Charles Sewell, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) senior vice president, Government Affairs, testified yesterday before the U.S. House Small Business Committee. The hearing focused on strengthening the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), which requires government agencies to examine and...
NCPA Testifies Before House Small Business Committee
Digital Cameras And Internet Ease The Pain Of Oral Disease For Toddlers
Dental researchers are combining the ease of digital photography with the Internet to develop a new and inexpensive way to screen for a common childhood oral disease that predominantly plagues America’s inner city toddlers - early childhood dental caries (ECC), or as it is commonly called, “baby...
CuraGen And TopoTarget Initiate Clinical Program Evaluating Oral Administration Of PXD101
CuraGen Corporation (Nasdaq: CRGN) and TopoTarget A/S (Copenhagen Stock Exchange: TOPO) announced today the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial evaluating the administration of oral PXD101, a small molecule histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors. The Phase I trial...
Oral Bisphosphonate Risk Slight, But Dental Patients Should Be Aware, ADA Says
People taking oral bisphosphonates, a type of drug used to treat osteoporosis, osteopenia and Paget’s disease of bone, should be aware of potential risks when undergoing certain dental procedures, according to guidelines published in this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association...
Dental Schools Pass The Test But More Funding Needed, Says General Dental Council
UK dental schools are providing sound training for the dentists of tomorrow, a new report from the General Dental Council (GDC) confirms. Around 700 new dentists graduate from UK dental schools every year. This month, the GDC has published the General Report on its latest round of quality assurance visits...