Bristol-Myers Squibb’s PRAVACHOL (pravastatin sodium) granted expanded usage from the FDA
In 1994, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s PRAVACHOL (pravastatin sodium) was granted expanded usage from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
In 1994, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s PRAVACHOL (pravastatin sodium) was granted expanded usage from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
On Dec. 1, 1993, scientists reported the recovery of DNA unique to Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a lung lesion…
On Nov. 12 ,1993, FDA granted approval for the sale of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve designed and manufactured…
On Sept. 18, 1993, Dr. Judes Poirier discovered that apolipoprotein E was a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s…
On Sept. 8, 1993, Joycelyn Elders, an American pediatrician and public health administrator and the first African American…
On Jul. 22, 1993, revising a policy from 1977 that excluded women of childbearing potential from early drug…
On Jul. 1, 1993, The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) was created through the merger of the Industrial Biotechnology…
In 1993, May 12 was designated as the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases by…
On May 7, 1993, the first gene associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) was cloned (hMSH2). People…
In May 1993, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to a Hantavirus outbreak in…
On May 1, 1993, the costs of influenza vaccine and its administration became a covered benefit under Medicare…
In April 1993, James Watson resigned as head of National Human Genome Research Institute (NCHGR) following allegations that…
On Mar. 1, 1993, the combined Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine and whole cell DTP vaccine (Tetramune by…
In 1993, Patricia Limousin and Irene Martinez-Torres demonstrated the role of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in the pathophysiology…
In 1978, molecular biologist Lydia Villa-Komaroff authored a paper demonstrating that bacteria could produce insulin. Lydia’s research helped make…
In 1993, Genentech drug Nutropin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
On Sept. 3, 1992, PathoGenesis Corp. was founded by Robert Nowinski. The company, based in Seattle, developed an…
On Jun. 1, 1992, the FDA recommended that all donated blood be screened for antibodies to human immunodeficiency…
In 1992, Rudolph A. Marcus of Caltech was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to…
In 1992, working in rice,ᅠProfessor Pamela Ronaldᅠdiscovered the Xa21 gene that is key to disease resistance in plants.ᅠ…
In 1992, Elizabeth Gould of Princeton University published observations of neurogenesis in the adult brain. Her initial observations…
In 1992, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s antibiotic, CEFZIL (cefprozil) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In 1992, Riverfront Research Park at the University of Oregon dedicated its first building. The Research Park is…
On Dec. 17, 1991, the Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Acel-Imune by Lederle) was licensed…
On Nov. 22, 1991, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) published recommendations for routine hepatitis B vaccination for…
On Apr. 25, 1991, Congress heard testimony on the National Cancer Act to commemorate the 20th anniversary of…
In 1991, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) was founded by a visionary group of leaders to…
In 1991, FAAN (The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) was established by Anne Munoz-Furlong, at a time when…
In 1991, The National Cancer Institute began its Five-a-Day program, in partnership with the nonprofit group Produce for…
In 1991, regulations published to Accelerate the Review of Drugs for life-threatening diseases. In Decemebr, 1992, the FDA…