Zika test gets emergency approval by FDA, available to doctors next week The Miami Herald The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week. | The Food and Drug Administration granted the authorization Thursday to the test’s developer, Quest Diagnostics, which said it would make it widely available to doctors...
Medicines New Zealand Welcomes Investment Announcement Scoop “New Zealanders have been waiting for 81 medicines recommended by PHARMAC’s pharmacology technical advisory committee (PTAC) for up to twelve years and it is pleasing that the Government is addressing this” said Hon Heather Roy, ...
ADHD in preschoolers get drugs before therapy, CDC says The Miami Herald Too many preschoolers with ADHD still are being put on drugs right away, before behavior therapy is tried, health officials say. | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that three in four young kids diagnosed with attention ...
Melanoma drug could be funded Otago Daily Times A new generation melanoma drug is likely to be funded by Pharmac after a $39 million boost for the drug-buying agency's budget was confirmed for next year. | Prime Minister John Key and Health Minister Jonathan Coleman confirmed an increase in fundin...
Former Greensburg doctor indicted in sex-for-drugs scheme Pittsburgh Tribune Review A former Greensburg doctor who is accused in a sex-for-drugs scheme involving a 15-year-old girl was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in U.S. ... | ... ...
