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FDA Okays Hand-Held Scanner to Spot Clots in Brain

MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Thu, 12/15/2011 - 12:49

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has cleared the first hand-held device for the detection of intracranial hematoma.


 

FDA Okays First Cord Blood Product

MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 11/10/2011 - 15:10

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved an umbilical cord blood product -- its first -- for use in stem-cell transplants.


 

FDA Okays CFC-Free Spray to Treat COPD

MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology  Tue, 10/11/2011 - 08:00

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a combination of ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate (Combivent Respimat) inhalation spray for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


 

FDA Okays Novel Gel to Curb Bleeding During Surgery

MedPage Today Surgery  Tue, 10/04/2011 - 14:37

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a gel called LeGoo that temporarily stops blood flow during surgery.


 

FDA Okays First Face Mask for Kids

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 09/29/2011 - 14:20

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has cleared the first single-use face mask for preventing the spread of airborne pathogens that is made especially for children.


 

FDA Okays Another Once-Daily HIV Pill

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 08/10/2011 - 16:27

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a second once-daily tablet for HIV -- this one combining three medications: emtricitabine, rilpivirine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.


 

FDA Okays New Flu Vaccine

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Mon, 07/18/2011 - 15:16

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the influenza vaccine formulation for the 2011 to 2012 flu season.


 

FDA Okays New Kidney Transplant Drug

MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 06/16/2011 - 13:00

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved belatacept (Nulojix) for use with other immunosuppressants in preventing organ rejection in kidney transplant patients.


 

FDA Okays First Dengue Fever Test

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Mon, 04/11/2011 - 14:31

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has cleared the first test to diagnose patients with signs and symptoms of dengue fever.


 

FDA Okays COPD Maintenance Drug

MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology  Tue, 03/01/2011 - 09:20

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor roflumilast (Daliresp) to prevent COPD exacerbations, despite a negative advisory panel vote last year.