Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
A study published Friday in the British medical journal Lancet found that a new type of emergency contraception, ulipristal acetate, appears to be more effective for a longer time than the most widely used form of EC, levonorgestrel, the AP/USA Today reports. The new EC pill — available by prescription in Europe under the brand [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
The Joint Commission on Tuesday issued its latest sentinel event alert highlighting maternal death in the U.S. as a serious, though rare, issue that should receive more attention from hospitals and caregivers, HealthLeaders Media reports. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, 13…
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — U.S. Marshals seized 77 models of unapproved ozone generators, devices valued at $75,900 in total, from a California device manufacturer.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
The FDA has approved a combination of lapatinib (Tykerb) and letrozole (Femara) to treat hormone-positive and HER2-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has updated labels of the HIV drug didanosine (Videx and Videx EC) to include warnings for potentially serious liver damage.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — U.S. Marshals seized 77 models of unapproved ozone generators, devices valued at $75,900 in total, from a California device manufacturer.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
Synosia Therapeutics today announced interim positive data from a Phase IIa clinical study of an adenosine 2a (A2a) receptor antagonist (SYN115) in Parkinson’s disease.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
Ipsen reported today its sales for the fourth quarter and full year 2009.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
Mississippians are expressing outrage at lawmakers’ rush to change over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) to a prescription (Rx) drug.
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Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Health News
WHO pneumonia expert Dr. Thomas Cherian will be honored by a group of the world’s leading infectious disease experts today for his pivotal work to accelerate access to vaccines preventing pneumococcal disease, the world’s leading vaccine-preventable killer of children under age five.
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