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Group Sues US in Push for New Antibiotic Warning
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A consumer group asked a U.S. court on Thursday to force regulators to decide if stronger warnings should be added to certain antibiotics to alert doctors and patients about the risks of tendon rupture. Reuters Health Information
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Russia Must Grab Chance to Beat AIDS Epidemic: UN
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Russia will undo good progress in combating HIV/AIDS and miss the chance to stem the epidemic if it does not offer more help to people who inject themselves with drugs, U.N. AIDS chief Peter Piot said on Saturday. Reuters Health Information
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Palliative Care: Bringing Change to the Practice Setting
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Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD, Professor, Geriatric Medicine; Director, Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, explains the best way to teach palliative care.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
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BioMS Multiple Sclerosis Drug Gets FDA Fast Track
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Canadian biotechnology company BioMS Medical Corp said on Thursday its lead drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis was granted fast-track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Reuters Health Information
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Heart-Imaging Agent Gets FDA Approval
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Drug makers CV Therapeutics and Astellas Pharma Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved their heart-imaging agent regadenoson, also called Lexiscan. Reuters Health Information
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