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| 869 Sick From Salmonella: Tomatoes May Not Be Culprit
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| Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak -- even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect.
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July 2, 2008 |
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| ACLU urges Congress to maximize medical privacy of electronic health records
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| The American Civil Liberties Union urges the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health at today's hearing to develop privacy and security standards at the same time the health care industry converts from paper to electronic patient records.
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June 4, 2008 |
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| Adult Medication Blamed for 6-Year-Old's Death
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| A 6-year-old girl from East Harlem, N.Y., died Sunday afternoon after her foster mother allegedly gave her a fentanyl pain patch to treat her neck pain, reports 7online.com.
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May 19, 2008 |
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| Adult Vaccination: New Guidelines
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| New Adult Vaccination Schedule Includes Protection From Shingles.
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October 19, 2007 |
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| Aerodynamic Truck Trailer Cuts Fuel And Emissions By Up To 15 Percent
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| Creating an improved aerodynamic shape for truck trailers by mounting sideskirts can lead to a cut in fuel consumption and emissions of up to as much as 15%. Earlier promising predictions, based on mathematical models and wind tunnel tests by TU Delft, have been confirmed during road tests with an adapted trailer.
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April 22, 2008 |
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| After Emergency Room Visit, Many Patients In A Fog
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| Every year, more than 115 million patients enter emergency rooms at hospitals around the nation. And more than three-quarters of them leave with an impression of what happened -- or what should happen next -- that doesn't match what their emergency care team would want.
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July 17, 2008 |
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| Americans Popping Nearly Twice as Many Painkillers Than in 1997
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| People in the United States are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it.
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August 20, 2007 |
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| Anesthesia drugs may worsen post-surgery pain
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| Noxious chemicals sensitize nerves and cause inflammation, study finds.
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June 24, 2008 |
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| Antidepressants Double Stomach Bleeding Risk, Mixing With Painkillers Increases Risk Six Times
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| Taking antidepressants alone is enough to double your risk of stomach bleeding, but mixing them with painkillers is even more dangerous, a new study finds.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Bacteria-Contaminated Milk from Massachusetts Dairy is Blamed for 3 Deaths, Miscarriage
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| At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their Holstein cows and still deliver milk right to your door, in glass bottles. Customers like the products because they are a hormone-free taste of old New England.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Black box warning for epilepsy drugs
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling for the strongest type of warning to be placed on drugs which are used to treat epilepsy.
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July 8, 2008 |
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| Blood Transfusions May Be Harmful To Some Patients
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| Heart attack patients in the U.S. are far more likely to receive a blood transfusion than patients in other countries with the very same condition, but the outcome of their treatment is no better.
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January 4, 2008 |
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| Botox Linked To Respiratory Failure And Death
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified the public that Botox and Botox Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin Type A) and Myobloc (Botulinum toxin Type B) have been linked in some cases to adverse reactions, including respiratory failure and death, following treatment of a variety of conditions using a wide range of doses.
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February 9, 2008 |
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| Brain Stem Cells Can Be Awakened, Say Scientists
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| Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have identified specific molecules in the brain that are responsible for awakening and putting to sleep brain stem cells, which, when activated, can transform into neurons (nerve cells) and repair damaged brain tissue.
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June 9, 2008 |
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| Bush Asks Congress to Tackle Internet Drug Sales
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| President Bush is asking Congress to work with his administration to end illegal sales of highly addictive prescription drugs on the Internet to stem a rising number of people dying of overdoses.
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March 1, 2008 |
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| Butter-flavored Popcorn Ingredient Suspected Cause Of Lung Disease
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| An unusually high incidence of lung disease has been diagnosed in workers at popcorn factories. Researchers are focusing on diacetyl, the ingredient which is largely responsible for the odor and flavor of the butter in popcorn.
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May 1, 2008 |
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| Buying Medical Products Online
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| tips and warnings for consumers buying prescription and over-the-counter drugs on the Web. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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| California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers - Elder Abuse Attorneys - Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyers
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| California injury attorneys experienced in nursing home abuse, elder abuse and neglect cases. Aggressive and experienced in recovering maximum results.
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| Cancer warning on diabetic ulcer gel
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| The U.S. watchdog the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a warning will be added to the label of a topical gel used to treat leg and foot ulcers which refuse to heal in diabetic patients.
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June 9, 2008 |
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| Carbon Monoxide May Reduce Skeletal Muscle Injuries, Mouse Study Suggests
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| Inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO) can reduce skeletal muscle injury after the following limb peripheral vascular disease (ischemia), where blood flow is interrupted and can be compounded by reperfusion, when damage is caused after the blood supply returns to the tissue. When this occurs, there can be limb loss or death.
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June 11, 2008 |
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| CDC: Illnesses Linked to Salmonella-Tainted Tomatoes Rises Nationwide
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| The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes has jumped to 228 illnesses. The government has learned of five dozen previously unknown cases -- and says it's possible the food poisoning contributed to the death of a cancer patient in Texas.
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June 12, 2008 |
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| CDC: More Than 180 Sickened in 10 States From 'Toxic' Vitamins
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| Health officials are investigating more than 180 reports of illness in people who took dietary supplements containing toxic levels of the mineral selenium.
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April 21, 2008 |
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| CDC: Salmonella-Tainted Tomato Illnesses Rise to 756
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| That's roughly 200 more illnesses than health officials had counted a week ago, in what has become the nation's largest-ever outbreak of salmonella from tomatoes.
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June 27, 2008 |
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| CDC: Tomatoes Eyed in Salmonella Cases in 9 States
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| An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S health officials said Tuesday.
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June 3, 2008 |
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| Chemical in Nail Polish, Lipstick Linked to Breast Cancer
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| A chemical commonly used to soften plastic and in lipstick, nail polish and other household items has been found to interfere with the development of healthy breast tissue, which could lead to breast cancer.
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December 7, 2007 |
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| consumer information site from Merck.
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| China Recalls Tainted Leukemia Drugs
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| Chinese authorities ordered the recall of tainted leukemia drugs blamed for leg pains and other problems, state media reported Sunday, the latest crisis to strike the country's embattled food and drug industries.
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September 16, 2007 |
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| China strengthens safety of food products exported to United States
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| U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joint Progress Statement today with the Honorable Li Changjiang, Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People's Republic of China.
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June 19, 2008 |
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| Company recalls 96,000 pounds of ground beef
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| A company voluntarily recalled nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef products after two people were sickened, possibly by the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday.
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November 25, 2007 |
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| Company Says It Will Pull Water Bottles Made With Bisphenol-A From Stores
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| The maker of Nalgene water bottles in the United States has decided to pull some of its hard-plastic bottles from stores over the next few months.
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April 18, 2008 |
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| Crystal Clear Savings For Drug Giants
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| Drug companies could save millions thanks to a new technology to monitor crystals as they form. The technique, developed by University of Leeds engineers, is a potentially invaluable tool in drug manufacture, where controlling crystal forms is crucial both to cost and product safety.
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June 13, 2008 |
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| Doctors Reconsider Antibiotics for Chronic Lyme Disease Sufferers
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| Patients who believe they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease are claiming victory over a national doctors group. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has agreed to review its guidelines, which say there's no evidence long-term antibiotics can cure "chronic Lyme" disease — or even that such a condition exists.
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May 5, 2008 |
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| Dolomite Optimizes Fabrication of Quartz Microfluidic Chips
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| Microfluidics experts, Dolomite, have announced that they have now optimised the fabrication of quartz microfluidic chips, enabling instrument manufacturers to benefit from the many important qualities of synthetic quartz for use within bioscience and medical systems.
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June 26, 2008 |
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| Drug For Cluster Headaches May Cause Heart Problems
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| A drug increasingly used to prevent cluster headaches can cause heart problems, according to a study published in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology™.
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August 20, 2007 |
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| Enzyme Plays Key Role In Cell Fate
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| The road to death or differentiation follows a similar course in embryonic stem cells, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online June 4 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
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June 9, 2008 |
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| Fast, Accurate Sensor To Detect Food Spoilage
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| Amid growing concern about outbreaks of food poisoning, researchers in South Carolina are reporting development of a new "food freshness sensor," for fast, accurate detection of food spoilage.
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August 15, 2007 |
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| FDA announces label changes for Regranex - boxed warning
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the addition of a boxed warning to the label of Regranex Gel 0.01% (becaplermin) to address the increased risk of cancer mortality in patients who use 3 or more tubes of the product. Regranex is a topical cream indicated for the treatment of leg and foot ulcers that are not healing in diabetic patients.
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June 8, 2008 |
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| FDA announces permanent injunction against food companies, executives
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that Brownwood Acres Foods Inc., Cherry Capital Services Inc. (doing business as Flavonoid Sciences) and two of their top executives have signed a consent decree that effectively prohibits the companies and their executives from manufacturing and distributing any products with claims in the label or labeling to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent diseases.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| FDA Calls for 'Urgent' Warning on Cipro, Other Antibiotics
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| Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery.
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July 8, 2008 |
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| FDA Clears Part of Mexico in Salmonella Tomato Probe
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| Baja California -- has been cleared of suspicion in the outbreak of salmonella-tainted tomatoes, which U.S. officials said Monday now has sickened 277 people.
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June 17, 2008 |
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| FDA Considers Banning Cold Medicines for All Children Under Age 5
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| Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers aren't safe or effective in slightly older children either, say doctors lined up to press their case with government health advisers.
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October 18, 2007 |
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| FDA finds contaminant in suspect blood-thinner
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| U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have found a contaminant in a blood-thinning drug produced by Baxter Healthcare Corp. that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the United States.
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March 5, 2008 |
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| FDA Finds Heparin Contaminant That Killed 19
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| U.S. health officials have identified a contaminant in batches of the blood thinner heparin associated with 19 deaths and are trying to determine how the chemical got into the drug.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| FDA Investigating Possible Link Between Singulair and Suicide
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| The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a link between the asthma drug Singulair and suicidal behavior, according to a news release Thursday.
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March 27, 2008 |
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| FDA launches e-mail alert system
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a new e-mail service that alerts subscribers whenever information is updated on certain FDA Web pages.
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December 3, 2007 |
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| FDA Orders ED Supplement Recall
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| Ingredient in Xiadafil VIP Tabs May Interact With Some Prescription Drugs.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| FDA Plans To Reduce Oversight Of Off-label Drug Use Criticized By Medical Researchers
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| Proposed guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would allow companies to market more drugs for unapproved uses and are a step in the wrong direction, said a researcher from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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April 6, 2008 |
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| FDA Probes Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs for Cancer Link
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| Federal regulators are investigating whether a group of best-selling arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough Corp. and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| FDA Recommends Adding Child Warning Labels to Tamiflu, Relenza Flu Drugs
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| Government health regulators recommended adding label precautions about neurological problems seen in children who have taken flu drugs made by Roche and GlaxoSmithKline.
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November 23, 2007 |
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| FDA Reports More Cases of Salmonella Illnesses
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| The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
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July 7, 2008 |
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| FDA takes action against Iowa Dairy
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| A Complaint and Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction were filed Wednesday, August 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Western Division, against Ysselstein Dairy Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa, and its owner and president, Sjerp W. Ysselstein, after illegal drug residues were found in the dairy's cows.
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August 13, 2007 |
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| FDA thinks it has trigger in heparin deaths
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| New tests suggest how a contaminant in heparin -- a blood thinner -- may be connected to dozens of deaths, FDA officials said Monday.
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April 22, 2008 |
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| FDA seeks suicide warning on epilepsy drugs
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| Agency wants 'black box' label, says patients face twice the risk.
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July 7, 2008 |
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| FDA Warns About Fraudulent Cancer Treatments on Internet
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| The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even though they are not agency-approved drugs. All are available for sale on the Internet.
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June 17, 2008 |
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| FDA warns against use of red yeast rice products promoted as high cholesterol treatment
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or eat three red yeast rice products promoted and sold on Web sites.
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August 12, 2007 |
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| FDA Warns Mothers About Nipple Cream
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| The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc.
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May 25, 2008 |
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| FDA warns of Botox side effects, deaths
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| The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
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February 8, 2008 |
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| FDA Warns Viagra Users May Suffer Hearing Loss
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| Users of impotence drugs, such as Viagra, may suffer sudden hearing loss, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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October 19, 2007 |
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| FDA: Epilepsy Drugs May Increase Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
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| Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday in an alert to doctors.
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February 1, 2008 |
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| FDA: Improper Use of Painkiller Patches Killing People
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| Improper use of patches that emit the painkiller fentanyl is still killing people, the government said Friday — its second warning in two years about the powerful narcotic.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| FDA: Mexico, Florida Suspects in Salmonella Outbreak
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| Parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying "the vast majority" of tomatoes sold when the salmonella outbreak began in April and thus remain leading suspects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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June 16, 2008 |
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| FDA: More Deaths Linked to Blood Thinners
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| The Food and Drug Administration has tripled the number of deaths it attributes to side effects of the blood thinner heparin, which triggered a massive recall earlier this year.
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April 9, 2008 |
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| FDA: OK to eat tomatoes again
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| Warning on peppers still stands.
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July 17, 2008 |
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| FDA: Plastic Baby, Water Bottles Are Safe
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| Plastic baby bottles and water bottles are safe, a federal health official said Tuesday, seeking to ease public concerns about the health hazards of a chemical used in the products.
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June 11, 2008 |
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| FDA: Same Salmonella strain in recalled cereal sickens 23 people
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| At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Saturday.
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April 13, 2008 |
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| Fentanyl Pain Patch Recalled
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| Voluntary Recall of Duragesic and Generic Fentanyl Patch Due to Overdose Risk.
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February 13, 2008 |
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| First 3-D view of anti-cancer agent
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| Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Purdue School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have created the first three-dimensional image of how a well-established chemotherapy agent targets and binds to DNA.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Gorton's Recalls Frozen Fish After Woman Says She Found Pills in Dinner
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| Gorton's Inc. recalled about 1,000 cases of frozen fish in 10 states on Friday after confirming items a Pennsylvania woman reported finding in her food were pills.
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March 1, 2008 |
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| Group Says 6 Dietary Supplements Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead
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| One group claims that six dietary supplements sold by Herbalife Ltd. contain high levels of lead if taken as directed, Reuters is reporting.
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May 20, 2008 |
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| Health officials question whether tomatoes behind outbreak
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| Federal health officials are checking into the possibility that an outbreak of salmonella-caused illness originally linked to tomatoes may instead be linked to something else, they said Friday.
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June 27, 2008 |
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| Health-care costs of NSAIDs injury
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| Patients underreported their use of common but potentially dangerous over-the-counter pain medications known as NSAIDs.
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October 16, 2007 |
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| Global disease alert mapping system.
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| HPV Vaccine Blamed for Teen's Paralysis
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| Gardasil certainly made headlines in 2006 when the Food and Drug Administration approved it as a vaccine against four strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer.
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July 8, 2008 |
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| Key Molecular Basis Of Cystic Fibrosis Identified Through Computer Simulations
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| Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a key molecular mechanism that may account for the development of cystic fibrosis, which about 1 in 3000 children are born with in the US every year. The findings add new knowledge to understanding the development of this disease and may also point the way to new corrective treatments.
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March 3, 2008 |
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| Little Government Scrutiny on the Safety of Human Drug Trials
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| A federal investigator has found sparse government scrutiny of the safety of drug trials involving millions of people, saying inspectors are few and their findings are rarely followed up.
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September 28, 2007 |
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| Low-energy bulbs worsen rashes
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| The switch to energy-saving light bulbs may put thousands at risk of painful skin reactions, health charities warn.
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January 4, 2008 |
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| Low-energy bulb disposal warning
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| The Environment Agency has called for more information to be made available on the health and environmental risks posed by low-energy light bulbs.
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January 5, 2008 |
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| Many Common Ways Of Treating Knee Osteoarthritis Have No Scientific Support
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| A new scientific review by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that evidence of benefit is lacking for many common ways of treating osteoarthritis of the knee, including popular dietary supplement ingredients, a common surgical procedure, and injected preparations.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Medtronic Defibrillator Lead Recalled
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| Heart Patients With Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Lead Should Consult a Doctor
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October 15, 2007 |
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| Merck's Recall of 1.2 Million Doses of Meningitis, Pneumonia Vaccine Could Trigger a Shortage
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| The recall of a routine vaccine for babies due to contamination risks could trigger a shortage and likely will alarm parents, but officials said there is no known health threat.
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December 13, 2007 |
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| More salmonella cases tied to tomatoes
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| The number of cases of sickness caused by tomatoes has risen in recent days; 383 people have been infected with a rare form of salmonella since April in 30 states and the District of Columbia, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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June 18, 2008 |
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| New Drug May Treat Alcoholism Without Detox
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| A migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment, researchers report, offering a potential option for a hard-to-treat problem.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| New LED technology for deep cordless surgery
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| Enova Medical Technologies has announced that it has developed new LED technology for cordless surgical headlights that, for the first time ever, reaches light output levels exceeding 200,000 lux at 14 inches.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| New research aims to eliminate Streptococcus infections
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| Professor Howard Jenkinson in the Department of Oral & Dental Science (Dental School) at the University of Bristol has been awarded a grant of £285,000 from The Wellcome Trust to research ways to combat diseases caused by Streptococcus bacteria.
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March 6, 2008 |
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| New Study Opening New Route For Combating Viruses
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| A unique technique for analyzing the function of microRNAs developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem doctoral student has led to the discovery of a new mechanism by which viruses evade the human immune system. This discovery has important implications for human intervention in the battle between viruses and humans.
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June 26, 2008 |
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| New Type Of Glass Can Dissolve And Release Calcium Into The Body
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| British scientists are developing a new type of glass that can dissolve and release calcium into the body. This will enable patients to regrow bones and could signal a move away from bone transplants.
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June 12, 2008 |
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| Off-Label Use of Powerful Painkiller Tied to Four Deaths
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| The deaths of two patients prescribed a powerful painkiller as a headache treatment were among four fatalities linked to the recently approved drug.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| One million Evenflo car seats recalled
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| Evenflo Discovery child safety seats could fail to protect children from side-impacts.
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February 1, 2008 |
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| One Step Closer To Green Chemistry And Improved Pharmaceuticals
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| The end of dangerous chemical compounds in our homes? Cheap and environment friendly production of biofuel? Efficient design of medicines against cancer, Alzheimer's and AIDS?
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June 26, 2008 |
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| Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Jaw Infection, Study Shows
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| A group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat osteoporosis.
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May 1, 2008 |
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| Possible Target To Treat Deadly Bloodstream Infections Discovered
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| Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a possible target to treat bloodstream bacterial infections.
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March 3, 2008 |
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| Potential new treatment for Huntington's disease found
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| MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegererative Disorders (MIND) researchers have identified a compound that may lead to a treatment that could protect against the effects of Huntington's Disease (HD).
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Predictors For Sickle-cell-anemia Complications
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| Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the level, or saturation, of oxygen in blood could be used to identify children with sickle cell anemia who are at an increased risk of stroke.
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March 3, 2008 |
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| Red Meat, French Fries Tied to Colon Cancer Recurrence, Early Death
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| Colon cancer patients who eat a lot of red meat, french fries and desserts may raise their chances of suffering a relapse and dying early.
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August 15, 2007 |
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| Remaining stocks of Trasylol removed
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| At that time, preliminary results from a Canadian study suggested an increased risk for death compared to two other drugs used to control bleeding.
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May 15, 2008 |
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| Report finds 32% increase in drug industry lobbying spending in 2007
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| Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the industry's primary lobbyist, accounted for $23 million in lobbying expenditures, a 26% increase over 2006 spending and the largest portion of the industry's overall spending.
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June 26, 2008 |
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| Risks In Ordering Drugs By Internet On The Rise
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| A report from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy concludes that consumers are facing a growing risk of getting counterfeit drugs because of rising Internet sales of medical drugs, projected to reach upwards of $75 billion by 2010. The report calls for stronger enforcement legislation than current proposals in Congress.
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July 20, 2008 |
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| RXList
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| The internet drug index.
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| Salmonella fears prompt N.C. food recall
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| Jalapeno peppers, avocados tested positive for contamination.
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July 18, 2008 |
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| Salmonella infections top 1,000; peppers now suspected
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| More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too.
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July 9, 2008 |
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| Salmonella probe frustrates top health official
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| Health and Human Services secretary asks Congress for more funding.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Sam's Club Pulls Beef Patties From Shelves After E. Coli Report
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| The Sam's Club warehouse chain has pulled a brand of ground beef patties from its shelves nationwide after four children who ate the food, produced by Cargill Inc., developed E. coli illness.
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October 6, 2007 |
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| Scientists Unravel Heparin Death Mystery
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| An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in the United States and Germany.
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April 24, 2008 |
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| Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worsens Cystic Fibrosis
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| Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered the first genetic evidence that secondhand smoke can worsen lung disease. The report describes one gene variation that can weaken lung function as well as shorten the lifespan of those affected by cystic fibrosis and also are exposed to secondhand smoke.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| Senate Votes to Toughen Inspections of Imported Toys, Build Complaint Database
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| Responding to record recalls of products that sickened children, the Senate passed legislation Thursday that would toughen inspections of toys and other playthings made outside the U.S.
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March 7, 2008 |
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| Seven Weeks Later Still No Culprit Identified in Salmonella Probe
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| Think of your favorite recipe for salsa. Three common ingredients now are suspects in the salmonella poisonings that have become the nation's largest foodborne outbreak in at least a decade.
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July 10, 2008 |
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| Smoked salmon dip recalled because of Listeria contamination
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| The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. has alerted retailers and the public over food suspected of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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October 30, 2007 |
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| Snorers Appear More Likely To Develop Chronic Bronchitis
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| Chronic bronchitis involves inflammation of the lower airways accompanied by a persistent cough and the production of mucus or phlegm, according to background information and the article. Snoring appears more common among individuals with bronchitis.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| Some Hannah Montana Products Contain High Levels of Lead
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| Miley Cyrus is known for her squeaky-clean Disney alter ego, Hannah Montana.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Spinach contaminated with salmonella bacteria recalled
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| Bags of spinach contaminated with traces of salmonella bacteria have been recalled by a Californian company.
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September 3, 2007 |
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| Study Raises Caution On New Painkillers
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| A new class of painkillers that block a receptor called TRPV1 may interfere with brain functions such as learning and memory, a new study suggests. The experiments with rat brain found that the TRPV1 receptor regulates a neural mechanism called long-term depression, which is believed to be central to establishing memory pathways in the brain.
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March 16, 2008 |
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| Surgical Objects Accidentally Left Inside More Than 1,000 Patients Every Year
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| It's a medical mistake that happens more often than you would think. Every year in the United States about 1,500 people are wheeled out of the operating room with a surgical object accidentally left inside of them, according to medical studies.
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December 11, 2007 |
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| Suspected Salmonella Cases Believed Linked to Colorado Town Water System Top 200
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| More cases of suspected salmonella have been reported in the southern Colorado city of Alamosa.
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March 24, 2008 |
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| Tainted tomato cases climb to 756, CDC says
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| Outbreak now nation's largest ever of its kind; source remains a mystery.
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June 26, 2008 |
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| Tainted tomato cases reach 552
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| FDA inspectors head for farms in Florida, Mexico in salmonella probe
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June 20, 2008 |
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| Tainted tomato scare influencing buying habits
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| Poll: Nearly half of Americans avoid certain edibles due to safety warnings.
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July 18, 2008 |
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| Thermo Fisher Spectrometer Able to Analyse Drinking Water to Alleviate Pharmaceutical Contamination Concerns
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| The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that a variety of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. The Thermo Scientific mass spectrometry systems rapidly identify and quantify these compounds, enabling municipalities to monitor the safety of their water supplies.
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March 14, 2008 |
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| Tomatoes Pulled Off Shelves, Menus Amid Salmonella Scare
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| Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.
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June 10, 2008 |
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| U.S. FDA approval of generic Fosamax
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Fosamax (alendronate sodium tablets), used to treat osteoporosis, a condition that causes thinning and weakening of a person's bones.
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February 6, 2008 |
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| U.S. meat is safe, agriculture secretary says
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| Processing plant inspection follows recall of millions of pounds of beef.
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July 9, 2008 |
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| UK firm 'recalls' 575 knee implants
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| About 275 patients are already sporting the metal-heavy implants from the TC-PLUS, VKS and RT-PLUS ranges, and the company is trying to track down another 300 which have been "supplied to customers", mainly in Europe.
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November 27, 2007 |
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| US warning set to hit Pfizer drug
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| Drugs giant Pfizer is expected to see a sharp fall in the sales of one of its best-selling products following a warning by US regulators.
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February 3, 2008 |
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| USDA Places 2 Federal Inspectors on Leave Over Beef Recall
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| A union that represents federal meat inspectors says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended at least two employees following the largest beef recall in history.
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February 29, 2008 |
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| Viruses Evolve To Play By Host Rules
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| Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University have examined the complete genomes of viruses that infect the bacteria E. coli, P. aeruginosa and L. lactis and have found that many of these viral genomes exhibit codon bias, the tendency to preferentially encode a protein with a particular spelling.
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March 6, 2008 |
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| Warning about deaths and serious reactions linked to blood thinning drug heparin
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| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States says the production of a popular blood thinning drug has been halted temporarily after more than 300 reports of health problems associated with the drug.
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February 13, 2008 |
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| With Just Three Affected Individuals, Researchers Find Gene Behind Rare Form Of Epilepsy
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| Researchers have found a gene responsible for a particularly debilitating form of epilepsy that also leads to kidney failure, according to a new article. What's more, the new findings, which begin to "crack open the cell biology of the problem," were made with the help of just three affected individuals.
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March 3, 2008 |
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| WorstPills.org
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| your expert, independent source for prescription drug information.
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| Wyeth Recalls Cold Medicine
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| Several nonprescription cold medicines are being pulled from store shelves after manufacturer Wyeth this week started a voluntary recall and replacement program at retail outlets nationwide.
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November 2, 2007 |
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