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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Arts and Culture, Mastectomy, Lymphoma, Diseases and Illnesses
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U.S. judge widens 'morning-after' pill access for young girls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age and criticized the Obama administration...Tags: Judges, Gynecology, George Washington University, General Practitioners, Justice System
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Questions remain after judge lifts age limit on Plan B
With a federal judge clearing away age restrictions on purchasing emergency contraception, many Chicago-area health care providers, teens and others are preparing for more accessibility — even if they're not exactly sure how the drug will be made...
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Diabetes cases hit record and half go undiagnosed
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Diabetes is running at record levels worldwide and half the people estimated to have the disease are, as yet, undiagnosed, according to a report on Wednesday. The number of people living with diabetes is now put at 371 million, up from...Tags: Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lilly Eli & Co, Diseases and Illnesses, Insulin
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Sleeping pills linked to higher risk of cancer, death, study says
A new study suggests that the 6% to 10% of Americans who use prescription sleep medications such as zolpidem (Ambien), temazepam (Restoril), eszopiclone (Lunesta) and zaleplon (Sonata) are more likely to develop cancer, and far more likely to die...Tags: Sanofi-Aventis, Flu, Arts and Culture, Suicide, Food and Drug Administration
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FDA favors more risk information on birth control pills
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are leaning toward adding new information about the risk of blood clots to the labels of widely prescribed birth control pills such as Yaz, in light of growing evidence suggesting the newer contraceptive...Tags: Mood Disorders, Obesity, Behavioral Conditions, Hormones and Metabolism, Food and Drug Administration
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The Big One is going generic
HealthThe nation's largest-selling pharmaceutical is going generic this week. Lipitor, which is prescribed to help people reduce their cholesterol levels, is going "off-patent" Wednesday. According to a HealthDay News report, Lipitor sales were nearly $4... -
Supreme Court has been ruling that free speech should indeed be free
Guest columnistThe U.S. Supreme Court has given us two terms of remarkable support for free expression — in cases remarkable for speech that many, if not most, of us really, really dislike. And its ruling June 27 that the states cannot forbid the sale or rental of...Tags: Snow White (fictional character), Local Government, Freedom of the Press, Human Rights, Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas)
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Prescription drug costs to plummet in wave of expiring patents
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter Lipitor and...Tags: Heart Disease, Insurance, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Prescription Drugs, Business
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Drug Prices to Plummet in Wave of Expiring Patents
Staff WriterThe cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world's 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter Lipitor and blood...Tags: Heart Disease, Insurance, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Prescription Drugs, Business
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