Common cold virus used for treatment of pancreatic cancer

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Jan Urbanick a pancreatic cancer patient under a randomized Phase 2 study


From Ohio State U hospital

Dr Tanios Bekai Saab was recently interviewed on TV (Fox News) about using common cold virus to treat pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancer to cure (only 3% survival rate) without serious side effect. There was considerable reduction of tumor size, and increased survival.  Pancreatic cancer affects 44,000 people yearly.

`Number of meningitis case from drug related injection rises to 300 - Fox News

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Fox News - October 23, 2012

The number of meningitis cases from steroid injection rose from 10 reported earlier to 300. This was reported by CDC Tuesday.  The states in US covered by this outbreak rose to 17.

What was must be done by public officials to prevent such an outbreak?

Is CDC or FDA responsible?

What can pharma do?

Number of meningitis cases rises to 300