The FDA has granted supplemental 510(k) clearance for a continuous glucose recorder (CGMS iPro) and an ultrasound system (VascuView Visual) and has approved a premarket approval supplement for a magnetic irrigated catheter. Medscape Medical News
Europe has approved 2 new indications for sitagliptin tablets (Januvia) and a new formulation of hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc-One); Canada has approved oxaliplatin intravenous infusion (Eloxatin). Medscape Medical News
Dental amalgam, containing mercury, poses no health risk to the human nervous system, an EU scientific commmittee said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information