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Cancer Victim’s Family Sues Pharmacy Chain – 1450th Edition
Sunday, December 27th, 2009FDA: Review Finds No Proof Vytorin Causes Cancer – 1444th Edition
Sunday, December 27th, 2009There’s no evidence Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin causes cancer, federal regulators said Tuesday. They reviewed reams of data after a patient study last year raised suspicions of a link, weakening sales already hurt by questions about the drug’s efficacy.
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Nasal H1N1 Vaccine Recalled Over Potency – 1445th Edition
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.
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Some High Risk Women Refuse Breast MRIs – 1446th Edition
Sunday, December 27th, 2009MRI can help find breast cancer that mammograms miss, but some women don’t want the test when it’s offered.
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Group: Organ Donor Chris Henry Saving Lives – 1434th Edition
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Chris Henry is saving the lives of others through organ donation.
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FDA: Review Finds No Proof Vytorin Causes Cancer – 1435th Edition
Saturday, December 26th, 2009There’s no evidence Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin causes cancer, federal regulators said Tuesday. They reviewed reams of data after a patient study last year raised suspicions of a link, weakening sales already hurt by questions about the drug’s efficacy.
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Nasal H1N1 Vaccine Recalled Over Potency – 1436th Edition
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.
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Some High Risk Women Refuse Breast MRIs – 1437th Edition
Saturday, December 26th, 2009MRI can help find breast cancer that mammograms miss, but some women don’t want the test when it’s offered.
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Experts: NY Dog Is 1st In Nation With Swine Flu – 1438th Edition
Saturday, December 26th, 2009A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday.
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Teresa Heinz Says She’s Fighting Breast Cancer – 1439th Edition
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel’s recent recommendation to reduce their frequency.
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