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Experts Wonder Why Slimming Drug Meridia (sibutramine) Is Still On The Market ... - Medical News Tod

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

CBS NewsExperts Wonder Why Slimming Drug Meridia (sibutramine) Is Still On The Market ...Medical News TodaySibutramine, brand name Meridia is an appetite suppressant, a weight loss pill. Editors at the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) write it is difficult for them to discern a "credible rationale for keeping this medication on the market", ...

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Supplier of feed ingredient linked to salmonella outbreak is inspected - DesMoinesRegister.com

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

Boston GlobeSupplier of feed ingredient linked to salmonella outbreak is inspectedDesMoinesRegister.comFederal inspectors are investigating the Minnesota rendering operation that supplies an ingredient used in hen feed at the Iowa egg farms linked to the national salmonella outbreak. ...Eggs' 'Grade A' Stamp Isn't What It Seems Wall Street JournalFederal...

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Zeta Jones reveals cancer anger - BBC News

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

Los Angeles TimesZeta Jones reveals cancer angerBBC NewsCatherine Zeta Jones has revealed she is "furious" that doctors failed to detect husband Michael Douglas' throat cancer earlier. In an interview with People magazine, she said: "He sought every option and nothing was found. I knew something was up. ...Michael Douglas talks about his cancer struggle MiamiHerald...

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Will Aging Chimps Get to Retire, or Face Medical Research?

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians.

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Desperate for a Cure, One Physician Heals Himself

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

Frustrated by lack of interest from drug companies, a Belgian doctor pursues own research to help cure his myasthenia gravis, a rare neurological condition.

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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

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Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

A clinical trial found that the controversial drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists.

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Insomniac men more likely to die early - Times of India

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

Daily MailInsomniac men more likely to die earlyTimes of IndiaMen suffering from sleep deprivation are more likely to die prematurely than those who regularly get a good night's sleep, a new study has found. Researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania, found that men with chronic insomnia were ...Chronic Insomnia Increases Risk of...

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Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses.

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Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young

healthworld — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:45:05 GMT

Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.

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