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Medical News Today: 02-13-2005
Lisa Power, Head of Policy at Terrence Higgins Trust said: "Multi-drug-resistant HIV is known, both in the US and in Canada... click link for more info.
The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill... click link for more info.
US automakers cannot compete in the global market, in large part because of high health care costs, and corporate and government leaders must find "some serious medicine" to address the issue... click link for more info.
Pfizer and Microsoft have separately filed lawsuits against the operators of two Web sites that send spam e-mails with offers for allegedly illegal generic versions of the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra, officials for the companies announced on Thursday, the... click link for more info.
Members of the FDA arthritis and drug safety and risk management advisory committees next Wednesday will begin a three-day meeting in Gaithersburg, Md, to determine whether to remove COX-2 inhibitors from the market over safety concerns... click link for more info.
The Vermont House on Tuesday voted 129-8 to pass a bill that would allow state residents by May 1 to purchase lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe through I-Save Rx, a program launched last fall in Illinois, the... click link for more info.
South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday during his State of the Nation address to open Parliament said that the government's "comprehensive plan" for fighting HIV/AIDS is being implemented with "greater vigor,"... click link for more info.
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The Senate (USA) on Thursday voted 72-26 to pass a class-action lawsuit reform bill... click link for more info.
A new skin patch has been developed to measure glucose levels without the need of finger-prick tests... click link for more info.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the 2002 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) clinic success rate... click link for more info.
On May 25, 2005, new FDA guidelines for the donation of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps), will go into effect... click link for more info.
GenVec, Inc announced that it has received a letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today, which allows the company to proceed with the randomized, controlled portion of the Phase II clinical trial of TNFerade in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer... click link for more info.
New York's Public Health Dept... click link for more info.
St Louis health officials are "on alert" after the city recorded 15 new syphilis cases last month, the... click link for more info.
Dan, a 40-something investment counselor from Southern California, became the second paying client to receive a pet clone when Genetic Savings & Clone (GSC) officials delivered a kitten to his door on Tuesday, February 8... click link for more info.
Novel mechanism of action expected to enhance tear secretion and increase mucin levels covering conjunctiva and cornea - Over 22 million patients visit ophthalmologists each year seeking treatment for symptoms of dry eye... click link for more info.
When Terrible Things Happen: A Parent's Guide to Talking with Their Children Offers Age-Specific AdviceA tsunami half a world away... click link for more info.
Complaint Seeks Damages and Injunctive Relief From Sugar Association, Sugar Association Members, and Qorvis Communications - McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, today filed a court action in U... click link for more info.
The makers of the VIACTIV® Calcium Soft Chews, announced today national availability of the VIACTIV® Multi-Vitamin Chew... click link for more info.
Abbott announced today that the U... click link for more info.
The University of California-San Francisco on Friday is scheduled to launch its... click link for more info.
Rep Barbara Lee (D-California) on Thursday introduced a bill that would provide $206 million for comprehensive sex education programs nationwide, the... click link for more info.
Racial differences may play a significant role in determining a patient's response to asthma medications... click link for more info.
An herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to lower blood sugar and insulin levels in a manner similar to prescription drugs, a new study reports... click link for more info.
Patients with cancer have a 7-fold increased risk for blood clots in the legs or lungs (venous thrombosis), according to a study in the February 9 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
A medication that could simplify anticoagulation therapy, ximelagatran, was found to be as effective as other common therapies for preventing stroke and recurrent blood clots, according to studies in the February 9 issue of JAMA... click link for more info.
Despite a proliferation of gun registration requirements, bans on specific firearms and "zero tolerance" policies for guns in schools over the past three decades, the jury is still out on whether these laws help prevent gun violence, according to a new review of studies in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine... click link for more info.
Neural tube defects (birth defects affecting the brain and spine) have declined by more than 50 percent in Utah since 1992, according to a recent study by the Utah Department of Health's (UDOH) Birth Defect Network (UBDN)... click link for more info.
A new clinical study published today in this month's American Journal of Managed Care demonstrated that a technology-driven clinical decision support system applying evidence-based clinical guidelines to patient's electronic medical data helps flag potentially serious clinical errors or deviations from accepted best practices, while making a significant improvement on the cost and quality of medical care... click link for more info.
A recent study by Tulane University international health researchers reveals that married men in Uganda are more likely to seek out HIV testing and counseling if they want to help their wife have a healthy pregnancy, if they have used needles for medical purposes or IV drug use, or if there is a known testing and counseling site nearby... click link for more info.
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR), the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) will host a briefing on Capitol Hill, providing some of the latest information on stem cell research by dental scientists... click link for more info.
Mayo Clinic and Medical University of South Carolina researchers have found that the large majority of expectant mothers treated to prevent preterm labor will deliver at or near term... click link for more info.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia has introduced new measures on the prescribing of anti-arthritis drugs known as Cox-2 inhibitors following the findings of a review into the safety of this family of medicines... click link for more info.
Health Canada is informing Canadians that it has instructed Shire BioChem Inc, the manufacturer of ADDERALL XR® to withdraw the drug from the Canadian market... click link for more info.
The Canadian regulatory agency Health Canada on Wednesday suspended sales of... click link for more info.
During week 4 (January 23-29, 2005), influenza activity continued to increase in the United States... click link for more info.
Early treatment with medications that block the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may help prevent diabetes-related kidney disease-even before full-blown diabetes develops, suggests a study in the March issue of Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)... click link for more info.
Poor forecasting is more evident for time than money - If your appointment book runneth over, it could mean one of two things: Either you are enviably popular or you make the same faulty assumptions about the future as everyone else... click link for more info.
Benefits and problems are related to developmental stages, family context - A consortium of researchers has reported that very young children's interactions with TV and computers are a mixed bag of opportunities and cautions, while teenagers' Internet use has changed so much that the myths of several years ago need to be debunked... click link for more info.
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