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30 Jul 2010
Pharmaceutical drug company Orexigen has had positive results with their new combo obesity drug Contrave. This two medicine treatment uses an anti-addiction drug and an ...
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30 Jul 2010
The seventh infant death related to the whooping cough epidemic in California has been reported this morning. Officials for the San Diego health department have ...
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30 Jul 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Evamist, a menopause treatment, may cause adverse reactions in children and pets.
Evamist, also known as estradiol, ...
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30 Jul 2010
Many people, and especially women, who take calcium supplements, may actually increase their chances for having a heart attack. A new report released from the ...
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30 Jul 2010
Diabetes drug Avandia is making the news again. Scientists have found that Avandia and Actos, another popular drug for diabetes, cause bones to become brittle. ...
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30 Jul 2010
Recent polls show opposition to the massive healthcare overhaul is declining. The most recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows opposition at 35%, down ...
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29 Jul 2010
A new study suggests that the REM sleep disorder may be a sign of later neurological conditions, including Parkinson's Disease. REM (rapid eye movement), happens ...
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29 Jul 2010
An international team of scientists have linked calcium supplements to an increased risk of heart attacks.
Medical researchers from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the ...
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29 Jul 2010
The Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning to patients and doctors about the use of the intravenous antibiotic Cubicin. They have reported it ...
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29 Jul 2010
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, otherwise known as CPR, has undergone some major changes. For years the treatment of giving a person mouth to mouth resuscitation, along with ...
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29 Jul 2010
The debatable chemical bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, has been discovered in 40 per cent of receipts gathered by the U.S. organization Environmental Working ...
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29 Jul 2010
With the use of a patient’s stem cells, in the future it may be possible to regrow bone and cartilage naturally, making surgeries such as ...