BREAKING NEWS:Debt Ceiling Deal — Agreement But No Vote Yet
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — In a terse announcement carried by network and cable TV, President Obama announced a bipartisan agreement that will make a $1 trillion down payment on deficit reduction. The agreement, he said, is not the deal that he wanted, but it “ends the crisis.”
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FDA Panel to Vote on Revoking Approval for Fenofibrate
Posted on 17. May, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA will ask a panel of cardiovascular experts whether it should revoke approval for Abbott’s fenofibric acid (Trilipix) in light of findings from the ACCORD-Lipid trial that called into question the efficacy of using the heart drug as an add-on to statin therapy.
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FDA Panel to Vote on Two Drugs for Pancreatic Cancer
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA’s Oncology Drugs Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday to vote on whether approval should be granted for two new drugs to treat advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET).
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One Year Later, Healthcare Reform Debate Continues
Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A year ago today, the House of Representatives, in a late-night vote, passed the Affordable Care Act, and 365 days later, the law is just as controversial as ever.
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FDA Panel to Vote on Approval, Dosing for COPD Drug
Posted on 07. Mar, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory panel will vote Tuesday on whether a novel long-acting beta-adrenergic agonist is safe and effective at treating airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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House Votes to Repeal Healthcare Reform Legislation
Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — By a vote of 245-189, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the new healthcare reform law, a long-expected action that is seen as largely symbolic since leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate have vowed to block repeal.
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Washington Week: A Lull Before the Repeal Storm
Posted on 16. Jan, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — After a week with no congressional action in the aftermath of the Arizona shootings, the House is expected to vote on the healthcare reform repeal legislation on Wednesday.
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Panel to Vote on Thyroid Cancer Drug
Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The investigational cancer drug vandetanib (Zactima), which is under FDA review for approval to treat a rare, inoperable thyroid cancer, carries a “substantial” toxicity risk, FDA reviewers said.
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FDA Suggests Afib Drug Okay Even Before Vote
Posted on 17. Sep, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory panel will vote Monday on whether to recommend approval of the investigational anticoagulant dabigatran to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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FDA Panel to Discuss Abuse Potential of Cough Medicine
Posted on 13. Sep, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory panel is meeting Tuesday to vote on whether to reclassify the active ingredient in more than 125 over-the-counter cough medicines as a controlled substance in order to curb abuse.
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