Bloodindex community shared health news http://bloodindex.org/news_zone.php The latest community shared health news from bloodindex en-us editor@bloodindex.org webmaster@bloodindex.org http://bloodindex.org/rss/news-feed-burner.php FDA Cautions Against Using Unapproved IUDs Federal health officials are warning medical practitioners around the country not to use unapproved intrauterine devices (IUDs). http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2202&heading=FDA+Cautions+Against+Using+Unapproved+IUDs Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:37 GMT Sexually transmitted disease rates soar syphilis rates rose for a seventh year in 2007, driven by gay and bisexual men, while chlamydia reached record numbers and gonorrhea remained at alarming levels http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2194&heading=Sexually+transmitted+disease+rates+soar Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:13:21 GMT Federal Agencies Issue Draft Guidance for Industry Good Importer Practices The guidance is designed to provide guidance to importers on steps they can take to help ensure imported products are in compliance with applicable U.S. statutes and regulations. http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2193&heading=Federal+Agencies+Issue+Draft+Guidance+for+Industry+Good+Importer+Practices Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:09:01 GMT FDA Launches Pilot Program To Improve the Safety of Drugs and Active Drug Ingredients Produced Outside the United States The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the launch of a voluntary pilot program that would help promote the safety of drugs and active drug ingredients produced outside the United States. http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2192&heading=FDA+Launches+Pilot+Program+To+Improve+the+Safety+of+Drugs+and+Active+Drug+Ingredients+Produced+Outside+the+United+States Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:07:54 GMT FDA Approves First Nucleic Acid Test to Screen for Additional Types of HIV in Donated Blood and Tissue The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the cobas TaqScreen MPX Test, the first nucleic acid test that screens for the presence of two divergent types of HIV in donated blood plasma and tissue. http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2191&heading=FDA+Approves+First+Nucleic+Acid+Test+to+Screen+for+Additional+Types+of+HIV+in+Donated+Blood+and+Tissue Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:16:33 GMT FDA Approves Drug for Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the injectable drug degarelix, the first new drug in several years for prostate cancer. http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2190&heading=FDA+Approves+Drug+for+Patients+with+Advanced+Prostate+Cancer Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:53:41 GMT New insight into Alzheimer’s disease A new molecule important in a part of the memory that allows recognition of people has been identified by researchers http://www.bloodindex.org/view_news_zone.php?id=2189&heading=New+insight+into+Alzheimer%92s+disease Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:06:55 GMT