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GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada
The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergies.GlaxoSmithKline spokeswoman Gwenan White said Tuesday the company issued the advice after reports that one batch of the swine flu vaccine might have caused more allergic ... Comment?
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Doctors warned not to use batch of swine flu vaccine
Caroline Alphonso Toronto - Published on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 1:16PM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Nov. Comment?
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Company checking one batch of H1N1 flu vaccine
A drug company is telling Canadian doctors to stay away from a batch of swine flu vaccine while authorities check reports of severe allergic reactions. Comment?
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Painkiller Vioxx Found to Raise Risk of Death Long Before it was Pulled from Market
It's been 5 years since the then CEO of giant drug-maker Merck, Raymond Gilmartin, testified to the US Senate Finance Committee regarding evidence showing that Vioxx increases the risk of death due to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events. Comment?
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Shire moves to advance Gaucher drug
Shire plc has submitted an application for approval to European regulators of its drug target velaglucerase alfa. Comment?
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Batch Of Swine Flu Vaccines Studied In Canada
Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday. Comment?
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H1N1 Vaccine Recalled In Canada Due To Life Threatening Allergies.
GlaxoSmithKline, producer of H1N1 vaccines, recalls a batch of vaccines in Canada. November 24, 2009 - Montel Across America A batch of H1N1 vaccines made by GlaxoSmithKline have been recalled because it may cause life threatening allergies. Why not a recall in America as well!?!? Comment?
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Oil slipped towards $77 a barrel Tuesday as markets awaited data expected to show that the pace of U.S. economic recovery is slower than previously estimated. Comment?
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WHO probing drug resistant swine flu
The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday. Comment?
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Pass the turkey a " and the swine flu?
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Families and friends gathering this Thanksgiving will share lots of love, good food and maybe a little swine flu. Comment?
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Bad Batch of H1N1 Vaccine in Canada
The maker of the H1N1 vaccine is warning people in Canada about a bad batch of the vaccine that was distributed. Comment?
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Officials shift seasonal flu vaccine away from supermarkets to nursing homes.
"? FLU SEASON UPDATE Federal health officials are trying to shift supplies of the seasonal flu vaccine away from chain pharmacies and supermarkets to nursing homes, hoping to counter a shortage that threatens to cause a wave of deaths among the nation's most vulnerable population. Comment?
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Atheist student groups flower on college campuses
The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is the happy face of atheism at Iowa State University. Comment?
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Julie Hurley Joins Pen Bay Family Medicine
Rockland native Julie Hedrich Hurley has returned to the Midcoast as a family practice physician at Pen Bay Family Medicine. Comment?
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Several people near Boston who thought they were getting an H1N1 vaccine got a shot for another strain of flu , WCVB-TV reported. Comment?
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Severe H1N1 vaccine reactions in Canada, WHO says
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An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday. Comment?
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MRSA Creeping Into Hospitals From the Outside
Strains of antibiotic-resistant infections normally found in the community are increasingly showing up among hospital outpatients, raising the risk that inpatients could become infected, new research says. Comment?
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Health Highlights: Nov. 24, 2009
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay : In an effort to remedy a shortage of seasonal flu vaccine in nursing homes, U.S. health officials are trying to shift vaccine supplies away from chain pharmacies and supermarkets. Comment?
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Swine Flu-Vaccine Recalled in Canada
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The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergic reactions. Comment?
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Lance visits Somerset Medical Center to urge women to continue mammograms
It was a simple message for women between 40 and 49 years old - keep getting annual mammograms. Comment?
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