Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
Normal weight and underweight teenage girls who falsely believe they are overweight are at significantly greater risk of succumbing to unnecessary and unsafe weight-loss behaviors than girls who can accurately assess their weight status, according to new research by a University of Illinois expert in eating disorders and body-image perception. Janet M…
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
Attention college grads: Your degree may be the key to both a career and better health coverage. According to a new study of women’s health insurance from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, women without a high school diploma were nearly four times more likely to be uninsured as women with a college degree…
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
FDA is extending its review of Merck’s application to expand approval of its human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil, to include women ages 27 through 45, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday, the Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reports. Merck previously expected FDA to complete the review in time for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
Just over half of U.S. men (57 percent) see a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of women, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Routine care is typically defined as a visit for assessing overall health rather [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The U.S. Senate has passed a bill to push back the 21% cut for physicians who treat Medicare patients until Nov. 30.
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today began reimbursing physicians 21% less for treating Medicare patients after Congress failed to block the cut.
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory committee has decided that the makers of the investigational drug flibanserin (Girosa) — often dubbed the female Viagra — haven’t proved that the pill treats hypoactive sexual-desire disorder (HSDD) in women any better than placebo.
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
The first data to show that Neupro® (rotigotine transdermal system) significantly improved wellbeing and daily activities that are often impaired by pain related to Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) were presented this week at the 14th International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. today announced that additional positive data from its Phase 2 program for RDEA594, its lead product candidate for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout, are being presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology hosted by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) in Rome, Italy. RDEA594, a first-in-class selective inhibitor of [...]
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Posted on June 19th, 2010 by Health News
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that data is being presented on denufosol tetrasodium, an investigational therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), during an oral presentation and poster presentations at the 33rd Annual European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) Conference June 16 - 19, 2010 in Valencia, Spain.
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