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FDA plans regulators in China
Mar 14 2008 6:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Friday to place regulators in China, pending approval from the Chinese government.
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Dementia diagnosis may relieve patients
Mar 14 2008 5:09PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm them. But a study by Washington University in St. Louis suggests physicians need not worry.
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Lubbock ranks last in bad teeth study
Mar 14 2008 5:08PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - If you're looking for cavity-free pearly whites, search anywhere but Lubbock. A new study in next month's Men's Health magazine says this West Texas city has the worst teeth of the 100 large U.S. cities examined. El Paso (No. 95), San Antonio (89) and Dallas (87) weren't far ahead. The magazine said the best teeth could be found in Madison, Wis.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Raleigh, N.C.
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Blood thinner held at border for testing
Mar 14 2008 5:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have ordered all imports of the blood thinner heparin, and its raw ingredient, stopped at the border for testing to detect a contaminant linked to 19 deaths.
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Anemia warning backs Medicare
Mar 14 2008 4:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare officials infuriated lawmakers and oncologists last year by limiting when the government would pay for anemia drugs used by cancer patients. Now, an advisory committee suggests even more limits on the drugs.
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