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Adolescents more likely to try e-cigarettes when exposed to TV ads
2015-07-08 19:29:13| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Adolescents who are exposed to e-cigarette TV advertising are more likely to try e-cigarettes in the future, according to a groundbreaking experiment from researchers at RTI International. Although advertising and adolescent use of e-cigarettes have simultaneously increased in recent years, this is the first study to demonstrate a direct link between adolescents' exposure to advertising and their likelihood of future use.
FDA panel backs Glaxo inhaler for adults, not adolescents
2015-03-20 02:54:36| Biotech - Topix.net
The Food and Drug Administration panel of experts voted 18-2 against using the British drugmaker's Breo Ellipta in asthma patients ages 12 to 17. That followed a positive vote of 16-4 supporting the drug's use in asthma patients 18 and up. Breo Ellipta is already approved in the U.S. for a type of chronic lung disease, but Glaxo is hoping to expand the drug's use to the much larger patient population of roughly 37 million Americans with asthma.
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Pfizer pain drug Lyrica fails study in adolescents with fibromyalgia
2015-03-13 07:59:14| Biotech - Topix.net
Pfizer Inc's pain drug, Lyrica, failed a post-marketing study testing the treatment in adolescents with fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localized areas. Pfizer conducted the trial to meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements after Lyrica was approved for the condition.
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