GlaxoSmithKline [NYSE: GSK] welcomed the nearly unanimous recommendation of an U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s (FDA) advisory committee to support Avandia?s (rosiglitazone maleate) continued availability to patients in the US.
Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers not to eat fresh ginger imported from China after the California Department of Pesticide Regulation?s residue monitoring program detected the presence of aldicarb sulfoxide in some batches of imported ginger.
A nutritional supplement known as Sprinkles, which can be added to children’s food, reduces anemia by more than half, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition.
The following summarizes GlaxoSmithKline?s [NYSE: GSK] presentation of data on Avandia? (rosiglitazone maleate) to an Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 30, 2007.
People with dieting blues should try swapping white corn tortillas for blue. A recent study suggests that the coloured flatbreads are healthier, especially for diabetics and dieters, Sara Jensen reports in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the first ever report highlighting children’s special susceptibility to harmful chemical exposures at different periods of their growth.
Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced that it has submitted an application for marketing authorisation for TMC125 to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA).
The new draft Regulations Relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs have been published by the Minister of Health in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, (Act 54 of 1972), for public comment for a period of three months in the Government Gazette No. 30075 on 20 July 2007.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain pre-packaged and bulk sesame seeds described below because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Warning that children have special susceptibility to harmful chemical exposure with life-long effects, the United Nations health agency has said that more than 30 per cent of the global burden of disease in children is attributable to environment factors.