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FDA expands warnings on anemia drugs
Mar 7 2008 10:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drug maker Amgen Inc. said Friday it expanded black box warnings about risks of death and tumor growth of its blockbuster anemia drugs.
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Analysis: Vaccine-autism link unproven
Mar 7 2008 5:44PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For those convinced that vaccines can cause autism, the sad case of a Georgia girl, daughter of a doctor and lawyer, seems like clear-cut evidence. The government has agreed to pay the girl's family for injury caused by vaccines. But it turns out it's not that simple _ and maybe not even a first. The 9-year-old girl, Hannah Poling, had an underlying condition that may have been worsened, triggering her autism-like symptoms.
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Analysis: Vaccine-autism link unproven
Mar 7 2008 5:44PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For those convinced that vaccines can cause autism, the sad case of a Georgia girl, daughter of a doctor and lawyer, seems like clear-cut evidence. The government has agreed to pay the girl's family for injury caused by vaccines. But it turns out it's not that simple _ and maybe not even a first. The 9-year-old girl, Hannah Poling, had an underlying condition that may have been worsened, triggering her autism-like symptoms.
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Parents speak out on vaccine settlement
Mar 7 2008 5:43PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The parents of a girl who won a government settlement described how their hearts were broken as they watched their healthy, red-haired toddler transformed into an irritable, odd-behaving child after she got several childhood shots.
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FDA is favorable on anti-anesthesia drug
Mar 7 2008 12:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators said Friday a Schering-Plough Corp. drug appears effective at helping patients recover from anesthesia, though some safety questions remain.
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