Taxol (paclitaxel) approved by the FDA for the treatment of ovarian cancer that has failed other therapy
On Dec. 18, 1992, Taxol (paclitaxel), an anticancer drug extracted from the bark of the Pacific yew, received…
On Dec. 18, 1992, Taxol (paclitaxel), an anticancer drug extracted from the bark of the Pacific yew, received…
On Dec. 10, 1992, the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus vaccine inactivated (JE-Vax by Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases…
On Dec. 3, 1992, The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed Dec. 3 as the International Day of Disabled…
On Nov. 19, 1992, Larry Moore was convicted of the murder of former Gallatin County Sheriffï¾’s Deputy Brad…
On Nov. 2, 1992, The Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center bridge opened. The 660-foot-long suspended pedestrian enclosed skybridge is…
On Oct. 27, 1992, Dr. Robert Adams and Dr. Virgil C. McKie of the Medical College of Georgia…
On Oct. 27, 1992, the CDC was officially renamed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retraining its initials…
On Oct. 27, 1992, the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was passed (P.L. 102-539). MQSA required the Department…
On Oct.12, 1992, Edmond Fisher and Edwin Krebs of University of Washington’s School of Medicine received the Nobel…
On Oct. 7, 1992, the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was enacted. The MQSA required national, uniform quality…
On Sept. 3, 1992, PathoGenesis Corp. was founded by Robert Nowinski. The company, based in Seattle, developed an…
On Aug. 21, 1992, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved licensure of a second DTaP product, prepared…
On Jun. 25, 1992, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Center for…
On Jun. 1, 1992, the FDA recommended that all donated blood be screened for antibodies to human immunodeficiency…
On My 13, 1992, the Generic Drug Enforcement Act, sponsored by Rep. John Dingell [D-MI], imposed debarment and…
On Apr. 16, 1992, a controlled trial of showed low-dose methotrexate to be effective in resistant Juvenile rheumatoid…
In Apr. 1982, Rep. Henry Waxman, U.S.Congressman from Los Angeles, held the first congressional hearing on the new…
On Feb. 29, 1992, the FDA announced new food labeling rules. The purpose of FDAï¾’s proposals was to…
On Feb. 28, 1992, Madigan Army Medical Center opened its 1.2 million square foot complex, the newest and…
In Jan. 1922, James Bertram Collip produced the first insulin for humans. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or…
In 1992, the Oregon Cancer Center was founded at Oregon Health & Science University.
In 1992, Immunex Corp. dedicated its new manufacturing and development center. The 100,000 square foot complex broke ground…
In 1992, Dendreon was founded, and its lead product, Provenge, was an immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Dendreon filed…
In 1992, Virginia Biotechnology Association (VaBIO) is a non-profit association that promotes the biotechnology industry in Virginia, works…
In 1992, working in rice,ï¾ Professor Pamela Ronaldï¾ discovered the Xa21 gene that is key to disease resistance in plants.ï¾ …
In 1992, The Priestley Medal was awarded to Harry B. Gray by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
In 1992, The Priestley Medal was awarded to Carl Djerassi by the American Chemical Society “to recognize distinguished…
In 1992, DNA evidence used to identify Josef Mengele from skeletal remains. In 1984, geneticis Sir Alec Jeffreys,…
In 1992, The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) joined with the London Stock Exchange forming the first intercontinental linkage…
In 1992, a National Testing Laboratory for Red Cross blood product safety was opened in Dedham, Massachusetts.