The Hill (6/5, Viebeck) “Healthwatch” blog reports, “The number of cancer drugs submitted for US approval is on the rise as researchers’ understanding of how to fight the condition grows.” According to Dr. Richard Pazdur, head of the FDA’s office of oncology products, “There are a large number of drugs being developed in oncology.” Pazdur… Read more »
Author: Nate Kreifels
As Many As 2.2 Million People In US May Be Infected With Chronic Hepatitis B
HealthDay (6/1, Reinberg) reports that a new study appearing in the journal Hepatology finds that “as many as 2.2 million people in the United States may be infected with chronic hepatitis B virus.” Lead researcher Dr. Carol Brosgart, a member of the faculty at the division of global health at the University of California, San… Read more »
Body-Building, Weight-Loss Products May Cause Liver Injury
HealthDay (5/23, Preidt) reports, “Body-building and weight-loss products are the types of dietary supplements most likely to cause liver injury,” according to research presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting. “In this study, funded by the US Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, researchers looked at 109 cases of patients who appeared to have suffered liver injury… Read more »
