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 Vytorin and Zetia, two drugs known as cholesterol-lowering
drugs, may have no benefit and doctors should prescribe them only as a last
resort.
A panel of four cardiologists told at a cardiology conference
on Sunday that physicians and patients should use statins, which are older
cholesterol-lowering drugs, because this variant is...
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 Now it is easier to find out who your daddy or your baby is.
You can access the result online at your home computer in three or five days.
The new product of Meijer and Rite Aid stores is described
as the first over-the-counter DNA paternity test. How it works: the kit contains
cotton swabs for taking cells from inside the mouth of...
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 California has said that it has delayed measures to track all prescription drugs. The previously set date was the next Jan. 1st, but it was delayed by two years as a response to complaints from drug manufacturers, distributors and retail pharmacists. The industry said it needs more time to set up the system, otherwise they could be...
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 Although no actual proof that would imply such an action has
been found yet, supplies of Heparin, a blood-thinning drug, are being recalled
in France, Italy and Denmark due to suspicions of
contamination. The European Medicines Agency believes that the contaminant of
the drug, in all three countries, may be the same as the one found...
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 Merck has announced that the Food and Drug Administration has fast-tracked the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil for review, pending approval for women ages 27 to 45. The priority review status granted to Gardasil will ensure that a FDA decision on older women will come within six months, about four months sooner than the average review...
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 Federal drug regulators announced that the blood-thinning drug Heparin that had been linked to several deaths and hundreds of allergic reactions was contaminated with a fake ingredient got there by mistake or by fraud. The New York Times now reports that the substance used to cut heparin appears to be made from animal cartilage and is...
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 Cocaine may be the cause of emergency room visits of young adults who have symptoms similar to those generated by a heart attack, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, anxiety and palpitations. The announcement by the American Heart Association is a warning to both doctors and patients. For the latter, it is crucial that they are...
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 The Human Growth Hormone, which many athletes in the United States and elsewhere use, most of the time illegally, brings no real benefit. Even though it is known that the HGH increases muscle mass, it does not improve performance and in some cases it can lower it, a new study found. Furthermore, intake of Human Growth Hormone may...
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 San Diego-based Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that an independent safety monitoring board has concluded that its obesity drug Lorcaserin shows no heart safety issues after one year. The results were awaited eagerly because obesity drugs have created scandals in the past, such as that made by Wyeth which had to be recalled ten years...
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 U.S. researchers have found that letrozole, an oral non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor that blocks the production of estrogen, is effective in preventing the relapse of breast cancer even if it's taken years later than previously thought.The initial FDA approval for letrozole, known by its brand name Femara, targeted the use of the...
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