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Why Amazon should keep prescription drugs off its voluminous shelves
Seattle PI
The online retailer’s incredible growth has come from expanding into more and more areas of the economy, providing its customers with speedy delivery of everything from socks and books to lawn chairs and computers. In 1951, Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which prohibited ...
UPDATE 3-AbbVie's rheumatoid arthritis drug succeeds in trial
The Times Of India
(Corrects paragraph 3 to clarify that Xeljanz is the only U.S.-approved JAK inhibitor) | * Upadacitinib, a JAK inhibitor, more effective than a placebo | * FDA had rejected a rival JAK inhibitor drug 2 months back | * Drug could help lower AbbVie's r...
Wisconsin submits request to drug test Medicaid applicants
The News Tribune
Wisconsin submitted a federal request Wednesday to become the first state in the country to drug test applicants for Medicaid health benefits Republican Gov. Scott Walker expects President Donald Trump's ... ...
MCI circular on generic medicine impractical
Deccan Herald
Image for representation. | The Medical Council of India (MCI), a statutory body that registers and regulates the medical doctors in order to protect and promote the health and safety of the public, issued a circular dated April 21 that all doctors s...
Christie: 5 more states join New Jersey drug monitor program
The Washington Times
LIVINGSTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie says five more states have agreed to join New Jersey's prescription monitoring program to share records on the sale of dangerous drugs. The Republican governor announced Wednesday that Maine, Massachusetts,...
Prescription drug addiction 'to overtake heroin use' in UK
The Independent
The number of people addicted to legal medicines is overtaking those struggling with heroin abuse, a leading rehab provider has warned. | The company, which runs six addiction treatment centres across the country, said admissions for prescription and...
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Tablets and capsule medicines New Cancer Drugs Alectinib and Abiraterone May Help Lung and Prostate Disease Patients Live Longer
Newsweek
Cancer researchers from around the world gathered this past weekend in Chicago for the largest professional conference of the year. Typically drug mak... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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An overweight person carries a blue long umbrella, waiting for his companion. Children With TVs in Their Bedrooms More Likely to Be Overweight or Obese by 11, Study Finds
Newsweek
Children who have TVs in their bedroom by the age of seven are far more likely to be overweight or obese by the age of 11, scientists have found in a ... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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Tablets and capsule medicines New Cancer Drugs Alectinib and Abiraterone May Help Lung and Prostate Disease Patients Live Longer
Newsweek
Cancer researchers from around the world gathered this past weekend in Chicago for the largest professional conference of the year. Typically drug mak... (photo: WN / RTayco)
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