Thumbs Down From FDA Panel on Plastic Meniscus Replacement
An FDA advisory committee voted 6-2, with one absention, that a novel, synthetic knee meniscus replacement’s benefits do not outweigh its risks, and thus is not suitable for marketing. Members of the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the FDA’s Medical Devices Advisory Committee said the efficacy data were too weak, and a nearly 50% […]
Is MRSA Contagious? Transmission, Signs & Symptoms
Linezolid (generic name), brand name Zyvox, is a man-made (synthetic) antibiotic that is prescribed for the treatment of a variety of bacterial infections, for example: Pneumonia and uncomplicated skin and structure infections caused by Staphylococcus Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacterial infections. Common side effects include of linezolid: Constipation […]
PFAS exposure, high-fat diet drive prostate cells’ metabolism into pro-cancer state: Dietary fat synergizes with PFAS to trigger cancer in benign cells, accelerate tumor growth in malignant cells
Exposure to PFAS — a class of synthetic chemicals utilized in food wrappers, nonstick cookware and other products — reprograms the metabolism of benign and malignant human prostate cells to a more energy efficient state that enables the cells to proliferate at three times the rate of nonexposed cells, a new study in mice found. […]