Health & Wellness Features
FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan
2010-09-06T16:47:59Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective....
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Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging
2010-09-06T13:48:45Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy - perhaps even using a blood test....
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Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years'
2010-09-06T10:35:00Z
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) -- UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years....
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WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production
2010-09-06T10:13:05Z
HONG KONG (AP) -- The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday....
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Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle
2010-09-05T13:10:52Z
HONG KONG (AP) -- A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak....
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Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad
2010-09-04T10:35:32Z
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) -- Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people....
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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
2010-09-03T01:56:00Z
ATLANTA (AP) -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?...
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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
2010-09-02T08:01:52Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug....
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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
2010-09-01T22:27:54Z
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it....
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Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
2010-09-01T22:25:41Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems....
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