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Organic Soap and Spa has completely revamped its baby care line with new offerings and even "greener" formulas. Lavender Baby Powder contains only two ingredients and is so organic, it's actually edible. Boulder, CO (PRWEB) May 04, 2013 Baby skin care is an evolving area where organics are really gaining the attention and interest of parents concerned about their children's exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. "According to the FDA, chemicals are absorbed...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from the Ann Arbor Veterans Health Administration (VA) Healthcare System and the University of Michigan reveals the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) warning that high doses of citalopram, also known as Celexa, can cause potentially serious abnormal heart rhythms might be doing more harm than good. The FDA attached a warning to the antidepressant in 2011, based on data linking higher doses of the drug to...
Federal regulators' announcement comes days after Monster Energy sued to halt Dennis Herrera's probe into marketing of potentially unsafe products to children SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier today announced that it has launched a formal investigation into the safety of added caffeine in food products--noting "particularly its effects on children and adolescents"--in response to an unfortunate growing trend in which beverage and food...
A recent addition to other informational videos provided by d’Oliveira & Associates, this new video regarding the Biomet Hip Replacement Device, along with an infographic, discusses issues and common side effects associated with the device. (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The new Biomet Hip Replacement video released by d’Oliveira & Associates discusses some of the common and serious side effects associated with the device and what recipients of the device can do if they suffer an...
Dental patients in Florida can now visit a periodontist and receive the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure for gum disease treatment. The new procedure uses lasers rather than scalpels and has been cleared by the FDA. Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Dr. Richard E. Aguila, a periodontist with Contemporary Implant Dentistry & Periodontics, now uses the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP) to treat gum or periodontal disease. Patients in Jacksonville that have been...
SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, in-licensing, developing and commercializing proprietary products principally for use in the hospital setting, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. During the first quarter of 2013, Cadence reported net product revenue from sales of OFIRMEV(®) (acetaminophen) injection of $23.6 million, which includes the...
Sonatherm is the Only Laparoscopic HIFU Device Cleared for Ablating Soft Tissue in the U.S. CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, announced today that it will launch the FDA-Cleared Sonatherm(®) HIFU Surgical Ablation System at the the 108(th) Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), in San Diego, May 4-8, 2013 (booth #3611). A state-of-the-art...
2013 Q1 NME FDA approvals indicates drug names are trending to longer lengths, more syllables and greater distinction. NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- For the first quarter of the 2013 calendar year, the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has approved nine new molecular entities. A total of 39 novel new medicines were approved in 2012, the highest total in sixteen years. Our conclusions are based on a comparison of the average number of letters and...
World's First Wearable Power Supply for the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Honored as Game-Changing Innovation at the Forefront of New Product Development TUCSON, Ariz., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that its Freedom® portable driver, the world's first wearable power supply for the SynCardia temporary Total...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Tuesday the over-the-counter sale of morning-after pills for those 15 years of age and older, and will make the pills available on store shelves, rather than being sold from a pharmacy. Until now, emergency contraception has been available by prescription only to those under the age of 17, and was only sold from behind pharmacy counters. The FDA ruling, which takes effect...
