Medicare reviewing over Dendreon cancer vaccine
The U.S. Medicare program said on Wednesday it was evaluating data on Dendreon Corp’s prostate cancer therapy to decide whether to cover the product for seniors nationwide.
The shares of Dendreon Corp. plummeted by 23% and became $25 after the news came and closed in on $32.33 on Nasdaq.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]
Standardized sunscreen labels kick off on Memorial Day weekend
Looks like the weather’s just right for some fun in the sun this holiday weekend. But even if this is not your skin’s first taste of the rays, you still need to take steps to protect yourself.
A clearer, more meaningful standard for sunscreen labels is coming soon to a lotion near you, but not in [...]
Romaine lettuce recalled for E.coli scare
Romaine lettuce, sold under the brands Freshway Foods and Imperial Sysco, is being recalled across 23 states and the District of Columbia, the Associated Press reports. The lettuce may be the source of an E. coli outbreak that’s responsible for at least 12 hospitalizations so far. Three patients have life-threatening symptoms and have been [...]
FDA rejects InterMune’s drug for fatal lung disease
The Food and Drug Administration have announced that they have rejected the company behind a new drug that was developed to treat the fatal lung disease known as Forest lung disease. InterMune, Inc. was the company behind the drug which the FDA turned down stating that there were too many negative side effects to the [...]
