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1 hr ago | Gouverneur Times

Smart Rx: Drugs that work and won't break the bank

But if you want a prescription that won't empty your wallet, while still keeping you well, you might start asking your doctor about drugs you don't see on TV.

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Related Topix: Health, AARP, Medicine, Cholesterol, Zocor, Simvastatin (generic), Healthcare Law, Law

Wed Nov 04, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Kellogg Pulls Immunity Claim From Rice Krispies

Kellogg says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Life, Food, Nutrition

6 ABC

Dietary Supplement recall

November 3, 2009 As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration , Bodybuilding.com, LLC announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary supplement products described on the attached list, that were sold through the Company's website, ...

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law

WNEM-TV Saginaw

FDA Plan Seeks To Curb Accidental Overdoses

The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.

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The Mobile Register Online

Sparks warns banned substance found in imported fish

Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks says some fish being imported into Alabama have tested positive for a banned substance.

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Related Topix: Alabama, Agriculture, Science

WPMT-TV York

Study finds BPA in some food products

A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled 'BPA free'. Children eating multiple servings of some of the tested food would get doses of BPA "near levels of that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies," according ...

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Related Topix: Non-Profit

Tue Nov 03, 2009

FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home

Frequently asked questions about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine

The CDC expects that the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine will have a similar safety profile as seasonal flu vaccines, which have a very good safety track record.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Memphis Business Journal

FDA finds deficiencies in GTx drug, stock tumbles

Memphis-based GTx Inc. has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that identifies two deficiencies in its experimental prostate cancer drug toremifene 80 mg, which is designed to reduce fractures in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, GTx, Prostate Cancer, Health

WOIO

FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug

Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday.

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Related Topix: Diabetes, Health

WHAS-TV Louisville

Amylin signs weight-loss drug deal with Takeda

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it could potentially receive more than $1 billion from a partnership with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Diabetes, Health

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

FDA questions role of payments in Zimmer study

Federal health officials say an implant from Zimmer Holdings Inc. appears to be effective in treating spinal problems, but questions remain about whether company payments to doctors influenced the device's trial data.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine, Zimmer Holdings, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry

ClipSyndicate

Cooley Dickinson Hospital closes it's blood donor program

After four decades of operation, and a recent FDA warning letter. Cooley Dickinson Hospital is pulling the plug on it's blood donor program.

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Related Topix: Video

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KCBY-TV Coos Bay

Study ties common antibiotics with birth defects

Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and birth defects.

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Related Topix: Nitrofurantoin (generic), Macrobid, Medication, Urinary Tract Infections, Health

Chicago Tribune

Merck: FDA won't accept its application for combo cholesterol pill including Pfizer's Lipitor

In this May 22, 2008 file photo, the company logo is seen on the doors of a building at Merck & Co.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Cholesterol, Health, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Medication, Whitehouse Station, NJ, Zetia, Ezetimibe (generic)

Evening Sun

Mylan sues Pittsburgh paper for defamation

Generic drug giant Mylan Inc. is suing the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for defamation over a story based on internal documents that prompted a Food and Drug Administration review.

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WisInfo

Critics decry Kellogg's claim of cereal immunity

Kellogg, the nation's largest cereal maker, is being called to task by critics who object to the swine flu-conscious claim now bannered in bold lettering on the front of its Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes: "Now helps support your child's IMMUNITY." Of all claims posted on cereal boxes, "this one belongs in the Hall of Fame," says Kelly Brownell, ...

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Life, Nutrition, San Francisco, CA

Market Wire

3rd Quarter Results

Interim financial report for the period 1 January 2009 to 30 September 2009 Novo Nordisk increased operating profit by 30% in the first nine months of 2009 * Sales increased by 15% in Danish kroner and by 11% in local currencies.

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Related Topix: 9, Biotech, Novo Nordisk AS, Financial Markets

Sun Nov 01, 2009

MediLexicon

U.S. Food And Drug Administration Issues Complete Response Letter...

Main Category: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Schering-Plough Corp.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Schering Plough, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Skin Cancer, Health, Hepatitis

Science Blog

Shire presents study findings on its ADHD treatments at psychiatric meeting Oct 29-30

October 29, 2009 -- Shire plc , the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it will present key scientific data on its Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder treatments, INTUNIV Extended Release Tablets, Vyvanse Capsules CII, and Daytrana CII, at a national meeting of psychiatrists to be held October 27 - November 1 in ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Health, Biotech, Shire plc, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication, Healthcare Law, Law

WTNH

AG: "Smart Choices" logo dropped

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced, Thursday, that all eight participating giant food manufacturers have heeded his call to drop the Smart Choices logo at least until his investigation and new U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards are complete.

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