AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » fda http://kmmsam.com Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 FDA Grants Approval for First Skin Cancer Drug http://kmmsam.com/fda-grants-approval-for-first-skin-cancer-drug/ http://kmmsam.com/fda-grants-approval-for-first-skin-cancer-drug/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:53 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thecheckup.com/?p=11206 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug to treat basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, on Monday.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/fda-grants-approval-for-first-skin-cancer-drug/feed/ 0 Thinkstock FDA Gives Stamp of Approval to Weekly Diabetes Treatment http://kmmsam.com/fda-gives-stamp-of-approval-to-weekly-diabetes-treatment/ http://kmmsam.com/fda-gives-stamp-of-approval-to-weekly-diabetes-treatment/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:51:26 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thecheckup.com/?p=11106 Some good news for sufferers of type 2 diabetes: the FDA has approved Bydureon, the first weekly treatment for the disease.

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But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.

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