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37 min ago | The Plain Dealer

Results fudged in Pfizer-funded studies of its new epilepsy drug, analysis finds

Pfizer disputes the conclusions in a report in the New England Journal of Medicine that says results in company-funded studies of its epilepsy drug were fudged.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Neurontin, Gabapentin (generic), California, Marketing

4 hrs ago | IBJ.COM

Lilly to pay Utah $24 million to settle Zyprexa suit

Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to pay Utah $24 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the company improperly marketed the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, the state's attorney general told Bloomberg News on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Zyprexa, Zydis, Olanzapine (generic), Biotech, Eli Lilly, Healthcare Industry, Medicaid, Health, Schizophrenia

9 hrs ago | TheBostonChannel

Vaccine May Help Smokers Kick Habit

Local researchers are investigating a new approach to help people stay off cigarettes.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic)

13 hrs ago | KATU-TV Portland

Woman holds up pharmacy, takes $5,000 worth of OxyContin

A woman with a semiautomatic handgun stole $5,000 worth of the narcotic OxyContin from the Rite Aid pharmacy Monday night.

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Related Topix: Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Albany, OR, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Drugstore Cowboy

Tue Nov 10, 2009

MyOptumHealth

Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too

Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Osteoporosis, Evista, Raloxifene (generic), Oncology

KNDO

Are antidepressants affecting your sex drive?

Decreased sex drive is a common symptom of depression. So as your depression lifts with treatment, your sex drive may improve as well.

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Related Topix: Depression, Health, Medicine, Prozac, Sarafem, Fluoxetine (generic), Paxil, Paxil CR, Paroxetine (generic), Zoloft, Sertraline (generic)

Kilsyth Today

Flu drug production creates 30 jobs

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Epidemic, Medicine, Influenza, Natural Disasters, Relenza, Zanamivir (generic)

My58.com

Painkillers May Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen or naproxen -- usually sold as Advil and Aleve -- may protect people from Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Naproxen (generic), Aleve, Naprosyn, Piscataway, NJ

Navy Times

Report: Vets need drug treatment, not jail

Treatment, not incarceration, should be the first option for veterans who commit nonviolent drug-related offenses, a group advocating alternatives to the nation's "war on drugs" said Wednesday in a new report.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Medicine, Methadone, Life, Veteran Affairs

Whittier Daily News

Dr. Gott: Research fibromyalgia treatment

Dear Dr. Gott: The recent article on the difficulty in treating fibromyalgia reinforces the urgency in making available sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate to FM sufferers.

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Related Topix: Fibromyalgia, Health, Medicine, Meridia, Sibutramine (generic), Arthritis

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Medical News

Positive interim data from the multicenter randomized Phase II trial of palifosfamide presented

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. presented today at the 15th Annual Connective Tissue Oncology Society Meeting, positive interim data from the multicenter randomized Phase II trial of palifosfamide treating patients with unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Biotech, ZIOPHARM Oncology, Oncology, Medicine, Startups, Zio, Sarcoma, Health, Doxorubicin (generic), Adriamycin, Doxil

San Diego News Network

Report: Reynolds eyes company that helps smokers quit

Reynolds American Inc., maker of Camel cigarettes, is in talks to buy a Swedish company that helps people quit smoking, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic)

KMPH-TV Fresno

Hemoglobin A1C test (HbA1C): your questions answered

Checking your blood sugar every day, sometimes several times a day, is very important.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Diabetes, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin

HON

Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors

Women with a relatively uncommon type of breast cancer are significantly more likely to face its recurrence and spread, but researchers now say these women may benefit from treatment with the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Herceptin, Trastuzumab (generic), Oncology

SouthCoastToday.com

Bone drug isn't needed for life

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am very worried about being taken off Fosamax. I have osteoporosis and have taken Fosamax for 11 years.

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Related Topix: Fosamax, Alendronate (generic), Medicine

Sun Nov 08, 2009

FOX30Online

Norway to offer swine flu drugs over the counter

Anti-influenza virus medicine Tamiflu capsules are displayed at a City Med pharmacy on April 28, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Norway, Europe, World News, Medicine, Influenza, Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), New Zealand, Relenza, Zanamivir (generic)

The Sligo Champion

19:44 Weight/diabetes link highlighted

Almost one third of people in the Republic think they are overweight, a new survey has revealed.

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Related Topix: Health, Diabetes, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin

CANOE

Experts warn of H1N1 'cures'

Pop a vitamin, ban doctors' neckties, vacuum away swine flu germs and smoke an e-cigarette to ward off H1N1.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Relenza, Zanamivir (generic), Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

The CW Washington, WDCW-TV

Type 2 Diabetes at a Glance

Most people with diabetes - 90 percent to 95 percent - have type 2, once called adult-onset diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin

Today's 6

Osteoporosis and calcium: how to choose a supplement

You've heard that taking a calcium supplement can help prevent and treat osteoporosis.

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Related Topix: Osteoporosis, Medicine, Health, Drink, Milk, Calcium Carbonate (generic)

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