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Study: Antidepressants may help kids
Apr 17 2007 10:15PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Authors of a new comprehensive analysis of antidepressants for children and teenagers say the benefits of treatment trump the small risk of increasing some patients' chances of having suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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Study urges caution on anemia drug use
Apr 17 2007 6:42PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A flawed Medicare payment plan encourages aggressive use of a risky and costly anti-anemia drug on many kidney dialysis patients, say researchers who warn the system should be changed.
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Devices seized amid sterility concerns
Apr 17 2007 6:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. marshals and FDA investigators on Tuesday began seizing heart valves and other implantable medical devices made from cow and pig tissue by a New Jersey company because of concerns about their sterility.
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WHO: Access to HIV treatment improves
Apr 17 2007 6:41PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Lower prices for HIV drugs have significantly improved access to treatment for people in poor countries, but figures are still far off target for the United Nations' long-term goal of universal coverage by 2010, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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FDA approves first bird flu vaccine
Apr 17 2007 1:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be developed.
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Bill could block some ads for new drugs
Apr 17 2007 10:32AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pharmaceutical companies could be prohibited from advertising new drugs directly to consumers for the first two years they are on the market under a bill moving through Congress this week.
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