FDA requests additional information to address data gaps for consumer hand sanitizers
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule requesting additional scientific data to support the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients used in topical consumer antiseptic rubs (including hand sanitizers) marketed over-the-counter (OTC). The FDA’s request for more data is intended to help the agency ensure that regular use of these products does not present unknown safety and efficacy concerns, and does not mean the FDA believes these products are ineffective or unsafe.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Reminder of Registration Deadline for Revamped Comprehensive Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, CURES 2.0
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Sacramento, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued a reminder to healthcare professionals about the upcoming deadline to register for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) database. All health practitioners licensed to prescribe or dispense scheduled medications are required by law to sign up for CURES by July 1, 2016.
California Surpasses National Goal to Ensure Californians Living with HIV Have Been Diagnosed
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced today that California has surpassed a key goal of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
Eliminating blood test may increase availability of donor hearts
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Dallas, Texas - A blood test that leads to the rejection of donor hearts may be unnecessary in predicting whether a heart transplant will succeed or fail, according to new research in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.
Tough new hydrogel hybrid doesn’t dry out
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - If you leave a cube of Jell-O on the kitchen counter, eventually its water will evaporate, leaving behind a shrunken, hardened mass — hardly an appetizing confection. The same is true for hydrogels. Made mostly of water, these gelatin-like polymer materials are stretchy and absorbent until they inevitably dry out.
Adherence to Cancer Prevention Guidelines May Reduce Risk
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Following cancer prevention guidelines on diet and physical activity consistently reduced overall cancer incidence and mortality, according to results of a systematic review published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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