Friday, March 25, 2011

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Drug Report: MDMA, Ecstasy Still A Teen Choice; ER Visits Up 75%
Medical News Today
Teen like to party, and the popular use of an MDMA hybrid, commonly known as ecstasy, is on the rise in teens and young adults again according to a new Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) study release released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health ...
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Regimens: Drug Is Seen to Limit Progression to Diabetes
New York Times
By RONI CARYN RABIN People at high risk of developing diabetes may be able to ward off the disease by taking the drug pioglitazone, a new study suggests, but critics say the potential side effects of the medication may outweigh the benefits for those ...
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Drug Found to Prolong Lives of Melanoma Patients Is Approved
New York Times
By ANDREW POLLACK The first drug shown to prolong the lives of people with the skin cancer melanoma won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The drug, Yervoy, was developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, and is a novel type of cancer ...
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Happy Birthday, Health Care Reform! From America's Women
Huffington Post
A year ago this week, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, the greatest advance this country has seen in women's health care in 45 years. And women across this country are speaking out about how this bill will improve the lives of ...
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Oh heavily, Father: Churchgoers more likely to become obese
TheHeart.Org
Atlanta, GA - Results from a new study suggest that churchgoing folks are consuming a little bit more than the spiritual weight of God's good word [1]. Individuals who attend church frequently in young adulthood are significantly more likely to become ...
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High rates of drug-resistant 'superbug' in Los Angeles County hospitals
San Jose Mercury News
By Susan Abram Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles County hospitals and nursing homes reported a total of 356 cases of a potentially fatal, drug-resistant bacterium during a seven-month period, health officials said Thursday. ...
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Merck's Shingles Vaccine Zostavax FDA Approved For Younger Patients
Medical News Today
Merck's Zostavax, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assist in the prevention of shingles for people over 60, has now been approved for those born later and can now be prescribed to persons 50 years of age and older. ...
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Young Parents Diagnosed With Advanced Cancer at Same Time
Fox News
Two young parents were faced with the unimaginable when they were each diagnosed with advanced stages of cancer at the same time, The New York Daily News reported. Nathan Bond, 38, was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in mid-February and given ...
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U.S. Widens Probe of Blue Cross Plans
Wall Street Journal
By THOMAS CATAN And AVERY JOHNSON The US Justice Department is widening a probe of whether Blue Cross Blue Shield health-insurance plans are artificially raising premiums in several states by striking agreements with hospitals that stifle competition ...
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More opt for low-cost coverage
Boston Globe
By Kay Lazar The number of Massachusetts residents enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans nearly doubled last year as employers and consumers looked for lower-cost options amid soaring medical prices. A report out today says people in these ...
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JNJ Recalls Medical Drainage Products on Sterility Issues
Fox Business
By Jennifer Booton Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Ethicon business is recalling several medical drainage products due to recently identified sterile concerns. The company said it identified the issue following several customer complaints regarding the ...
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Local Organizations Team Up to Fight Hunger
KSMU Radio
As the country continues to climb out of what some are calling The Great Recession, many families continue to fall through the cracks. With the help of the Walmart State Giving Foundation, a few local organizations are partnering up to combat hunger in ...
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Could Lab-Grown Sperm Help Infertile Men?
TIME
By Meredith Melnick Friday, March 25, 2011 | 0 comments In most mammals, it takes more than month to complete the complex, multistage process of making sperm — which is why scientists have had trouble growing sperm cells in the lab. ...
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