FDA authorizes initial two COVID-19 serology tests Kumar Jeetendra | August 2, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the initial two COVID-19 serology tests which show an estimated amount of antibodies within somebody’s blood. Both tests from Siemens, the ADVIA Centaur COV2G and Attelica COV2G are what are known as”semi-quantitative” evaluations, meaning that they don’t show an exact measurement, but estimate the number of a …
FDA cautions customers about liquor based hand sanitizers bundled in containers Kumar Jeetendra | August 27, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers around alcohol-based hand sanitizers which are being packaged in containers that may seem as food or beverages and might place users at risk of severe harm or death when ingested. The bureau has found that some hand sanitizers are being packaged in beer cans, children’s …
Study recommends e-cigarettes are adding to diminish smoking pervasiveness Kumar Jeetendra | September 19, 2020 Individuals who smoke are using e-cigarettes to try to give up smoking, a study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, has discovered. The researchers found that between 2016 and 2018 the level of awareness, as well as the use of e-cigarettes, increased among smokers and those who had recently quit smoking. The principal …
BAT study dissects the toxicological effect of nicotine pocket items Kumar Jeetendra | September 28, 2020 New research by BAT suggests that contemporary oral goods (MOPs) revealed lower toxicity reactions in certain assays than traditional cigarettes. Scientists analyzed the toxicological impact of one of BAT’s nicotine pouch products, previously called Lyft and now called Velo, in an in vitro laboratory-based test. Velo was found to be less biologically active than cigarette …
FDA favors first conventional glucagon for injection to treat extreme hypoglycemia Kumar Jeetendra | December 29, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic of glucagon for injection USP, 1 mg/vial packed in an emergency kit, for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia (very low blood sugar), which may occur in patients with diabetes mellitus. The drug is also indicated as a diagnostic aid in the radiologic examination of …
Smoking traditional cigarettes alongside e-cigarettes causes harmful wellbeing impacts Kumar Jeetendra | January 4, 2021 Smoking traditional cigarettes in addition to using e-cigarettes leads to harmful health effects like smoking cigarettes exclusively, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Smoking, a well-known link to cardiovascular disease and death, seems to be on the decline. While using e-cigarettes, known as vaping, is increasingly popular, …
FDA cautions medical services suppliers and clinical lab staff about SARS-CoV-2 viral transformation Kumar Jeetendra | January 10, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting clinical laboratory staff and health care providers that the FDA is monitoring the potential effect of viral mutations, including an emerging version from the United Kingdom known as the B.1.1.7 variant, on approved SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests, which false negative results can occur with almost any molecular test …
FDA permits advertising of new remedy just device to lessen wheezing and mild sleep apnea Kumar Jeetendra | February 6, 2021 Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved marketing of a new prescription only device intended to reduce snoring and moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Unlike devices used while patients sleep, this is the first device used while awake that is intended to improve tongue muscle function, which in time helps prevent the tongue from collapsing …
FDA clears new robotically helped surgical gadget for transvaginal hysterectomy Kumar Jeetendra | March 1, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the Hominis Surgical System, a brand new robotically-assisted surgical device (RASD) that can help alleviate transvaginal hysterectomy in some patients. The Hominis Surgical System is intended for benign hysterectomy (removal of the uterus for non-cancerous conditions) with salpingo-oophorectomy (elimination of one or both fallopian tubes …
FDA issues emergency use approval for T-Detect COVID Test Kumar Jeetendra | March 7, 2021 Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its T-Detect COVID Exam developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies. The T-Detect COVID Evaluation is a next generation sequencing established (NGS) test to assist in identifying people with an adaptive T cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2, indicating recent or prior infection with SARS-CoV-2. …
FDA approves first AI based COVID-19 non-diagnostic screening Kumar Jeetendra | March 21, 2021 Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first machine learning-based Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) non-diagnostic testing apparatus that identifies certain biomarkers that are indicative of some kinds of conditions, such as hypercoagulation (a condition causing blood to clot more readily than normal). The Tiger Tech COVID Plus …
Intense openness of lung tissue to vape airborne lesserly affects gene expressionthan cigarette smoke Kumar Jeetendra | March 21, 2021 A new peer-reviewed study published in the journal Toxicological Research & Application reveals acute exposure of a 3D human bronchial tissue model to e-cigarette aerosol has minimal impact on gene expression in contrast to smoke from combustible cigarettes. The study included sub-cytotoxic vulnerability to cells in a 3D human bronchial model (MucilAirTM) to nicotine-containing vape …
