Category: Regulations
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Mobile App-Controlled Patch Reduces Migraine Pain
A patch worn on the arm providing stimulation to nerve cells was shown in a clinical trial to reduce the amount of pain experienced by people with migraines.
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Engineered T-Cells Shown Reducing Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
A clinical trial testing synthetic immune system cells shows after 6 months the cells can generate a full or partial response in many patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Trial Begins Testing Enhanced Cord Blood Stem Cells
A clinical trial testing transplant grafts derived from umbilical cord blood as an alternative to bone marrow stem cells for people with blood-related cancers is treating its first patient.
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Public Access to Drugs Meets Health Needs, Cuts Costs
A study shows adding universal access to essential drugs as part of Canada’s health care system would meet much of that country’s pharmaceutical needs and save billions of dollars.
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Biofeedback Device Reduces Panic Attacks in Trial
A medical device that provides people with panic disorder feedback on their abnormal breathing is shown in a clinical trial to reduce panic severity 12 months after treatment.
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Online Pharmacies Seen Fueling Antibiotic Overuse
A study of pharmacies selling drugs online shows many of these sites offer antibiotics to consumers in the U.K. without prescriptions, which would be illegal in retail drug stores.
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Biotech Group Withholds Support for Germline Trial Report
A biotechnology industry association in the U.S. says its members are not ready to support recommendations in a new report permitting future clinical studies of genome editing for inheritable disease-causing traits.
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Low-Dose Multidrug Shown Effective in Hypertension Trial
A small-scale clinical trial shows a combination of four current drugs to treat hypertension, or high blood pressure, formulated in low doses, reduces blood pressure to normal levels in four weeks.
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Trial Testing Artificial Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes
A clinical trial testing day-to-day use of a smartphone-controlled artificial pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes began enrolling participants.
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Asthma Drug Tested as Alcoholism Treatment
Results from a small-scale clinical trial show an established drug to treat asthma and other inflammatory conditions has promise as a treatment for alcohol dependence.