A Glue That Heal Wounds Quickly

Just like the burn ointment used by Katniss Everdeen to heal her wound quickly, LiveScience reported that researchers in Switzerland have invented a glue substance that is designed and can help heal wounds faster. It can heal burns, minor cuts, bruises, and broken bones.

This medicine can be very helpful specially for people whose natural healing process is slow. The healing glue which is called the "engineered growth factor", works by remaining near the damaged tissue longer than it normally would.

Growth factors are proteins produced naturally by animals. It naturally aids in the body’s healing proces. When the body is injured, growth factors signal certain cells to surround the wound and promotes healing.

Mikaël Martino who is the lead researcher at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland concentrates on these growth factors.

The team have found a way for these growth factor to remain attached to the extracellular matrix using a set of chemical hooks, that enable it to be more effective and could help heal wounds faster than before.

However, more study, research, and work is needed before these growth factors will be able to be used clinically.

Source: Martino M, Briquez P, Guc E, et al. Growth Factors Engineered for Super-Affinity to the Extracellular Matrix Enhance Tissue Healing. Science. 2014.

FDA Raises Safety Concern on Drugs Made in India

FDA wants to keep the quality imported drugs from country like India in check, they will establish an Office of Pharmaceutical Quality that will enhance their inspection of brand-name, generic and over-the-counter drugs.

This was announced by FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director Janet Woodcock at the Bloomberg Health care summit on Friday.

India is one of the major players in drugs, their drugs export to the US market is one of the largest. Many local pharmaceutical plants in India have been inspected by the FDA to make sure that they are following the guidelines and quality of the drugs they export.

FDA has been calling the attention of manufacturing plants in India regarding good manufacturing practices not being followed that includes Ranbaxy Laboratories and Wockhardt.

Japanese pharmaceutical Daiichi Sankyo took over Ranbaxy Laboratories but the quality and condition has not improved FDA has ban three facilities over the few years, and added another one this year.

One facility of Wockhardt Limited was banned by the FDA from selling their products in the US.

However, drug regulators in India do not see any reason to ban these companies they say that they are following good manufacturing practices. The do not agree with the FDAs reason.

Female Libido Drug or female Viagra hit a Snag, Some Women Get Sleepy After taking it

The woman version of Viagra has hit a hurdle after the US drug-maker Sprout Pharmaceuticals which is developing a pill to boost sexual appetite in women was asked to conduct more testing on the experimental drug.

The company disclose that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked for more data about the experimental drug called flibanserin, how it interacts with other medications and how it affects driving ability. It was reported that one out of 10 women felt sleepiness after taking the daily pill.

In December, the FDA rejected the flibanserin which is its second rejection letter for the drug.

I didn't know they were making drugs for this, I thought the book "Fifty Shades of Grey" can cure woman's low sexual appetite.

Barbara Walters Defends Woody Allen Like an Attack Dog, Argued With Sherri Shepherd

This news has been trending for days and Hollywood has been dead silent about it, no one wants to pick a side since Woody Allen is a powerful guy in Hollywood. His celebrity colleagues don't want to mess with him.

However, Barbara Walters like an attack dog vociferous defended Woody Allen whom she said was his friend and describe Woody as a loving, caring father from her point of view.

She also described the relationship of Allen with his two daughters and his wife Soon-Yi Previn:

"I have rarely seen a father as sensitive, as loving and as caring as Woody is and Soon-Yi to these two girls. I don't know about Dylan. I can only tell you what I have seen now."

However, her co-host Sherri Shepherd said that most of the time the people who were accused of doing horrible things were seen as loving and caring.

"We've heard so many cases of people going, 'He was the most wonderful person in the world. I would have never thought he would've…,'" Shepherd said.

Walters quickly interrupted her, but Shepherd continued by adding "many things that go on behind closed doors."

Shepherd also bring up Allen's track record of being attracted to young women (girls).