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Project seeks 1 million veterans to give blood, DNA for disease research
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for a battle it's waging at home — against disease.
Actually, more than a few are needed. Officials overseeing health care for the nation's veterans are...Tags: Baltimore City Community College, Chemicals, Behavioral Conditions, Genetics, Mystery (genre)
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UPDATE 1-Bristol urges combo hepatitis C study with Gilead
Reuters(Adds CEO comments on healthcare reform, research spending) By Ransdell Pierson May 31 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co renewed its call for biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc to test one of its hepatitis C drugs in late-stage trials...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Gilead Sciences Inc., Hepatitis, Health Care Reform (2009), Corporate Performance
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UPDATE 3-US advisers reject J&J/Bayer's Xarelto for acute coronary patients
Reuters* Xarelto already approved for two other uses * FDA advisers concerned about missing data, bleeding risks * FDA to make a final decision by end of June By Anna Yukhananov SILVER SPRING, Md., May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. advisers recommended against...Tags: Heart Problems, Hospitals and Clinics, Bayer AG, Stroke, Legs
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UPDATE 1-US advisers reject new use for J&J/Bayer's Xarelto
ReutersSILVER SPRING, Md., May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. advisers recommended against expanding the use of Johnson & Johnson's blood thinner Xarelto as a way to reduce the risk of new heart attacks and strokes in people with heart problems. A panel of outside experts...Tags: Heart Problems, Hospitals and Clinics, Bayer AG, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Legs
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U.S. FDA approves sale of generic Plavix
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators approved on Thursday the sale of generic versions of the widely used blood clot preventer Plavix by Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and several other generic drugmakers. Mylan, which...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Lipitor (drug), Clopidogrel (drug), Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Prescription Drugs
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Briefs: Kiplinger
Premium Health News ServiceLIPITOR DISCOUNTED, BUT WILL OTHER MAKERS SLASH PRICES ON BRAND-NAME DRUGS? You can usually save big by switching from a brand-name drug to a generic. But when Lipitor lost its patent late last year, the results were surprising. Manufacturer Pfizer...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, White House, Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Corporate Performance
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceZERO EXPOSURE THE ONLY SAFE BET WITH SMOKING Smokers know well that the best thing they can do for themselves and the people around them is to quit. But the nicotine in cigarettes is viciously addictive. People who've been hooked on both nicotine and...Tags: Peripheral Vascular Disease, Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Vitamin B3
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Want a doctor at your beck and call?
Mary Lou Rothman has her doctor's email and cellphone number, with permission to call day or night.
When she recently came down with a stomachache, she called the office and got an appointment within three hours.
When the stomachache turned out to be...Tags: Financial Aid, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Awards and Prizes
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How to save on prescription drugs: A primer for 2012
Tribune Media ServicesMany Americans are soon going to find prescription medications making less of a dent in their wallets, with 19 brand-name drugs losing patent protection this year or next, and more than two dozen others by 2015. Before long, "eight out of 10 prescriptions...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Lipitor (drug), Prescription Drugs, Marketing, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Fighting the black and blues
A bruise, quite simply, is the booby prize that comes with life's lumps and bumps.
It's what you see when blood leaks out of blood vessels into tissues of skin, mucous membranes or other organs, including muscle and bone. Most of the time, it's nothing...Tags: Chemicals, Genetic Condition, Coumadin (drug), Dietary Supplements, Human Body
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A visit to the doctor can be a high-pressure event
Q: I read in your newsletter that a study confirms that blood pressure readings at home are more reliable than those in the doctor's office. I've been through this and can tell you why.
Once diagnosed with hypertension, every trip to the doctor's...Tags: Bones and Joints, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, GERD
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Feb 9, 2012
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Sep 28, 2011
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