FDA Panel Rejects Avastin For Breast Cancer

A Food and Drug Administration panel today voted 6-0 to halt the use of cancer drug Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer, saying studies have failed to show Avastin is effective for that purpose. The recommendation came after two days of testimony from patients, doctors, and advocacy groups.

The panel faced several tearful accounts of women, young and old, who believed Avastin saved their lives.

And now a word from your interloping advertiser .....

The Urinals of Gritty's Auburn Brew Pub

Gritty's Auburn Brew Pub is a bar and restaurant located in Auburn, ME.

Well when those on the panel, or in the White House or Congress WANT it, it will surely be available to them. they must live forever to write hideous laws and be around to rewrite those hideous laws over and over and over again.

Well, Mr. Neoblahblah likes to advertise his blog on FreeRepublic gratis, so I didn't think he'd mind sharing some of the thread space for the "Neo"est ideas in plumbing.

Like these, for example -

These pictures were sent in by Luke Johnston who is the Manager of Marketing and Development at Britex, a plumbing supply manufacturer based in Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.

Luke writes: "Here are a couple of photos of a stainless steel urinal we manufactured a few years back. Our company, Britex, specializes in manufacturing hinged grate style stainless steel urinals for the Australian market. These urinals are most commonly installed here in public toilets, sports stadiums, bars, clubs and most public amenities. For this project, the client wanted "something different", so we manufactured our Britex SaniStep Urinal in a way that it could incorporate a Plasma TV into the back wall of the urinal. Normally this back wall is just a stainless steel sheet. In addition to being able to watch TV whilst using the urinal, the user also gets a pretty great view of the adjacent sea baths. There’s inspiration for you!"

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