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FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer
From the Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer. However, the Food and Drug Administration said patients should not stop...Tags: Western Medicines, Diseases, Medical Research, Health Organizations, Schering Plough Corporation
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Irradiated Produce; Cervical Cancer Vaccine; Medicare Gap
In tonight's Medical Watch ... coming soon to a grocery store near you -- irradiated produce. Irradiated Produce The FDA has given the green light to spinach and lettuce growers who want to zap away E. coli and other bacteria. The new regulation comes...Tags: Vaccines, Western Medicines, Diseases, Government Health Care, Food Industry
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HPV vaccine called most effective for young girls
Associated PressAn expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report. The vaccine against the HPV virus was licensed in 2006 for use in girls and...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases, Health Organizations, Medicine, Political Candidates
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Qualms arise over cervical cancer shots
New York Times News ServiceTens of millions of girls and young women have been vaccinated against cervical cancer in the U.S. and Europe in the two years since two vaccines won approval from many governments. Often the vaccines were recommended for universal use among females...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases, Government Health Care, Medicine, Private Health Care
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Study questions use of HPV vaccine for women in 20s
ATLANTA - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report. The vaccine against the HPV virus was licensed in 2006 for use in...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases, Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine
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Study: HPV vaccine good investment for 12-year-olds, not 20-somethings
ATLANTA _ The HPV vaccine, aimed at preventing cervical cancer, is a cost-effective choice for young teens but not for women in their 20s, according to a new report. Licensed in 2006, the vaccine is intended for use in girls and women ages 9 to 26....Tags: Vaccines, Diseases, Health Organizations, Medicine, Political Candidates
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Cervical-cancer shots wise for girls, less so for adults
An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, a new report contends. The vaccine against the human papillomavirus was licensed in 2006 for use...Tags: Vaccines, Diseases, Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine
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States fight to shield docs from drug data mining
AP Business WriterWhen most patients go to the pharmacy to fill a new prescription, they don't think twice about turning over the note from their doctor. After all, how much could the scrawled handwriting on that tiny slip be worth? Not much to the average consumer --...Tags: IMS Health Incorporated, Health Organizations, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Herb Kohl
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Merck's Vioxx Strategy Unveiled
Associated PressA 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report....Tags: Western Medicines, Marketing, Diseases, Robert Wood, Medical Research
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Long-term plan may help cure what ails Merck stock
Dow Jones NewswiresIf Merck & Co. can get back on track with its five-year plan, its battered shares could receive a much-needed bounce. Some analysts think that within weeks the drugmaker will reinstate a long-term financial forecast that's reasonably close to the...Tags: Western Medicines, Vaccines, Health Organizations, Schering Plough Corporation, Medicine
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Vioxx study a masquerade, journal says
From Chicago Tribune news servicesMerck & Co.'s marketing department devised a study on the painkiller Vioxx to persuade 600 doctors involved in the trial to prescribe the drug and recommend it to their peers, researchers said. Their conclusions are based on 100 internal company memos...Tags: Western Medicines, Marketing, Diseases, Medical Research, Medical Specialization
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Gardasil vaccine doubts grow
Special to The TimesSandra Levy wants to do everything she can to safeguard the health of her 11-year-old daughter -- and that, of course, includes cancer prevention. She has had her child inoculated with one shot of Gardasil, the human papilloma virus vaccine that may...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Diseases, Health Insurance, Health Organizations, Government Health Care
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