Subscribe to this tag Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients
Health - July 10, 2009
To reduce the risk of blood clots
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Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium
Health - July 9, 2009
Research and therapies are lacking for common condition, expert says
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Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death
Health - July 9, 2009
Consumers more alert to overdose risks from prescription drugs, survey suggests
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Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Health - July 8, 2009
Finasteride does not cause more aggressive cancer, study contends
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'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Health - July 8, 2009
Prospects for extending human life remain unclear, researchers say
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FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
Health - July 7, 2009
Drugs like Darvon, Darvocet have been linked to fatal overdoses
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How to Use Tylenol So It's Safe for Your Kids
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Nancy Shute
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On Parenting - July 7, 2009
FDA considers banning infant Tylenol to reduce risk of overdoses.
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Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin
Health - July 6, 2009
Study found famotidine effective at curtailing ulcers
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Alimta Approved as Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer
Health - July 6, 2009
To prevent disease progression
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Living Healthily on Less
Health - July 4, 2009
Even when budgets are tight, experts say, health and fitness need not suffer
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New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
Health - July 3, 2009
Parkinsons drugs may thwart treatment-resistant strain, study finds
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If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?
Health - July 2, 2009
Other options, available and in the pipeline, could plug a Percocet-Vicodin gap, experts say
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Multaq Sanctioned for Heart Rhythm Disorders
Health - July 2, 2009
Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter
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With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
Health - July 1, 2009
Researchers suspect overuse as a cause, but note that other costs are down
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Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
Health - July 1, 2009
Study uncovers possible benefit, though, in stemming vision loss
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Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Health - July 1, 2009
Researchers urge more temperate prescribing of amoxicillin in kids
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Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Health - June 29, 2009
People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis gain no survival benefit, research finds
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Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu
Health - June 29, 2009
Not just the infirm should be vaccinated, experts urge
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Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Health - June 28, 2009
Hemorrhoids, incontinence and more can result, research shows
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New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis
Health - June 26, 2009
Small, early study finds few long-term side effects
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Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Health - June 22, 2009
Survey of nine countries finds improvements over 10-year period
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Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Health - June 19, 2009
Lab tests find cannabis even more toxic than tobacco
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Program Helps 1st Graders Stay Safe Long-Term
Health - June 19, 2009
It cut odds for substance abuse, violence by the time they reached 5th grade
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Statins May Not Protect Against Pneumonia
Health - June 18, 2009
Hope that the drugs could fight infection was premature, expert says
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Teens of Dads Who Drink Too Much Tend to Follow Suit
Health - June 18, 2009
Report found these kids were more likely to abuse alcohol, drugs
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