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| FDA Seeks Public Comment on New Federal Menu Labeling Requirements The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is inviting the public to submit comments and information to help the agency implement a new federal law that requires the posting of calorie content and other nutrition information on menu items at certain chain restaurants and similar retail food operations and vending machines. New Early Detection System Helps FDA Identify More than 100 Food Safety Problems ... More than 100 food safety reports were submitted by industry to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s new electronic portal in its first months of operation, the agency said today. FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children and pets. FDA Warns Consumers, Pharmacists, and Wholesalers Not to Use Stolen Advair Diskus... The FDA is warning the public that certain Advair Diskus inhalers stolen from a distribution warehouse in 2009 have been found in some pharmacies. The safety and effectiveness of the stolen inhalers cannot be assured and they should not be used. FDA Warns of Risks with Unapproved Use of Malaria Drug Qualaquin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned that the unapproved use of the malaria drug Qualaquin (quinine sulfate) to treat night time leg cramps has resulted in serious side effects and prompted the manufacturer to develop a risk management plan aimed at educating health care professionals and patients about the potential risks. Former CEO of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced to Federal Prison for Impor... Former CEO of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced to Federal Prison for Importing Falsely Labeled Fish Pennsylvania Dairy Farm Agrees to Stop Improper Medication Owners agree to keep illegal drug residues out of animals sold for human consumption A Pennsylvania dairy farm has agreed to abide by federal regulations that protect meat from illegal drug residues caused by the unapproved medication of cattle before slaughter, as part of a consent decree of permanent injunction obtained by the U.S. Food and D... FDA and Other Federal Agencies Collaborate to Improve Chemical Screening WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the National Institute of Health Chemical Genomics Center (NCGC) welcome the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Tox21 collaboration. The Tox21 collaboration merges federal agency r... Study Finds Structural Brain Alterations In Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome A large academic study has demonstrated structural changes in specific brain regions in female patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes pain and discomfort in the abdomen, along with diarrhea, constipation or both. A collaborative effort between UCLA and Canada's McGill University, the study appears in the July is... Can Choir Singing Improve Irritable Bowel Syndrome? A Swedish investigation has compared choir singing and group discussion in irritable bowel syndrome in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Singing in a choir is very popular in the Nordic countries. This activity has been associated with increased longevity, and it induces feelings of relaxation and energy... Researchers Discover New Genetic Candidates For Irritable Bowel Syndrome Most people associate serotonin with brain neurology, but over 95 percent of the body's serotonin occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, which has a complex neuronal circuit that has been called "the second brain" of the body. Now a Mayo Clinic research team has identified a number of genetic variants in serotonin genes that impact irritable bowe... Severe IBS Symptoms Relieved By Non-Medical Treatment A significant proportion of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients treated with cognitive behavior therapy have a positive response within four weeks of treatment, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute... Lexicon Presents Positive Outcome In IBS Patients Treated With LX1031 And Data Su... Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease, presented results from its positive Phase 2 clinical study with LX1031 in patients with non-constipating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2010 in New Orleans, Lo... Ironwood And Forest Present Positive Linaclotide Results From Two Pivotal Phase 3... Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) presented Phase 3 clinical trial results assessing the efficacy and safety of the investigational drug linaclotide in patients with chronic constipation (CC)... Patients With IBS Commonly Use Narcotics Doctors often unnecessarily treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with narcotics, according to a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers. "This course of treatment is generally inadvisable because it does not improve functional status and may have adverse long term effects," said study lead author Spencer D... Albireo Announces Positive Results From A Study With A3309 In Patients With Chron... Albireo announced that additional clinical data will be reported from a recent study assessing the safety, tolerability and efficacy of A3309 in patients with chronic constipation. A3309 is a first-in-class investigational compound for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) and chronic constipation (CC)... |
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