argues ozone inactivates viruses and carries almost no toxicity.
Lifestyle
Top blog posts of 2014
The FTC counts down its 10 most-read consumer blog posts of 2014, covering fake debt collectors, the Jamaican lottery scam, payday loan and tech support cons, IRS impostors threatening arrest, and a $105 million settlement with AT&T over unauthorized third-party charges.
Disease
Male diabetes mellitus patients at low risk for prostate cancer
A cohort study in the International Journal of Cancer followed 139,131 men in the EPIC study and found those with type 2 diabetes 26 percent less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. In a 626-man subgroup, diabetics had lower androstenedione and testosterone.
Drug
FDA approves weight-management drug Saxenda
FDA approved liraglutide injection for chronic weight management alongside a reduced-calorie diet and exercise, in adults with a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more plus a condition such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes or high cholesterol. It must not be combined with Victoza.
Drug
FDA approves Lynparza to treat advanced ovarian cancer
The FDA granted accelerated approval to Lynparza (olaparib), a PARP inhibitor for women with heavily pretreated advanced ovarian cancer tied to defective BRCA genes, alongside the BRACAnalysis CDx companion test that detects those mutations in blood samples.
Government
FDA approves Viekira Pak to treat hepatitis C
The FDA approved Viekira Pak, ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir tablets packaged with dasabuvir, for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 including patients with cirrhosis. It is the fourth hepatitis C drug the agency has cleared in a year.
Drug
Pharmaceutical Industry Expects to create 45000 more jobs in India in 2015
A press release on IIHMR University's national seminar in Jaipur, where pharmaceutical industry figures discussed India's projected growth to $55 billion by 2020, the pull of Tier-I and rural markets, and the need for closer links between pharma education and industry.
Government
Drug Information Update - FDA approves new antibacterial drug Zerbaxa
The FDA approved Zerbaxa (ceftolozane/tazobactam) for complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections in adults, the fourth new antibacterial cleared that year. Its Qualified Infectious Disease Product status brought priority review and five extra years of exclusivity.
Drug
Lanreotide
FDA approved the injection for unresectable, well or moderately differentiated, locally advanced or metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. In a 204-patient placebo-controlled trial, median progression-free survival passed 22 months against 16.6 on placebo.
Miscellaneous
Large Crowds For Snapsil® and Other T.H.E.M. Solutions at Pack Expo 2014
T.H.E.M. showed its Snapsil single-serve pack at Pack Expo 2014, a semi-rigid container that opens with one hand and an audible snap. CEO Neil Kozarsky drew a standing-room audience for a talk on one-handed packaging; Bemis supplies material and MULTIVAC the machinery.
Miscellaneous
ETC's Sterilization Systems Group Receives Over $1 Million In New Contracts
Environmental Tectonics Corporation announced more than $1 million in new contracts for its Sterilization Systems Group, covering two new ethylene oxide sterilizers and an upgrade to an existing project.
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