FDA issues final guidance on the evaluation and labeling of abuse-deterrent opioids
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance to assist industry in developing opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties.
First Lady Michelle Obama Teams up with Pbs and Wgbh Boston to Launch Fourth Annual Nationwide Healthy Recipe Challenge
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Washington, D.C. – First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with PBS flagship station WGBH Boston, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to host the fourth annual Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids' “State Dinner” to promote cooking and healthy eating among youth. Teaching kids to cook is a great way to ensure they learn healthy habits early in life. Research shows that children who help with cooking and meal preparation are more likely to consume fruits and vegetables, and they are more aware of the importance of making healthier food choices.
New analysis of breast cancer subtypes could lead to better risk stratification
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Washington, DC - For the first time, researchers have used national data to determine the incidence of the four major molecular subtypes of breast cancer by age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and several other factors. These four subtypes respond differently to treatment and have different survival rates.
More than $1.6 million for California as USDA announces grants for childhood obesity prevention programs
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Sacramento, California - The USDA has awarded $9 million in grants to develop childhood obesity intervention programs through colleges and universities in 12 states and Puerto Rico. The grants are funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), the flagship competitive grant program authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill.
BioMarin Announces One Oral and 7 Poster Presentations at the 2015 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
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San Rafael, California - BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. today announced the results of a post-hoc sub-analysis of the PKU-016 or ASCEND study, the largest randomized controlled trial evaluating neurocognitive outcomes in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) treated with the approved therapy Kuvan® (sapropterin dihydrochloride)at the 2015 American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting.
Microsecond Raman imaging might probe cells, organs for disease
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West Lafayette, Indiana - A vibrational spectroscopic imaging technology that can take images of living cells could represent an advanced medical diagnostic tool for the early detection of cancer and other diseases.
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