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Meat and medicine: recall recap - part 1
The Examiner
Related topics | Body CareFood recall news | Advertisement | Unfortunately, these are interesting times. As of late, it seems barely a day goes by that we don't hear of yet another food or medical recall/alert. | There are many reasons for this problem and one big one is the geography involved in fo...
Novartis gets EU nod for kidney tumor drug Votubia
Daily Press
| ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis said on Monday its drug Votubia had received approval from the European Commission for treating non-cancerous kidney tumors in patients with a rare genetic disease known as tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). | This marks ...
Common drug doesn't significantly lower death risk in kidney patients
Newstrack India
| Tweet | Washington, November 5 (ANI): Cinacalcet - a drug commonly prescribed to patients with kidney failure and a disturbance of bone and mineral metabolism known as secondary hyperparathyroidism - does not significantly reduce the risk of death ...
Meat and medicine: recall recap - part 1
The Examiner
Related topics | Body CareFood recall news | Advertisement | Unfortunately, these are interesting times. As of late, it seems barely a day goes by that we don't hear of yet another food or medical recall/alert. | There are many reasons for this probl...
Affordable Drugs Vital for Fight Against Malaria
All Africa
[New Vision]ACCORDING to the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey, only 43% of children with malaria access drugs. If not treated, malaria can become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. ...
Drug to fix faulty DNA gets go-ahead
WorldNetDaily
| (DAILYMAIL) — Regulators yesterday approved the first therapy in the western world that can correct errors in a person’s genetic code. | Europe has approved Glybera to be used against a rare inherited disorder which disrupts fat production in t...
Eyes - human orang
WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Novel drug may stop eye disease
PhysOrg
| Members of the research team, led by Professor Keryn Williams of Flinders Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research, believe they can stop or even reverse the progression...
Dr. Lisa Sterman holds up a bottle of Truvada at her office in San Francisco, Thursday, May 10, 2012.
AP / Jeff Chiu
Gilead's 'Son of Viread' HIV Drug Passes First Test
The Street
| The new HIV drug GS-7340 -- nicknamed "Son of Viread" by investors -- is an important component in Gilead's strategy to extend the life of its HIV franchise through the expiratio...
fish market
WN / Ahmed Deeb
Eating fish not fish oil capsules linked to lower risk of stroke: research
The Daily Telegraph
Fish oil supplements taken by millions for their health benefits do not reduce the risk of a suffering a stroke, a study has found | The researchers also looked at levels of omega ...
Two women are given masks as they arrive at a swine flu treatment facility for the collection of Tamiflu antiviral drug in east London, Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
AP / Sang Tan
Drugs giant Roche accused of sitting on trial data for flu treatment
The Independent
| The pharmaceutical giant Roche is being accused of irresponsibly withholding key trial data about a vital flu drug on which governments around the world have spent billions of po...
Britney Spears arrives at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday Aug. 9, 2009, in Universal City, Calif.
AP / Matt Sayles
Confidante put drugs in Britney's food, singer's mom testifies
CNTV
| The one-time confidante of Britney Spears said he crushed up drugs in the pop singer's food to help her sleep and disabled her phone lines during the height of her meltdown five ...
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The Examiner
Related topics | chronic illnessobesitybody mass indexteen healthoverweight | Advertisement | Research reveals a six-fold to 19-fold greater risk | To... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Oats - whole grain - food 10 Ways to add whole grains to your diet
The Times Of India
Whole grain foods are an important part of a healthy diet, especially as substitutes to unhealthy refined processed foods since they provide much more... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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