Tag Archives: FDA

The Battle Over Genetically Modified Food Continues – FDA Petitioned To Require GM Labels

Okay, think fast: how often do you eat genetically modified foods? *buzzer* I’m sorry, but the answer we were looking [...]

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Geron Restarts Embryonic Stem Cell Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury

Almost a year after the FDA halted the study, Geron‘s clinical trial for a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) therapy [...]

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Implantable Eye Telescope That Treats AMD Now FDA Approved

A telescopic implant that fits directly into the eye to treat certain kinds of blindness has finally received FDA approval [...]

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FDA Will Regulate Commercial Genetics

The New York Times reports that last week the FDA announced plans to regulate commercial genetics companies like 23andMe and [...]

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Novartis’ Drug for Multiple Sclerosis Unanimously Passes FDA Committee

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has moved one step closer to offering its Multiple Sclerosis medication to the public. On June 10th, [...]

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Sweet Little Lies – The Bitter Truth About Sugar

The world is hooked on sugar. Ray Kurzweil calls it the “White Satan.” And he might be onto something. The [...]

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Exclusive: Doctors Skirt FDA To Provide Human Stem Cell Therapy

The FDA has yet to approve stem cell therapies for general use in medicine, but that hasn’t stopped doctors in [...]

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New Hearing Aid Uses Your Tooth To Transmit Sound

Advertisement: Nearly Invisible Digital Hearing Aids From Miracle Ear Single sided deafness affects around 200 out of every million people [...]

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Geron Explains Why First Embryonic Stem Cell Clinical Trial is Stalled

As if waiting for eight years wasn’t bad enough, we could see another few months pass before the first clinical [...]

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