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Alabama settles prescription drug suits against Bristol-Myers Squibb, 4 other companies
Associated Press WriterMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ The state of Alabama has settled Medicaid drug pricing lawsuits it filed against prescription drug manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb and four other companies, a lawyer representing the state confirmed Friday. Bristol-Myers...Tags: Lawyers, AstraZeneca Plc, Litigation, Novartis, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Cambrex fined in plant explosion in Charles City
Iowa has fined pharmaceutical company Cambrex Corp. over $6,000 for safety violations after a fire and explosion at its plant in Charles City last fall. One worker was seriously burned and five others were treated for smoke inhalation. The Iowa...Tags: Punishment, Emergency Planning, Retraining, Fines, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia)
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25% of teen girls vaccinated for cervical cancer, U.S. says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a quarter of the nation's teenage girls received the controversial cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil last year in its first full year of distribution, federal authorities said Thursday. "For a new vaccine, 25% is really very good," Lance Rodewald,...Tags: IMS Health Incorporated, Merck & Company Incorporated, Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, People
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An industry takes its medicine
Just in time for cold and flu season, manufacturers of popular over-the-counter cold and cough medicines have said they will stop marketing their remedies to children under age 4. It's the industry's latest response to a Baltimore-led push by health...Tags: Medicine, Family, Health Organizations
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New shot for cancer reaches 1 in 4 teens
The Associated PressOne in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. The figures represent the government's first substantial study of vaccination rates for the Gardasil...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Johns Hopkins University, Diseases, Cancer, Vaccines
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ADHD meds could fight drug abuse
On college campuses and in high school corridors, there's a lively market for Ritalin and other stimulant medications prescribed for those diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. And studies have long shown that children with...Tags: Mental Illness, Medical Research, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Medicine, Illnesses
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25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Got Cervical Cancer Shot
One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. The figures represent the government's first substantial study of vaccination rates for the Gardasil...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Johns Hopkins University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases, Cancer
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Cervical cancer vaccination rate at 25 percent for teen girls one year after shot's approval
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) _ One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. The figures represent the government's first substantial study of vaccination rates for the...Tags: Viral Diseases, Merck & Company Incorporated, Johns Hopkins University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, People
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Grief support for children
The Rainbows grief support program provides support groups for children who have suffered the loss of a significant person in their lives through death, divorce or separation. Free sessions will be offered to Anne Arundel County children from...Tags: Mass Media, Physical Fitness, People, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine
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1 in 4 U.S. teen girls got cervical cancer shot
AP Medical WriterAbout one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday. The figures represent the government's first full year of vaccination rate data for the Gardasil vaccine,...Tags: Viral Diseases, Merck & Company Incorporated, Johns Hopkins University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, People
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China suspends sale and use of herbal injection after adverse reactions lead to 3 deaths
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China has suspended the sale and use of an injectable herbal remedy after six people suffered adverse reactions, including three who died. The State Food and Drug Administration said in a notice posted late Wednesday that the six...Tags: Medicine, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Herbal Medicines, Health Organizations
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Drugmakers promise to relabel cold remedies as wrong for kids under 4
The makers of cold and cough medicines said yesterday that they will stop marketing over-the-counter remedies to children under 4 - acting amid an extensive federal review of whether the drugs are safe and effective for children under 12. The...Tags: John Jenkins, Pediatrics, Medicine, People, Family
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