F.D.A. Seeks to Regulate New Types of Diagnostic Tests
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The new policy would also be a step toward expanding the F.D.A.Âs oversight to clinical laboratories.
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Genetic tests may soon help doctors find the best treatment for each individual.
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The revised checkpoint rules announced last week by American, Canadian and European authorities for airports were the result of extensive testing, officials said.
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New evidence is raising questions about the tests used to prescribe the breast cancer drug Herceptin, which was initially seen as a model for tailored medicine.
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New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses to decide on resuscitating patients.
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Plans for regular testing of doctors are  reviewed following recommendations by the Shipman Inquiry.
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A health trust may have to bring in new practices to better monitor the hospital bug Clostridium difficile.
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Researchers have made a biochip that could help replace animal testing for new cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
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Patients will be put at risk by a new regulatory system for homeopathic medicine, experts say.
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As the US awaits the test results of a possible mad cow case, some experts call for more reforms of the system.
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For the first time in its history, Medicare has begun to systematically make payments for new and expensive treatments and diagnostic tests conditional on agreement by companies or other groups
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Government labs will start moving to non-animal methods such as cells and computer models to test chemicals, drugs and toxins for safety, officials said on Thursday.
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The F.D.A. intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates in the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of imported food and medicines.
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The English Football Association (FA)said on Friday that they will introduce tests for the banned drug EPO (erythropoietin) in the near future.
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A computerised screening test detects more abnormalities than traditional smears, say experts.
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A panel of experts said federal regulators should relax restrictions on which patients are included in clinical trials of a widely used treatment for a common heart malfunction.
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The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it is setting up a new system for identifying potentially dangerous and mislabeled dietary supplements, and it promised to aggressively go after