Critics lashed out at the Federal Food and Drug Administration for it decision to approve genetically-modified Atlantic Salmon, deemed “Frankenfish” by some, fit for human consumption on Thursday. The FDA said on Thursday, that the modified salmon met the safety and effectiveness requirements, and that “FDA scientists rigorously evaluated extensive data submitted by the manufacturer, AquaBounty […]
In an unprecedented study conducted at UCLA and 29 other sites worldwide, Keytruda (pembrolizumab) was found to be effective in the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the groundbreaking immunotherapy drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab) to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Three-year international study led […]
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed support Thursday for a parliamentary vote in Iran on the nuclear deal Tehran agreed to with a group of six world powers. He said parliament should not be sidelined in the process, and that he would not tell lawmakers whether to approve or reject the agreement, but would […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new immunotherapy drug to treat advanced melanoma, signaling a paradigm shift in the way the deadly skin cancer is treated. The drug, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), was tested on more than 600 patients who had melanoma that had spread throughout their bodies. Because so many of the patients […]