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Article: FDA NEWS DIGEST, JULY 23
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- July 23, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food & Drug Administration issued the following newsletter:
FDA APPROVES FIRST ARTIFICIAL DISC TO TREAT COMMON CAUSE OF NECK, ARM PAIN
FDA has approved the Prestige Cervical Disc, the first artificial cervical (neck) disc for treating cervical degenerative disc disease, one of the most common causes of neck and arm pain. FDA based its approval on a clinical study of 541 patients showing that the device improved neck or arm pain and was as safe and effective as the current treatment of cervical fusion.
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