FDA Approves Vandetanib For Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Vandetanib has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the treatment of late-stage medullary thyroid cancer in adults who cannot have surgery, and whose disease is progressing and causing symptoms. Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland, located in the front of the neck. The thyroid gland produces hormones which control our body's metabolism, heart rate, body ...

FDA Clears Test for Bacteria That Can Cause Serious Intestinal Disease
Clostridium difficile can lead to diarrhea, colitis SILVER SPRING, Md., April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a test called the Cepheid Xpert C. difficile/Epi assay that is designed to rapidly detect the toxin B gene associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a cause of diarrhea that can lead to colitis, other serious intestinal ...