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New drug for insomnia works differently than other sleeping aids
There may soon be another medication option for people with insomnia. A federal advisory panel is studying the drug Suvorexant. The panel says the drug is safe and effective at low doses. It works differently than other insomnia medicines, in that...Tags: Insomnia
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Myanmar's kyat currency slumps as imports flood in
ReutersBy Aung Hla Tun and Jared Ferrie YANGON, May 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar's currency has plunged more than 7 percent over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia's newest democracy. The...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, International Organizations, Central Bank, Burma, International Monetary Fund
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Increasing physical activity improves a child's grades
The school year is over or winding down for most kids. If their grade cards left a little to be desired, some experts say it may be because they're not getting enough physical activity during the school day. The institute of medicine is...Tags: Family, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at School
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Toronto mayor fires chief of staff as crack scandal swirls
ReutersBy Julie Gordon TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) - Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford fired his chief of staff on Thursday, as Canada's largest city waits for Ford to address allegations that he was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera. Ford's office...Tags: Gawker Media, Canada, Toronto Star, Toronto (Canada), Cocaine
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Marijuana tied to better blood sugar control
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Recreational Substance Use, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Labs reject dramatic findings on cancer drug in Alzheimer's mice
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists say a dramatic result last year suggesting that a cancer drug already approved by U.S. regulators could quickly clear out Alzheimer's plaques in mice was too good to be true. The study, published last year in the...Tags: Medical Research, Skin Cancer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Newspaper and Magazine, Education
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New advice didn't change breast screening rates
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women in their 40s didn't cut back on mammograms during 2010, the year after a government-backed panel said annual breast cancer screening should be optional for them, says a new study. Researchers found that the odds of U.S....Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals, Johns Hopkins University
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Johnson & Johnson plans on more than 10 drugs filed by 2017
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday that it plans to submit more than 10 new products for regulatory approval by 2017, including drugs to treat hepatitis C, immune diseases, and schizophrenia as well as vaccines for flu, rabies and...Tags: New Products, Vaccines, Schizophrenia, Rabies, Polio
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BTG says interventional medicine buys could boost sales to $1 bln
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British pharmaceutical company BTG announced two deals on Thursday that it said could create an interventional medicine business with potential sales of $1 billion. Chief Executive Louise Makin told Reuters the deals would more than...Tags: Science and Technology, Thrombosis , Chemical Industry, Radiation Therapy, Pharmaceuticals
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Care for mentally ill I am grateful for the attention given to the issue of mental health and lack of appropriate programs and facilities available for those stricken with a mental illness. I am the sister and legal guardian for my brother, who has...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Schizophrenia, Chemical Industry, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Psychology
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Forest Labs' longtime CEO Solomon to step down at year-end
Reuters(Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc said Howard Solomon, its chief executive of more than 35 years, will retire at the end of this year, capping a tenure that saw the company morph from a small generic and vitamins maker to a $10 billion corporation....Tags: Forest Laboratories Incorporated, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Economy, Business and Finance, Namenda (drug), Alzheimer's Disease
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Vitamin C may not treat gout: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily vitamin C supplements don't lower uric acid as much as drugs used to treat high levels of the acid that's responsible for gout, says a new study from New Zealand. "It's not that the vitamin C didn't reduce the uric...Tags: New Zealand, Medical Research, Mayo Clinic, Dietary Supplements, Vitamin C
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