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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 12-12-2004
Magnetic resonance imaging might play an increasingly important role in finding malignant breast lumps but isn't accurate enough to eliminate the need for biopsies, researchers said yesterday. . . The Baltimore Sun - December 8, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.cancer08dec08,1,3427500.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
. . .The open attack on AIDS here -- and elsewhere in China through foreign and domestic programs -- has departed markedly from earlier reluctance to face the danger presented by the disease to the country's 1.3 billion people. Partly...
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Wednesday regarding the use of Carbolith capsules, a treatment for manic-depressive illness that is distributed by a Canadian company. . . CNN.com - December 8, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/08/carbolith.warning.ap/index.html...
A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting. . . CNN.com - December 8, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/12/08/breast.cancer.drug.ap/index.html...
Pharmacists are taking advantage of Medicaid pricing rules to reap two and three times their cost for generic medicines, lawmakers said Tuesday . . . The Washington Post - Decem,ber 7, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43350-2004Dec7.html...
British health officials advised doctors yesterday not to prescribe antidepressants for about 70 percent of the patients who show up complaining of depression without first trying exercise, self-help, talk therapy or just waiting a couple of weeks to see if...
. . .Zelnorm is one of two drugs - the other is Lotronex from GlaxoSmithKline - approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, or I.B.S., a disorder that is estimated to affect about...
New research suggests that top-selling pain reliever Celebrex does not carry the same heart attack risk as Vioxx, a similar drug pulled from the market in September because of safety concerns. . . CNN.com - December 7, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/07/arthritis.drugs.ap/index.html...
People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published Monday. . . CNN.com - December 6,2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/diet.fitness/12/06/sleep.weight.gain.reut/index.html...
The government announced new rules Monday aimed at helping trace the source of food contamination, particularly in the event of a bioterror attack on the food supply. . . CNN.com - December 6, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/06/bioterrorism.food.ap/index.html...
. . .The Center for Pediatric Bioethics, the first of its kind, will receive $340,000 a year in federal funds plus $1 million in startup money from Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, which is affiliated with the University of...
British regulators recommended on Monday that physicians restrict the use of the anti-depressant Efexor from drugmaker Wyeth because its use could have side effects for heart health and pose other potential risks that require more careful monitoring than other drugs...
The American Medical Association is weighing support of importing prescription drugs from outside the United States as the nation's physicians address pleas from patients over the high cost of medicines. . . The Baltimore Sun - December 6, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.ama06dec06,1,147126.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
A next-generation leukemia pill designed to help patients not cured by the successful drug Gleevec works even better than doctors had hoped, researchers said Sunday. . . CNN.com - December 5, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/05/leukemia.pill.reut/index.html...
The federal government will announce a plan this week to purchase additional flu shots to help relieve the nation's shortage. . . CNN.com - December 6, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/12/06/cdc.flu.vaccine.ap/index.html...
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