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Researchers create heroin vaccine; recovered Ozarks addict shares story
Reporter and PhotographerA "cure" for heroin addiction; researchers in California think they may have found one in the form of a vaccine. It's still in testing but people in the Ozarks who have used or treated people who use the drug are already excited. Across Missouri...Tags: Addiction, Movies, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Science and Technology
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Sunscreen-label changes ease product confusion
Rows upon rows of sunscreen products fill area pharmacy sections, but it will be a little bit easier to choose the correct product this summer. Sunscreen packaging is changing due to mandates from the Food and Drug Administration that require more...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Dermatologists, Dermatology, Sunburn, Skin Cancer
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Alexion Drug Gets Fast-Tracked By FDA
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration fast-tracked development of a drug by a subsidiary of New Haven-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. to treat a rare metabolic bone disease for youths. The pharmaceutical regulator granted Alexion Pharma International...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Health Treatments, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Palliative Care
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FDA panel favors easing safety limits on diabetes pill
WASHINGTON - Federal health experts are recommending changes to safety restrictions on former blockbuster diabetes pill Avandia, in light of a new analysis suggesting that the drug may not increase the risk of heart attack as much as previously thought....Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Diabetes, Elections
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Antibiotics in livestock raise concerns
CHICAGO - While Sam Spitz's friends were loading up on pizza for lunch, the Whitney Young High School sophomore opted for a chicken Caesar salad. Spitz was in training for a big sophomore baseball season - after having pitched on the school's varsity...Tags: U.S. Congress, Consumers, Caesar Salads, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Consumer Reports: Store brands top latest sunscreen ratings
In Consumer Reports' latest Ratings of sunscreens, Up & Up (Target) Continuous Spray Sport SPF 50 and Equate (Wal-Mart) Ultra Protection Lotion SPF 50 earned the highest scores in tests and were among the least expensive. Some of the priciest sunscreens...Tags: Target, Walmart, Sunburn, Consumers, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure
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Atención asmáticos sobre sus inhaladores
El SentinelAtención asmáticos: La FDA ha emitido un alerta dejando saber a los consumidores que los últimos dos inhaladores que contienen clorofluorocarbonos (CFCs en inglés) y que son dañinos de la capa de ozono, serán retirados del mercado a finales de este año....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, COPD
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Shutting down San Onofre: How much should Edison's customers pay?
The decision to close the San Onofre nuclear power plant is only the start of many decisions to come: How will the decommissioning be carried out to maximize safety and restore the land as close to its original condition as possible? (The fuel has to stay...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Nuclear Power
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Finally, a smart decision on San Onofre
Southern California Edison made its smartest decision in a long time by announcing that it would retire the San Onofre nuclear plant. As evidence has piled up in the nearly year and a half since both Units 2 and 3 went dark, it has pointed more and more...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Politics, Southern California Edison Company, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Dr. Martin Helrich
Dr. Martin Helrich, a pioneering anesthesiologist who had headed the department of anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, died Sunday of complications from heart disease at his Pikesville home. He was 91. "Martin was so...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, New York City, Hospitals and Clinics
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FDA panel recommends continued Avandia sales, with restrictions
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted to keep the diabetes drug Avandia on the market with a slate of restrictions on its use, and suggested that although evidence of the drug's safety problems may have been overblown,...
Tags: Diabetes, Elections, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Washington, Drug Trafficking
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New sunscreen labels designed to shed light on products
So, there you are in the sunscreen aisle, where the number of products on the shelves is approximately equal to the number of grains of sand on a beach. How to choose? Read the labels. Your decision may still not be easy, but new labeling regulations...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Dermatologists, Dermatology, Sunburn, Physical Conditions
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