Covington company wins FDA approval for Lou Gehrig’s trials
A Covington company is the first in the country to get approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct clinical trials to treat Lou Gehrig’s Disease using adult stem cells from the same...
View ArticleWhat I bet you didn’t know about Goodwill Industries
The first thing that probably comes to mind when someone mentions Goodwill is its huge thrift shop on Tulane Avenue that opened in October. The former Albertsons location is now a go-to destination for...
View ArticleTrained noses to sniff out Gulf seafood for oil
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — William Mahan bends over a bowl of raw shrimp and inhales deeply, using his left hand to wave the scent up toward his nose. Deep breath. Exhale. Repeat. He clears his palate with a...
View ArticleSniff squads hope to find something fishy in Gulf seafood
The first wave in a team of specially trained seafood smellers will hit the docks of the Gulf Coast this week, nostrils flaring, on alert for the faintest whiff of BP oil emanating from the scales of...
View ArticleCosts cull catfish farmers, despite rising price for product
Bill Russell, a cattle rancher and timber farmer from Winnsboro, also dabbles in raising catfish. Until recently, it has been for the better that he only farms fish as a hobby. The catfish industry in...
View ArticleGOP pushes back on effort to limit food ads aimed at kids
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are siding with food companies resisting the Obama administration’s efforts to pressure them to stop advertising junk food for children. Some food companies say the...
View Article40 AGs urge tight regulation of e-cigarettes
Forty attorneys general sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday urging the agency to meet its own deadline and regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way it regulates...
View ArticleHealth insurers just say no to marijuana coverage
Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don't cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month.
View ArticleBill expands experimental treatments in Louisiana
Terminally-ill patients in Louisiana, with permission from their doctors, will be able to use experimental drugs or treatments that haven't been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
View ArticleUS officials unveil plan to test Ebola drugs
The quest for an Ebola treatment is picking up speed. Federal officials have unveiled a plan to test multiple drugs at once, in an umbrella study with a single comparison group to give fast answers on...
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