Todays Health News
| Birth control pill recall amid pregnancy fear - AP - msnbc.com |
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Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose. The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets ...
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| Molecules to Medicine: Plan B: The Tradition of Politics at the FDA - YAHOO! |
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In my last post, I focused on flaws in the medical device approval process. The Union of Concerned Scientists FDA at a Crossroads meeting also covered problems with drug approval. This is perhaps no better illustrated than by the disappointing decision by Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius to ...
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| Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant - Philadelphia Daily News |
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HOLLIS, Maine - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes, and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor. It's believed to be the first-ever transplant ...
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| OxygenRemedy.org Announces a New Article on Cystic Fibrosis Therapy - YAHOO! |
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OxygenRemedy.org announces today the release of an article on a natural therapy for cystic fibrosis that has been proven to help people with the disease. (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Richard Geller, coach from OxygenRemedy.org, announces today, “Readers can now access groundbreaking information on ...
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| Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity - San Jose Mercury News |
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WASHINGTON -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. Even presidential candidate Ron Paul has joined the cause of consumers looking to buy unprocessed ...
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| Bluegreen Associates Go Red for Women and Raise Money for the American Heart Association - YAHOO! |
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Bluegreen Corporation, a leading provider of colorful places to play participated in National Wear Red Day in support of the American Heart Association and Go Red for Women on Friday, February 3, 2012. Bluegreen encouraged associates to wear red, offered a heart-conscious breakfast of fruit and ...
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| More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets - Denver Post |
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ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans is spurring talk of similar parades in at least eight other cities. Organizers of the parade that drew an estimated 100,000 observers and 20,000 participants in St. Louis on Jan. 28 say they have been ...
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| New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas - USA Today |
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CONCORD, N.H. – Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. The map, which pinpoints areas of the eastern United States where people have the ...
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| Family helps Mr. Hockey deal with dementia - YAHOO! |
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At 83, Mr. Hockey is still in demand and on the move. Gordie Howe is about to embark on another series of fundraisers for research into dementia. It's a personal cause. The disease killed his wife Colleen in 2009 and is beginning to affect him. "He's a little bit worse than last year, but pretty ...
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| Pinching prescription meds saves millions for Utah Medicaid - Salt Lake Tribune |
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Utah lawmakers had hoped to save up to $8 million last year by steering Medicaid patients to a "preferred list" of less-expensive prescription medicines. But the payoff was even greater: $27.6 million in fiscal year 2011, according to new Utah Department of Health data. What’s more, fears that low ...
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