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10 Oct 2013 | 12:05 BST

Seeing through the smoke with the help of research: a conversation with Helen Meissner

Posted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross | Categories: Policy

Seeing through the smoke with the help of research: a conversation with Helen Meissner

Most people stopped doubting the dangers of tobacco long ago. And yet, tobacco products continue to adorn the checkout kiosks of convenience stores and appear in the pages of magazines. The question is: which of these products should be allowed and which should not? It’s no longer a theoretical question: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was granted the power to regulate these products four years ago.  Read more

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03 Dec 2012 | 09:45 GMT

Drug approval (and rejection) highlights from 2012

Posted by Elie Dolgin | Categories: Drugs, drugs and more drugs

Drug approval (and rejection) highlights from 2012

Another year, another round of approvals, mixed reviews and high-profile failures. We look back on which medicines made the headlines.  Read more

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20 Mar 2012 | 22:01 GMT

Genentech, 23andMe to study genetic response to breast cancer drug

Posted by Erika Check | Categories: Biology & Biotechnology, Health and medicine

Personal genomics company 23andMe and biotechnology firm Genentech are recruiting breast cancer patients to study genetic predictors of how well they respond to the drug Avastin.  Read more

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  • Avastin
  • breast cancer
  • FDA
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08 Mar 2012 | 20:58 GMT

Group urges speedier approvals for badly needed antibiotics

Posted by Erika Check | Categories: Biology & Biotechnology, Health and medicine

Infectious disease doctors have proposed a speedier, easier approval process for drug companies developing antibiotics against untreatable illnesses.  Read more

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  • antibiotic resistance
  • antibiotics
  • Congress
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  • infectious disease

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