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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


In Focus: Trial of the heart: Woman says Northwestern cardiac surgeon used 'human experimentation'

In Focus: Trial of the heart: Woman says Northwestern cardiac surgeon used ‘human experimentation’

May 16, 2014

Antonitsa Vlahoulis struggled to get the words out as she remembered the medical ordeal that kept her away from her children and in and out of hospitals for months. Vlahoulis first came to Northwestern...

FDA proposes regulation of electronic cigarettes

April 27, 2014

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new rule Thursday that would allow the agency to regulate electronic cigarettes and other tobacco-related products. The proposed rules come roughly six...

FDA details potential plan to grant accelerated approval to Duchenne treatment

April 22, 2014

The Food and Drug Administration outlined a possible pathway that would grant accelerated approval to a drug with the potential to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the disease Dance Marathon raised...

Gates: Recognize danger in dietary supplements

Gates: Recognize danger in dietary supplements

February 19, 2014

Research released this month found antioxidants may protect cancer cells from the body’s defenses, increasing one’s risk of developing cancer. This news comes as a shock to many who have been...

Folmsbee: Herbal supplements mislabeled and dangerous

Folmsbee: Herbal supplements mislabeled and dangerous

October 30, 2013

Since its inception, the Food and Drug Administration has approved thousands of drugs for medical use. And for clinicians, learning the names, types and dosages of all of these drugs, as well as the new...

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