51. Petraq Cama, an adviser to the health minister, said clinical tests for cholera were carried out in only two cases. 52. Pharmaceutical giant SmithKline Beecham has halted clinical tests of a drug designed to fight strokes and heart attacks after a surprising number of patients died while taking it. 53. A former Cuban health official, Julian Alvarez, testified that the government approved toxicological and other tests, but did not authorize the clinical tests that were conducted. 54. Abbott said Friday it has only enough of the drug for its clinical tests and will consider making more available when its supply increases. 55. After careful review and clinical tests, the Food and Drug Administration has determined that its use is safe and effective. 56. Already cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for clinical tests, it is expected to win approval for military use within a year. 57. Approval for humanitarian use requires fewer clinical tests. 58. Baldo said while the jack jumper vaccine was ready to undergo clinical tests, work on the two peptides was only preliminary. 59. Clinical tests using a cocktail of hormones and vitamins prescribed by an Italian doctor showed no evidence the treatment cures cancer, medical experts said Tuesday. 60. De Groot said clinical tests are currently being done in some prisons and jails across the country, and are regulated under federal guidelines. |