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U.S. sends antiviral medicine to Asia
Jun 30 2006 8:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States dipped into its stockpile of Tamiflu and sent an undisclosed amount of the antiviral medicine to a secure location in Asia, where it could be used to help contain a potential global flu pandemic, according to a new report from Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt.
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Drug approved to combat elderly blindness
Jun 30 2006 7:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first drug shown to significantly improve the vision of patients threatened by a major cause of blindness in the elderly won federal approval Friday.
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FDA OKs 3-drug combo pill to treat HIV
Jun 30 2006 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first three-drug combination pill to treat HIV as part of foreign AIDS relief efforts won federal approval Friday.
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FDA approves generic version of Zoloft
Jun 30 2006 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first generic version of Zoloft, the top-selling antidepressant in the United States, received federal approval Friday.
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New label on HIV drug to warn of bleeding
Jun 30 2006 7:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The strict "black-box" warning on the label of an HIV drug approved just last year is being updated to warn of sometimes fatal bleeding within the brain or skull tissue, health officials said Friday.
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Death in 2003 investigated for bird flu
Jun 30 2006 1:16PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's Health Ministry is investigating whether a man initially thought to have SARS actually died of bird flu in 2003, two years before Beijing reported its first human case of the disease, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Bird flu fears chase National Zoo chickens
Jun 30 2006 7:03AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Zoo has removed the chickens and ducks from its children's petting farm to prevent the possible spread of bird flu from the animals to humans.
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Hawaii Biotech plans West Nile virus tests
Jun 30 2006 6:51AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii Biotech Ltd. aims to start human clinical trials for a West Nile virus vaccine during the first half of next year, marking an important milestone for the startup, the company's chief executive said Thursday.
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