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Medbroadcast: 12-03-2004
VANCOUVER (CP) - Drug developer Anormed Inc. will begin Phase III trials for its new stem cell transplant drug for cancer patients in the United States.
The Vancouver company announced Thursday it had reached agreement with the U.S.
TORONTO (CP) - Don't leave home without it, public health officials are cautioning tourists heading for the warm climes of the Dominican Republic. The "it" in question is anti-malarial protection.
OTTAWA (CP) - On the heels of his well-publicized call for medical watchdogs to crack down on doctors working for Internet pharmacies, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh is asking his provincial counterparts to do their part.
TORONTO (CP) - A number of drugs that have been deemed inappropriate for use by senior citizens are nonetheless frequently prescribed in Ontario, a study by Toronto researchers reveals.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canadian cigarettes will be designed to go out when left untended under new regulations proposed by Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are cramming their medicine chests ever fuller in the struggle to lower cholesterol, treat depression, reduce inflammation and ease other illnesses.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The manufacturer of a hormone patch aimed at restoring women's lost libido told U.S. federal health advisers Thursday that the therapy has not been linked to any serious safety problems and urged that approval not be delayed because of an unknown risk.
HALIFAX (CP) - Parents of autistic preschoolers in Nova Scotia are greeting the province's launch of a costly therapy program as a "first step" that will help some of their children live normal lives.
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