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FDA allows generic forms of Endo Health's Opana ER painkiller
ReutersBy Zeba Siddiqui May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday denied Endo Health Solutions' petition to block generic forms of its widely abused prescription pain drug Opana ER, a surprise decision by an agency that has recently...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Heroin, Hospitals and Clinics, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Santa Cruz County sees more vaccinations among older children
The Santa Cruz SentinelAs the state guards against a possible new whooping cough outbreak, local officials are crediting a new state law with pushing vaccination rates for middle- and high-school children upward. With traditionally high numbers of children skipping shots...Tags: Whooping Cough, Preventative Medicine, Health and Safety at School, Symptoms, Pharmaceuticals
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Judge lifts stay on morning-after ruling
NewsdayA federal judge in Brooklyn refused Friday to further stay his ruling ordering the government to allow morning-after pills to be sold to women and girls of all ages over the counter without a photo ID or proof of age. The Obama administration had...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Judges, Plan B (drug), Crime, Law and Justice
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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Heroin, Research, General Practitioners, Symptoms, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Fundraiser to support man with lymphoma
One of the men who usually spends his spring helping get Aberdeen parks ready for visitors is instead in Sioux Falls battling cancer. Owen Ormand, 57, has worked for the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department for 18 years. But he was...Tags: Science and Technology, Spaghetti, Lymphoma, Biotechnology, Cancer
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Antibiotics report ignores food safety
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Animal Science
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BRIEF: Biotech firm with Madison operations is purchased by Japanese drug company
The Wisconsin State JournalTakeda America Holdings, part of the Japanese drug giant Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., said Tuesday it will buy Inviragen, a Fort Collins, Colo., vaccine development firm with operations in Madison and in Singapore. Takeda will pay $35 million at the...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Chemical Industry
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Howard County health briefs
Screenings The county Health Department's North Laurel Health Center, 9411 Whiskey Bottom Road, will offer walk-in HIV/AIDS testing services from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. by appointment: 410-313-0630. Also,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, American Red Cross, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Howard County
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Two people in France ill after contact with coronavirus victim
Reuters* Victims include doctor who attended virus carrier * Tests carried out, results to be known soon - authority LILLE, France, May 9 (Reuters) - Two people who had contact with a Frenchman who is seriously ill with the new SARS-like coronavirus have...Tags: France, Hospitals and Clinics, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms
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Cancer Prevention Study seeks volunteers
It's often far too easy to underestimate the importance of cancer research — until you hear the words "you have cancer." Those three words can make all the difference between simply absorbing news about developments in cancer research and truly...Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Promenade Shops, Allentown, Wind Gap
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Pulmonary hypertension often misdiagnosed, research finds
Whitney Gaspar has long known that she didn't have much endurance. When she was in secondary school, Gaspar said she ran a "slow mile" in gym class of 14 to 15 minutes and "avoided stuff (that required) a lot of endurance." Then in December 1999,...
Tags: University of Chicago, Internists, Asthma, Education, Internal Medicine
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LETTER: Good Reasons For Genetic Labeling
I strongly support labeling of genetically engineered food. As a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, I was a loyal supporter of mainstream pediatrics during my professional years but have learned otherwise in retirement. Much animal data shows the...Tags: Science and Technology, Genetic Engineering, Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines, Arable Farming
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