News on Food And Drug Administration

Herbal alternatives for menopausal symptoms

2010-11-29T14:46:36Z

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Depomed Posts Positive Earnings With Strong 2011 Outlook

2010-11-07T18:08:16Z

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Prostate cancer hormone therapy: What you need to know

2010-11-29T15:15:19Z

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Ibandronic acid

2010-11-30T13:10:49Z

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Women's Health

2010-11-03T09:55:54Z

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Menopause - Why bio-identical hormones are NOT safe for menopause treatments

2010-11-02T22:18:40Z

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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy For Menopause

2010-11-02T22:18:01Z

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Anticonvulsant Drug May Be Approved to Treat Hot Flashes

2010-10-13T15:40:36Z

Women bothered by menopause-related hot flashes but reluctant to take hormone replacement therapy may soon have another FDA-approved option available to them. A new extended release version of the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin proved to be effective in both preventing and reducing the severity of hot flashes in two preliminary studies. A third study will be completed in 2011.

Hot flashes, sometimes called hot flushes, are sudden feelings of intense heat that start in the wai...

Information About Hormone Replacement Therapy

2010-11-02T22:18:38Z

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Depomed Announces Presentations of Breeze 1 and 2 Clinical Data at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting

2010-10-09T07:19:21Z

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What Is Pregnenolone Cream?

2010-11-05T10:59:14Z

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Warning over spray-on hot flushes drug

2010-09-11T11:41:31Z

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Evamist Tied to Adverse Effects in Children, Pets

2010-11-02T13:56:23Z

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FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist

2010-11-02T12:39:42Z

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Evamist (estradiol transdermal spray): Drug Safety Communication - Unintended Exposure of Children and Pets to Topical Estrogen

2010-11-02T12:39:41Z

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Investment Opportunities in Women's Health

2010-10-27T08:55:02Z

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FDA Approves Osteoporosis Injection

2010-10-27T09:11:56Z

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Depomed, Inc. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-27T06:33:43Z

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How to Brew Fenugreek Tea

2010-10-27T08:09:00Z

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Soy won't reduce cholesterol after menopause

2010-04-05T07:45:32Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating extra soy for one year doesn't help postmenopausal women cut their cholesterol levels, new research shows.

The findings support the Food and Drug Administration's 2007 move to reevaluate its decade-old decision allowing soy product makers to claim heart benefits, Raging hormones: Unproven 'bioidenticals' for menopause contain estrogen too, experts say

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional series examining their use and potential risks.

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Miserable in menopause, Tips on hormone use, coping with menopause

What to do if menopause makes you miserable?

Start with a visit to your doctor. If you don't have one you really trust, fix that problem before you try to tackle the rest, women's health experts recommend.

A good doctor will do an exam to make sure menopause is what is causing your symptoms, take stock of which ones are most bothering you, and help you weigh the benefits and risks of treatment options with you...

Depomed Reports Results From Two Phase 3 Clinical Trials Evaluating Non-Hormonal Therapy for Menopausal Hot Flashes

2010-10-24T09:16:55Z

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Positive Data from Wyeth Drug

2010-10-22T07:26:44Z

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Lilly will not seek FDA approval for arzoxifene

2010-09-22T13:11:39Z

Eli Lilly &amp; Co. said Tuesday it will not seek Food and Drug Administration approval for its developing postmenopausal osteoporosis drug because of certain study results and safety concerns.

The company said the drug met its late-stage study goals of reducing the risk of vertebral fracture and invasive breast ca...

Amgen Issues Statement on Outcomes of Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs (ACRHD) Meeting

2010-10-24T09:16:02Z

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Analysts React to FDA Panel: ‘It Wasn’t a Perfect Day for Amgen’

2010-10-24T09:57:18Z

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When Menopause Begins

2010-10-24T09:52:20Z

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Medicinal Teas That Work

2010-10-24T09:33:12Z

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DepoMed, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-22T07:20:16Z

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Women's Health: After WHI, What's the Potential Market Size?

2010-10-22T07:16:29Z

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Vantas

2010-10-26T21:04:23Z

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histrelin

2010-10-26T21:04:23Z

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letrozole

2010-10-26T21:04:07Z

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Femara

2010-10-26T21:04:07Z

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Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

2010-10-09T09:27:08Z

Shedding Some Light In Relation to Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

Many women during the times of pre- menopause, menopause and post- menopause, often use Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy to enhance hormone activity reduced when growing old and to diminish symptoms of hormone imbalance like hot flashes, night sweats, depression, mood swings, insomnia, vaginal dryness, low sex drive, exhaustion, memory loss and weakness.

This treatment has r...

What's Wrong With Bioidentical Hormones?

2010-06-26T04:24:47Z

What's Wrong With Bioidentical Hormones?

By Sherri Stockman

The term bioidentical hormones is not scientifically accurate, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. They FDA warned compounding pharmacies to stop using the term in 2008, as it is misleading and "non-scientific."

Widely promoted by the somewhat famous ex-TV star, FDA) Black Cohosh at a Glance Black Cohosh and Menopause (Office of Dietary Supplements) Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil Herbal Alternatives (HALT) for Menopause Study Results Hormones and Aging (Nat...

Handout on Health: Osteoporosis

2010-09-01T12:18:30Z

Defining Osteoporosis The Occurrence and Impact of Osteoporosis Bone Basics Causes of Osteoporosis Risk Factors for Osteoporosis Risk Factors for Osteoporosis-Related Fractures Diagnosing Osteoporosis Treating Osteoporosis Preventing Osteoporosis Osteoporosis and Quality of Life Current Research Hope for the Future For More Information Medications Associated With Osteoporosis Risk Factors for Fractures When to Talk to Your Doctor About Osteoporosis Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis Preventing ...

Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from Facts

2010-04-16T17:56:55Z

A natural, safer alternative to dangerous prescription drugs"

"Can slim you down by reducing hormonal imbalances"

"Prevents Alzheimer's disease and senility"

All of these claims have been made by marketers of compounded "bio-identical" hormones, also known as "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy" (BHRT). But these claims are unproven. FDA is concerned that claims like these misle...

Symptoms of Menopause

2010-10-23T19:04:08Z

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What is a Bio-identical Hormone?

2010-10-07T20:17:34Z

How Safe Is It Really?

However, bio-identical hormone therapies are not approved by the FDA. The idea is that bio-identical hormone therapy can be individually tailored to the person requiring it, generally a woman requiring post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy. According to manufacturers of these products, they are safer than standard therapies.

Again, none of the bio-identical hormone therapies are FDA-approved, so use pr...

Controlling Hot Flashes

2010-10-23T19:03:52Z

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How to deal with symptoms.

2010-10-23T19:03:48Z

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Panel cites benefits of Pfizer osteoporosis drug

2010-09-01T12:17:39Z

An experimental drug from Pfizer could benefit certain women with osteoporosis, federal advisers said Monday, despite concerns of side effects.

A Food and Drug Administration panel of experts voted 9-3 that the benefits of Fablyn could outweigh its risks, including blood clots and vaginal bleeding, for some women. The FDA is not required to f...

FDA wary of deaths with Pfizer osteoporosis drug

2010-09-01T12:17:41Z

Federal regulators say a drug from Pfizer and Ligand Pharmaceuticals effectively treats osteoporosis, though they are concerned about deaths, blood clots and other problems seen in company studies.

The Food and Drug Administration noted Thursday that women t...

Depomed, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-21T09:03:39Z

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BioSante Pharma Announces Its Re-Acquisition of Elestrin

2010-10-21T09:02:12Z

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2010-10-23T10:03:49Z

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Health Highlights: July 4, 2008

2010-10-23T09:57:43Z

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June 16, 2008

2010-10-23T09:53:57Z

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Wyeth Receives Approvable Letter from FDA for Bazedoxifene for the Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

2010-10-23T15:58:27Z

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Viviant

2010-10-23T15:58:18Z

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Wyeth Drags Through Drug Approval Process

2010-10-19T17:10:30Z

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Health Highlights: May 4, 2008

2010-10-23T02:51:46Z

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Health Highlights: May 3, 2008

2010-10-23T09:56:32Z

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Health Highlights: May 2, 2008

2010-10-23T02:51:58Z

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Health Highlights: April 24, 2008

2010-10-23T02:51:45Z

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long, rocky road

2010-10-22T23:03:55Z

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Wyeth Receives Approvable Letter from FDA for Pristiq for the Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms Associated with Menopause

2010-10-23T09:20:20Z

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FDA Warns Against Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy

2010-10-22T22:59:55Z

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Health Tip: Managing Menopause

2010-10-22T22:59:34Z

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Health Tip: Coping With Menopause

2010-10-22T22:58:50Z

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FDA seeks further testing of Wyeth drug

2010-09-09T11:55:32Z

FDA Seeks Further Testing of Wyeth Drug Pristiq, the Nonhormonal Drug for Menopause Symptoms

Federal regulators' demand for further testing of a nonhormonal drug for menopause symptoms should not delay approval of the same drug as a depression treatment, executives at drugmaker Wyeth said late Tuesday.

In a conference call to address concerns triggered by the Food and Drug Administration wants more data from Wyeth on how its proposed drug to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause affects the heart and liver, the company said Tuesday.

The FDA is seeking a one-year study of how the drug Pristiq affects those organs, said Wyeth's chief medical officer, Dr. Gary Stiles.

The FDA on Monday ...

'Healthy Bones' Shot Could Cut Women's Fracture Risk

2010-10-23T02:52:26Z

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Star Scientific-Smokeless Tobacco

2011-01-04T12:31:04Z

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2010 file photo, smokeless tobacco products, including Ariva, are displayed in Richmond, Va. Tobacco maker Star Scientific Inc. says it has developed a moist smokeless tobacco with lower levels of cancer-causing chemicals than any other tobacco product now on the market. Star Scientific says the "modified-risk" label that the

FDA Obesity Treatments

2010-12-03T21:31:29Z

In this product photograph provided by Allergan, Inc., the LAP-BAND System is displayed. An FDA panel will vote whether to recommend expanding the use of a stomach shrinking band currently approved just for the morbidly obese. (AP Photo/Allergan, Inc.) NO SALES

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration would have to step up inspections of food processors under legislation the Senate is expected to pass this week. The bill, which...

Novartis Settlement

2010-09-30T12:45:34Z

U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger, from left, speaks as Nicholas DiGiulio from the Department of Health and Human Services and Thomas Doyle from the Food and Drug Administra...

Abortion Pill 10 Years

2010-09-26T21:30:31Z

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1995 file photo, inventor of the RU-486 abortion-inducing drug, Professor Emile-Etienne Beaulieu, holds the pills in Paris. Ten years ago, on Sept. 28, 2000, after long and bitter debate, the Food and Drug Administration approved use of the abortion pill by American wom...