STORIES, NEWS AND INNOVATION

Tag: "fda"

Endovascular Stents for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Approved by FDA

Endovascular Stents for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Approved by FDA


| July 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of fenestrated endovascular stent grafts allows vascular surgeons at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center to be among few in the nation providing a new alternative to patients diagnosed with complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). While minimally invasive techniques developed in recent years [...]

Read More

FDA decision on Avastin disappointing to some oncologists

FDA decision on Avastin disappointing to some oncologists


| November 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

In a development forseen for sometime, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, revoked the agency’s approval of the breast cancer indication for Avastin on Friday “after concluding that the drug has not been shown to be safe and effective for that use.” It was disappointing news to Siteman Cancer Center oncologist Mike Naughton, MD. Previously, [...]

Read More

E. coli and food safety with Dr. Joe Primrose


| November 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

If you’ve been following the local news, there have now been 32 official cases of E. coli diagnosed in and around St. Louis. E. coli is a strain of bacteria that can come from food, and it can make you very sick and in some cases cause death. Dr. Joe Primrose discusses what E. coli [...]

Read More

Game-changing heart valve procedure approved by FDA


| November 3, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’re excited to announce the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved what’s being called a “game-changing” heart valve procedure, which will provide many with a chance at a longer life. Why is transcatheter aortic valve replacement considered a game-changer? It let’s patients who are considered too high-risk for surgery to have open-heart [...]

Read More

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Featured on National Broadcast


| October 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

With Game Six of the World Series postponed by all of that torrential rain in the St. Louis area (that was sarcasm), you might have seen a special Gannett Television aired last night on their 22 affiliates — including KSDK-TV here in St. Louis — called “Cutting Edge: Attacking Heart Disease.” The show was excellent [...]

Read More

Cutting Edge: Attacking Heart Disease Airs Tonight


| October 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

At 7 p.m. tonight, Gannett Television is airing across their affiliates nationwide the special “Cutting Edge: Attacking Heart Disease” (locally it will air on KSDK-TV) and one of the features during the nationwide show is on the procedure transcatheter aortic valve replacement. It will feature physicians Ralph Damiano, MD, Hersh Maniar, MD and Alan Zajarias [...]

Read More

FDA Panel Recommends New Heart Procedure


| July 22, 2011 | Comments (0)

Earlier this week, a panel of cardiologists recommended to the FDA that an alternative to open heart surgery for valve replacement be approved. It’s called transcatheter aortic valve implantation or TAVI. According to the Associated Press: The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel voted 9 to 0, with one abstention, that the benefits of the [...]

Read More

Lung cancer victim's image didn't make the cut, but she wanted her message heard


| June 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

As many of you know, the FDA has new warning labels for cigarette packs, and a photo of lung cancer victim Barb Tarbox was one of 36 finalists. Before she died, she wanted her message to get out – smoking causes cancer, and this is what it does to you. Unfortunately, her photo didn’t make [...]

Read More

Graphic Warning Labels Coming to Cigarette Packs


| June 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

The FDA unveiled today new warning labels that will be on cigarette packs starting September 2012. These go above and beyond simply saying “Smoking is hazardous to your health.” These are graphic images like the one on this page aimed to strike fear into the hearts of smokers. According to the FDA, “These warnings mark [...]

Read More

New FDA Rules Will Change Sunscreen Labels


| June 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

Big news from the Food and Drug Administration as they are changing the labeling on bottles of sunscreen. Did you know when you pick up a bottle of sunscreen that says it’s “waterproof” that it really isn’t? Did you know that when a bottle has an SPF under 15 that it isn’t right to say [...]

Read More

Next Page »