IV Post

Washington, DC - Organizations around the world are observing February 28, 2009, as the 2nd annual World Rare Disease Day - an important time for bringing attention to the needs of people with rare diseases.

Washington, DC - If you've ever been treated for severe pain from surgery, an injury, or an illness, you know just how vital pain relief medications can be. Pain relief treatments come in many forms and potencies, are available by prescription or over-the-counter (OTC), and treat all sorts of physical pain  including that brought on by chronic conditions, sudden trauma, and cancer.

Washington, DC - One of medicine's most remarkable achievements is the use of X-rays to see inside the body without having a surgeon wield a scalpel.

Washington, DC - In January 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory about the improper use of skin numbing products. Also known as topical anesthetics, these products have been used to lessen pain in certain procedures such as skin treatments and laser hair removal.

The FDA announced a Consent Decree of permanent injunction filed March 2, 2009, enjoining KV Pharmaceutical Company, its subsidiaries ETHEX Corporation and Ther-Rx Corporation, and its principal officers from making and distributing adulterated and unapproved drugs. The injunction against KV and the other defendants, once entered by the court, will prevent them from manufacturing and shipping drugs until the firm obtains FDA approval.

Sacramento, California - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued a statement following President Obama’s selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services: