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Pfizer Recalls 28 Lots of Oral Contraceptives
Feb-01-2012
Pfizer on January 31 announced the recall of 28 lots of oral contraceptive tablets because of problems with the packaging configurations.
Medical Food Company Recalls Renastart
Jan-31-2012
Not all cans bearing the label "Renastart" and marked "Batch No. 12832" on the bottom contain that medical food, which is intended specifically for patients 1 year or older with renal failure, Vitaflo USA LLC announced Monday. In following up on a customer's complaint, the company discovered that a medical food other than Renastart may have been labeled as such.
Ivacaftor Approved for Cystic Fibrosis
Jan-31-2012
FDA today announced the approval of ivacaftor, an oral therapy that the agency called a breakthrough in personalized medicine for people with a rare form of cystic fibrosis (CF).
FDA Approves First Drug Treatment for Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma
Jan-30-2012
Genentech and FDA today announced the approval of vismodegib, or Erivedge, for the treatment of adults with locally advanced basal cell cancer who are not candidates for surgery or radiotherapy or whose cancer has metastasized.
Cephalon Recalls Bendamustine Lot TB30111
Jan-27-2012
Cephalon Inc. is recalling Treanda lot TB30111, containing bendamustine hydrochloride, because glass fragments were found in one of the vials, according to a press release circulated today by FDA.
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Dealing With Head Lice
(HealthDay)
Feb-05-2012 02:02 PM
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is a stigma
associated with having head lice, infestations with these small insects
are common and nothing to be ashamed of, according to Dr. Hannah
Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System.
Winter Can Pose Hazards for Seniors
(HealthDay)
Feb-05-2012 04:46 AM
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Winter weather can be
challenging for some seniors, especially those with mobility or other
health issues.
Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair
(AP)
Feb-05-2012 02:54 AM
AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
(AP)
Feb-05-2012 02:35 AM
AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl
(Reuters)
Feb-05-2012 12:17 AM
Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
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'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
Feb-04-2012 01:28 AM
'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'
Record 'legal highs detected'
Feb-03-2012 10:46 AM
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
Weekend hospital admission fears
Feb-03-2012 10:37 AM
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
Legionella Britons die in Spain
Feb-03-2012 08:58 AM
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
Feb-03-2012 12:07 AM
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction
Feb-02-2012 08:40 PM
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.
Brains may be wired for addiction
Feb-02-2012 07:03 PM
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
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