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Neb. parents rush to leave kids before law changes
LINCOLN, Neb. - The mother was running out of more than patience when she abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital over the weekend under Nebraska's safe-haven law. She was also running out of time: She knew that state lawmakers would soon meet in a special session to amend the ill-fated law so that it would apply to newborns only.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males
ATLANTA - For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a new study.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Study: Diabetes drug fails to slow artery buildup
NEW ORLEANS - The controversial diabetes pill Avandia failed to significantly slow plaque buildup in heart arteries compared with an older drug, though there were some hopeful signs in a new study reported Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. U.K. Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDS
BERLIN - An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said Wednesday.
Source:(AP)
2008-11-12
Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand
In a study that will likely change medical practice, researchers reported that Crestor, a cholesterol-fighting statin made by AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN - News), reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease by a surprisingly robust 45% in people who do not have high cholesterol. The patients did have high levels of a protein associated with arterial inflammation that is not routinely measured.
Nations:Australia Source:(BusinessWeek)
2008-11-10
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- Neb. parents rush to leave kids before law changes 2008-11-13
- Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males 2008-11-13
- Study: Diabetes drug fails to slow artery buildup 2008-11-13
- Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDS 2008-11-12
- Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand 2008-11-10
- Conservative Jews battle hospital over life of brain-dead child 2008-11-09
- Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden 2008-11-09
- The Cost of Debt Rises for Nonprofits 2008-11-09
- Study: Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives 2008-11-09
- Vanishing jobs, stressed consumers feed downturn 2008-11-07
- China stops production at drug company 2008-11-07
- Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface 2008-11-05
- Stocks surge as investors anticipate yearend rally 2008-11-04
- Experimental HIV vaccine may have increased infection risk: study 2008-11-04
- Tenet shares plunge after 3Q results fall short 2008-11-04
- Court weighs amputee's case, limits on drug suits 2008-11-03
- Election to benefit some industries, harm others 2008-11-02
- Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say 2008-10-29
- Diabetes drug costs soaring, top $12B last year 2008-10-29
- Dow ends up almost 900, but no one is exhaling 2008-10-28
- Ohio woman gives birth to triplet granddaughters 2008-10-25
- Scientists try to stop hunger with retooled foods 2008-10-23
- Drugmakers post lower third-quarter net income 2008-10-22
- Va. pharmacy follows faith, no birth control sales 2008-10-22
- Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too 2008-10-21
- Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations 2008-10-21
- Stocks end lower amid mixed earnings reports 2008-10-21
- $894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits 2008-10-17
- Flu shots a tough sell to health care workers 2008-10-16
- Johnson & Johnson 3Q profit rises, tops views 2008-10-14
- 2nd out-of-state teen dropped at Omaha hospital 2008-10-13
- States ask baby product companies to avoid BPA 2008-10-13
- 1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot 2008-10-09
- Stock market plunging into pit of despair 2008-10-09
- Cold meds not for kids under 4: makers 2008-10-07
- AIDS pioneers and cancer researcher win Nobel prize 2008-10-06
- Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for over $6B 2008-10-06
- Computers help docs spot breast cancer on X-rays 2008-10-02
- US combat hospital saving more wounded Iraqis 2008-10-01
- Vitamin C reduces benefits of cancer drugs: study 2008-10-01
- FDA reviews experimental use of anemia drugs 2008-09-26
- 2 die of Legionnaires' disease in NJ hospital 2008-09-24
- Regulator says hospitals need strict heparin rules 2008-09-24
- Inhaler lung drugs tied to heart problems, deaths 2008-09-23
- 2 NM hospital workers fired for taking photos 2008-09-22
- 2 boys left at Neb. hospitals under 'haven' law 2008-09-15
- Controlled drugs dumped uncontrolled into water 2008-09-14
- Medical schools, journals fight industry influence 2008-09-11
- Fewer US med students choosing primary care 2008-09-09
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