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UCB announced that a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) requesting the approval of Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) as a subcutaneous treatment for adults with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and has been accepted for review. Subject to approval, Cimzia® will be the first and only PEGylated, Fc-Free anti-TNF (Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha) biologic therapy available in Europe for the treatment of RA.

A new review of studies from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that a little shove from the workplace may actually be the ticket to dropping weight. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)

A new review of studies from UC shows that a little shove from the workplace may actually be the ticket to dropping weight. According to Michael Benedict, MD, and colleagues at UC, employer-based programs for weight loss are modestly effective at helping workers take off extra pounds.

(American Cancer Society) Cancer clinicians should understand and consider the economic impact of new interventions, which often have substantial costs, according to a report appearing in the July/August issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Cancer clinicians should understand and consider the economic impact of new interventions, which often have substantial costs, according to a report appearing in the July/August issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

Jul. 2 - In a news conference in the White House Rose Garden, U.S. President George W. Bush previewed issues he plans to raise at the upcoming G8 Summit of the world's eight industrialized nations.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs designed to controltype 2 diabetes should be subjected to more thorough safety reviews toensure they don't raise the risk of heart problems, U.S. Food and DrugAdministration advisers said Wednesday.

African-American, Hispanic or American Indian patients undergoing genetic testing are unlikely to encounter counselors of their ethnic backgrounds, according to a review appearing in the August issue of the Journal of Genetic Counseling.'Minorities are underrepresented in genetic counseling. It's not a unique problem to genetics. We see it in health professions as a whole, but it's more pronounced in the genetic counseling professions,' said lead author Ilana Mittman, Ph.D., a certified genetic counselor at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.read more

Miller Brewing Company officials say they have no plans to pull the Sparks alcoholic energy drink from store shelves or even to review the marketing strategy for the product.

Environmental Working Group has cataloged and analyzed hundreds of sunscreens in their Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database. They have just released a sunscreen protection report detailing their conclusions from many years of testing the products and reviewing the available scientific literature, and in the report they say that four out of five sunscreen products don't meet their standards for safety and effectiveness (a claim disputed by the major companies).read more