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Activists to Prepare & Share "Stone Soup" to Protest FDA's Antiquated Policies on Genetically Engineered (GMO) Foods COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Occupy Monsanto: Alarmed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) outdated and pro-biotechnology industry policies concerning the labeling & safety of GMO foods sold in America, safe food activists will hold the largest protest to date at the FDA to demand...

FDA Should Extend Ban on Flavors to Other Products to Protect Young People WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2009, the U.S. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act banned the sale of flavored cigarettes, except for menthol, largely because of their wide appeal to young people. A new study from Legacy researchers published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, reveals the effects of the tobacco industry's continued efforts to sell other...

-Indicated for seasonal & perennial allergic rhinitis in children ages 2 and up MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drug delivery technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Karbinal(TM) ER (carbinoxamine maleate) Extended-release Oral Suspension 4mg/5ml, the first sustained-release histamine receptor...

FDA Cleared ChromaGen Lenses Are A Life-Changing Aid For People Struggling With Dyslexia And Other Reading Problems CINCINNATI, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the reading difficulties that students everywhere are struggling with. These symptoms can cause...

Global Launch Generates Strong Support for SonaCare Medical's Urology Platform Technology to Provide HIFU Surgical Ablation Systems for a Wide Range of Urological Indications CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, successfully launched two new products at the recent European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan, Italy. Generating significant interest in its...

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers for Dental Choice applauds Dr. Oz for raising public awareness about dental mercury in the groundbreaking episode "Are Your Silver Fillings making You Sick?". The consumer group, which leads the international campaign for mercury-free dentistry, calls on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to keep the promise it made in September 2011 to make an announcement on amalgam by the end of that year [minute 3:14, et...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncologix Tech Inc. (OTCBB: OCLG), a diversified medical device and healthcare company acquiring businesses in medical device cancer detection and prevention and healthcare services, has purchased all of the outstanding common stock of Dotolo Research Corporation. Dotolo is the leading global colon cleansing and bowel preparation medical device manufacturer, with more than two decades of product research, development and sales....

Neurological Wellness Center physician Rolando Rodriguez M.D. responds: "We have some of the answers now, enabling substantial recovery, the problem is delivering this treatment to the five million Americans suffering from Alzheimer's disease." (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 In his State of the Union address President Obama called for prioritizing medical research to "unlock the answers to Alzheimer's". Michelle Bachmann, in a letter posted on her website calls for...

Supported by its own specifically conducted research with 2909 patients from 10 patient groups, the International Adhesions Society (IAS) today submitted recommendations in response to FDA proposals to limit the the way opioids are approved. The data, representing over 25 million Americans with chronic pelvic, abdominal or spinal pain due in part to adhesions, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome and hysterectomy complications, demonstrate the significant number...

Revolutionary Science Weighs In: Why informing customers that you use an FDA approved autoclave, like the Saniclave 200 will attract customers - more today than ever. Autoclaves prevent dangerous infections like cold and flu, HIV/AIDS or MRSA, the “flesh-eating” disease. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) March 31, 2013 The success of a nail salon business relies heavily on whether or not they use a steam autoclave. Although customers are paranoid of disease, there are still thousands of nail...