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Are you ready for Hanna?
Maryland WeatherOkay, so Hanna is not a hurricane. And it's likely to be weakened by the time it crosses the Carolinas and Southeastern Virginia and finally reaches Delmarva.No matter. Hanna will be a windy storm, with gobs of rain. The barometer has begun......Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Disasters, Medicine
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FDA lists 20 drugs under scrutiny
From Chicago Tribune news servicesEli Lilly & Co.'s antidepressant Cymbalta and AstraZeneca PLC's antipsychotic Seroquel are among 20 drugs cited by U.S. regulators in their first quarterly list of medicines under investigation for potential safety problems. The list, posted Friday on...Tags: Thomas Moore, Government, Pharmaceuticals, National Government, Medical Research
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Legislate tobacco
Will Sens. Jim Webb and John Warner stand up to Big Tobacco? The House of Representatives recently took a stand for our children. It passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a 326-to-102 vote. Now it's the senators' turn to also...Tags: John Warner, People, Lower House, Jim Webb, Children
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Teens and suicide
Last year at this time, federal officials delivered some ominous news about teen suicides. After years of declining rates, they had suddenly surged. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an 8 percent rise in 10- to 24-year-olds...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Diseases, Medicine, People, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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List of medications
Drugs under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, what they are used for and the potential problem: R-Gene 10, a growth hormone, pediatric overdose due to labeling/packaging confusion. Suprane, an anesthetic, cardiac arrest. Cymbalta,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Illnesses, Mental Illness, Cancer, Diseases
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Science in lakes study questioned
Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Iowa, Diseases
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
A Michigan man accused in a shooting rampage that killed three teenage swimmers at a river on the Wisconsin-Michigan border pleaded insanity to 10 felonies Friday, including new counts that he tried to kill six other teens. Scott J. Johnson, 38, of...Tags: Richard Thompson, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Diseases, Assault, Trials
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Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Associated Press WriterSubstandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of Medicine said drafts of...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Iowa, Government, Diseases, National Government
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Required tally of flu shots for health workers sought
Baltimore hospitals, doctors' offices and long-term care facilities would have to report the rates of influenza vaccination among their workers under new regulations being proposed by the city Health Department. Low vaccination rates among health care...Tags: Employees, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Long Term Care, Hospitals and Clinics
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Genome lights the way to cancer 'milestone'
Researchers cataloging the genetic codes of deadly human brain and pancreatic cancers say they have found several dozen defective genes that appear to work in concert to set off the tumor growth that eventually kills their victims. The team, at the Johns...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments, Therapies, Cancer, Natural Science
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FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
Associated Press Writer.ndtable { background-color: White; border: 2px solid #205483; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px; width: 505px; } .n4 { border: 1px solid #205483; margin: 1px 4px 1px 1px; paddingn: 1px 4px 1px 1px; font-size: 11px; font-family:Arial; text-align: left; } .ndtd1c {...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments, Government, Western Medicines
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4 arthritis drugs will get stiffer warnings
The Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. The drugs -- Enbrel,...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Western Medicines, Medical Conditions, Medicine
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