US health authorities approve new drug to treat chronic pain:
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a synthetic form of a sea-shell venom as a novel medicine to treat chronic pain.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A new chemotherapy drug called Ixempra has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat women with advanced breast cancer who haven't responded to three other types of chemotherapy.
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The US Food and Drug Administration Friday said it had approved Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets for patients with metastatic lung cancer.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 24, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug that specifically targets Multiple Sclerosis.
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TORONTO - A new but potentially costly treatment for multiple sclerosis has received fast-track approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Eli Lilly and Co. said on Tuesday that  U.S. regulators have approved its new antidepressant as a  treatment for pain associated with nerve damage in diabetics,  making it the first drug approved for the disorder and sending  the company's shares up 2 percent.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.
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The FDA has approved the use of an antidepressant for the treatment of diabetic pain - pain associated with nerve damage suffered by diabetic patients.
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A new inhaled steroid treatment for preventing asthma attacks in young children has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the drugmaker Schering-Plough Corp. said Monday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Monday it had approved Cephalon Inc.'s  drug Fentora to treat pain in certain cancer patients.
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The government approved on Tuesday a drug that offers a new way of fighting severe pain, an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine and other traditional pain medications.
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WASHINGTON - The government approved a drug Tuesday that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.
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The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration said on Monday it had approved Cephalon Inc.'s   drug Fentora to treat pain in certain cancer patients.
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Biotech company Elan Corp. reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its non-narcotic painkiller Prialt to treat chronic pain.
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The Food and Drug Administration told Merck &amp; Co. that it would approve the company&#39;s successor drug to the now defunct pain reliever Vioxx if it provides further safety and efficacy data, the big pharmaceutical company announced Friday.