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FDA approves cervical cancer vaccine
Jun 8 2006 8:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women for the first time have a vaccine to protect themselves against cervical cancer. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday licensed the vaccine, Gardasil, for use in girls and women ages 9 to 26.
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FDA halts unapproved antihistamines
Jun 8 2006 8:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Manufacturers of cold, cough and allergy medicines that contain the antihistamine carbinoxamine and have not been approved have been given 30 to 90 days to stop making the products.
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Neb. couple fights newborn blood test law
Jun 8 2006 8:35PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A Saunders County couple has asked a federal judge to throw out Nebraska's one-of-a-kind newborn blood screening law before the case goes to trial.
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Lawsuits filed over Lipitor side effects
Jun 8 2006 8:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two men who believe they suffered lasting muscle damage from taking the popular anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor are suing medication's maker, Pfizer Inc., claiming the company didn't issue loud enough warnings about potential side effects.
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Sanofi-Aventis suspends study enrollment
Jun 8 2006 6:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis SA said Thursday it has suspended enrollment in studies of its antibiotic Ketek in children, amid reports the drug can cause liver failure in adults. The company denied the studies were halted because of safety concerns and said it was only trying to ensure the trials' design complied with FDA requirements.
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Detox clinic opening for video addicts
Jun 8 2006 3:12PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - An addiction center is opening Europe's first detox clinic for game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone.
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