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FDA supports Vytorin use after finishing review of controversial comparison study
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its review of a controversial study. The agency is sticking to its original position that medicines that...Tags: Western Medicines, Health Organizations
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Sanjay Gupta: House (and Senate) calls
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and Matea Gold President-elect Barack Obama has asked Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be the next U.S. surgeon general, looking to a popular television personality to help provide a public face for his healthcare agenda. Best known......Tags: AIDS, Government, Heads of State, National Government, George Bush
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Iowa drug czar wants to track sales in meth fight
Iowa's drug czar wants more monitoring of a key ingredient in cold and allergy medicine that's used to make methamphetamine. Gary Kendall says he'll asked the Legislature to require Iowa pharmacies to participate in an electronic system to track sales...Tags: Iowa, Sales, Electronics
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Conyers opposes CNN's Gupta for surgeon general
A key Democratic House member is rallying opposition to Dr. Sanjay Gupta becoming the next surgeon general, contending the 39-year-old CNN correspondent lacks experience. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., urged Democrats to...Tags: Government, Satellite and Cable Service, National Government, Parliament, Upper House
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Ex-wife: Man shot by police had heart transplant
A man fatally shot by a police officer was unbalanced because of medication he was taking after a heart transplant operation, his ex-wife said. Sharon K. Thompson told The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne that her former husband, Stephen T. Thompson, wasn'...Tags: Crimes, Pharmaceuticals, Murder, Diseases, Police Investigations
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Study finds that elective C-sections before 39 weeks raise risk to babies
Tribune NewspapersThousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other ills by scheduling Caesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published Thursday in The New England...Tags: Reproduction, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infants
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E. Donald Two-Rivers 1945-2008: Ojibwa poet, playwright
Tribune reporterE. Donald Two-Rivers, an Ojibwa Indian who left Canada at 16 and settled in Chicago's then rough-and-tumble Uptown neighborhood, took up writing while behind bars for robbery. He went on to win a national award for short stories, start a Native...Tags: Uptown, Wisconsin, Crimes, Theft, Death and Dying
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MEET DR. SHARON PETITJEAN
Profession: Medical director of Riverside PACE at 4107 W. Mercury Blvd., Hampton, 251-7977. She also serves on the faculty of Riverside's Family Practice Residency and as medical director of the Dementia Unit at The Gardens at Warwick Forest. Education:... -
Early C-Sections Are Risky For Babies, Study Shows
Los Angeles TimesThousands of women put their babies at needless risk of respiratory problems, hypoglycemia and other medical ailments by scheduling Caesarean-section deliveries too early, according to an analysis of more than 13,000 births published today in The New...Tags: Medical Specialization, North Carolina, Obstetrics and Gynecology
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10 Ways To Fix Your Diet In '09
Tribune Media ServicesThis year is all about change. As a dietitian, one change I am thrilled about is that there appear to be no fad diets on the horizon, and the old ones (e.g., the low-carb craze) seem to be vanishing into old year. Consumers are becoming more interested...Tags: Binney and Smith, Medical Research, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Western Medicines, Medical Conditions
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Study finds those hiking and boating most likely to need rescuing in Utah's national parks
Associated Press WriterSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — If you're a guy on a day hike in a national park in Utah, step carefully. You're among the most likely to need rescuing. Between 2001 and 2005, there were more than 1,100 search and rescue operations at National Park Service...Tags: Injuries, Climbing, Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites, North Dakota
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Bombing site to be studied for toxins
Sentinel Staff WriterFor years Brenda Bynum wondered why so many members of her family were so sick. "I thought it was our house or our block that was cursed," Bynum said. "It seemed that almost everyone had something or knew someone who did." Bynum's worries intensified...Tags: Armed Forces, World War II, Azalea Park, Diseases, Death and Dying
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