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Dermik Laboratories Announces FDA Acceptance Of Supplemental Filing Application For Sculptra(R)Dermik Laboratories, the dermatology business of sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, announced today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the company's supplemental premarket approval application (s-PMA) for Sculptra(R) (injectable poly-L-lactic acid) for facial cosmetic use. More than 150,000 people in over 30 countries worldwide have been treated with Sculptra(R), under the trade name NEW-FILL(TM). [click link for full article]
Isolagen And FDA Reach Agreement On Phase III Protocol DesignIsolagen, Inc. (Amex: ILE) announced today that the Company has reached an agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of its Phase III pivotal study protocol for the use of Isolagen(TM) Therapy for the treatment of wrinkles. The protocol was submitted to the FDA under the agency's Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) regulations. [click link for full article]
Global Polio Eradication Now Hinges On Four CountriesThe world's success in eradicating polio now depends on four countries -- Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan -- according to the Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE), the independent oversight body of the eradication effort. With a targeted vaccine and faster ways of tracking the virus, most countries that recently suffered outbreaks are again polio-free. [click link for full article]
Mathematical Tools For Predicting Facial Surgery ResultsCranio-maxillofacial surgery is a medical specialty focusing on facial and skull reconstruction. This surgery can help patients with such disorders as cleft palate, malformations of the upper or lower jaw, and problems with the facial skeleton due to injury. Intensive pre-operative planning is needed not only to ensure that the medical purposes of the surgery are achieved, but also to give patients a sense of what their faces will look like after the surgery is performed. [click link for full...
Telemedicine Being Used More Frequently For Mental Health ServicesTelemedicine increasingly is being used by psychiatrists to treat patients in rural regions of the U.S. "where specialists are in short supply," AP/USA Today reports. Telemedicine treatment, which includes appointments by video screen or telephone, enables therapists to reach patients who otherwise might not have access to care. [click link for full article]
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- Cosmetic surgery: do you really want one?
Advertisements of cosmetic surgery have been seen in newspapers, featured on television programs, displayed on the faces of celebrities.Cosmetic surgery offers to improve many areas of the body. But as...
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