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<title>Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (November 20)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3872/Vaccines_and_Related_Biological_Products_Advisory_Committee_November_20.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3872/Vaccines_and_Related_Biological_Products_Advisory_Committee_November_20.html</guid><description><![CDATA[This meeting will be held by teleconference. The public is welcome to attend the meeting at the specified location where a speakerphone will be provided. Public participation in the meeting is limited to the use of the speakerphone in the conference room. The Committee will meet in open session to hear updates of the research program in the Laboratory of DNA Viruses, Division of Viral Products, Ce]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee (December 2)</title>
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<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3873/Antiviral_Drugs_Advisory_Committee_December_2.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The committee will begin with a closed session from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., to permit discussion and review of trade secret and/or confidential information.  Following the closed session, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., the meeting will be open to the public.  The committee will discuss the safety and efficacy of new drug application (NDA) 20-725, Creon (pancrelipase delayed-release capsules), Solvay Pha]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Immunology Devices Panel (December 3)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3874/Immunology_Devices_Panel_December_3.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3874/Immunology_Devices_Panel_December_3.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The committee will discuss and make recommendations on the premarket notification application for the Fujirebio HE4 EIA kit and associated Risk of Malignancy algorithm (ROMATM) Test. The HE4 EIA is an enzyme immunometric assay for the quantitative determination of HE4 in human serum. The HE4 EIA, used in conjunction with the ARCHITECT CA 125 II assay, creates a predictive probability of epithelial]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel (December 5)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3875/Anesthesiology_and_Respiratory_Therapy_Devices_Panel_December_5.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3875/Anesthesiology_and_Respiratory_Therapy_Devices_Panel_December_5.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The committee will discuss, make recommendations and vote on a premarket approval application, sponsored by Emphasys Medical Inc., for the Emphasys Zephyr Endobronchial Valve System, which is intended to improve Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1) and 6- minute walk test distance in patients with severe heterogeneous emphysema who have received optimal medical management. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel (December 9)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3876/Orthopaedic_and_Rehabilitation_Devices_Panel_December_9.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3876/Orthopaedic_and_Rehabilitation_Devices_Panel_December_9.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The committee will discuss, make recommendations and vote on a premarket approval application for Synvisc-One, sponsored by Genzyme Corp. This device is indicated for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative non-pharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics, e.g., acetaminophen.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Japanese mobiles to offer psychotherapy sessions (AFP)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3879/Japanese_mobiles_to_offer_psychotherapy_sessions_AFP.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3879/Japanese_mobiles_to_offer_psychotherapy_sessions_AFP.html</guid><description><![CDATA[AFP - A Japanese professor on Wednesday launched what he said was the world#39;s first web-based psychotherapy sessions available via mobile phone, as the country grapples with a growing problem of depression.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells (AP)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3880/Doctors_transplant_windpipe_with_stem_cells_AP.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3880/Doctors_transplant_windpipe_with_stem_cells_AP.html</guid><description><![CDATA[AP - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. This technique has great promise, said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both donor and recipient tissue. Only a handful of windpipe, or trachea, transplants have ever been done.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Stem cells restore hearing, vision in animals (Reuters)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3881/Stem_cells_restore_hearing_vision_in_animals_Reuters.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3881/Stem_cells_restore_hearing_vision_in_animals_Reuters.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Reuters - Stem cells from tiny embryos can be used to restore lost hearing and vision in animals, researchers said Tuesday in what they believe is a first step toward helping people.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:10:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Woman gets first trachea transplant without drugs (Reuters)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3882/Woman_gets_first_trachea_transplant_without_drugs_Reuters.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3882/Woman_gets_first_trachea_transplant_without_drugs_Reuters.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Reuters - A Colombian woman has received the world#39;s first tailor-made trachea transplant, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body rejecting it, an international research team reported on Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. says food, drug inspection access in China improving (Reuters)</title>
<link>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3883/US_says_food_drug_inspection_access_in_China_improving_Reuters.html</link>
<guid>http://www.acmemeds.com/health/stories/3883/US_says_food_drug_inspection_access_in_China_improving_Reuters.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Reuters - U.S. officials opened the first overseas Food and Drug Administration office in Beijing on Wednesday as they gear up for a long battle to ensure the quality of food, drug and feed imports from China.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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