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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 11-14-2004
The Environmental Protection Agency has suspended a controversial study aimed at exploring how infants and toddlers absorb pesticides and other household chemicals, officials said yesterday. . . The Washington Post - November 10, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37931-2004Nov9.html...
A major maker of generic AIDS medicines voluntarily removed all its antiretroviral medications from the World Health Organization's list of approved drugs yesterday, a move that could potentially affect tens of thousands of AIDS patients in poor countries who have...
As part of a crackdown on false and deceptive diet claims, the Federal Trade Commission sent letters to nine media companies yesterday, reminding them to stop publishing ads for bogus weight-loss products. . . The Washington Post - November 10,...
Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits, particularly in girls. In a study published in the November issue of Pediatrics, researchers highlighted not only how often clinicians fail to notice...
New insights into how nicotine behaves in the body are paving the way for better drugs to help smokers beat their addiction, researchers reported this week at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' annual meeting in Baltimore. . . The...
Parting company with the findings of a Clinton administration panel on Gulf War illnesses, a new study concludes more must be learned about the effects of toxic substances on those who fought there. . . CNN.com - November 12, 2004...
It's a lesson children learn even before their ABCs -- say you're sorry when you hurt someone. But it's now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to soothe patients and head off malpractice...
An advisory committee to the World Health Organization for the first time has recommended that Russian and American scientists be allowed to manipulate a gene in the smallpox virus to speed the development of drugs that could treat the disease,...
A new IOM report warns that rural health care providers and institutions could fail to benefit from quality improvement and performance measurement programs that are designed to boost health care quality. . . The American College of Physicians - November...
Medicare last week issued its final payment rule for 2005, which includes a 1.5% increase for all services as part of the annual update and more coverage for preventive care. Next year, Medicare will cover introductory physicals for new beneficiaries...
According to a report released Nov. 9 by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute, growing federal budget deficits coupled with increased health care spending and a vast, aging baby boomer population will very likely force deep Medicare cuts that would impact hospitals...
A study in the November issue of Annals of Internal Medicine examines trends in physician supply and concludes physician shortages are emerging that probably will worsen over the next two decades. . . The American Hospital Association - November 9,...
The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), a device that measures pressures and flows in the heart, is frequently used to diagnose, monitor, and guide treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions. However, use of the PAC has been controversial with...
An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust. . . The Baltimore Sun - November 10, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.superpill10nov10,1,6704471.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
A drug aimed specifically at blacks with heart failure sharply reduced their death rates, potentially paving the way for government approval of the first racially targeted medication. . . The Baltimore Sun - November 9, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.bidil09nov09,1,7249286.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
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