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West Middlesex whooping cough outbreak spreads; students vaccinated
Add four more students to the tally of those in West Middlesex hit with the contagious whooping cough thats plagued the school district.The students tested positive for pertussis, joining 16 of their classmates who already have the ...
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St. Louis Co. reports more whooping cough cases
LOUIS (AP) -- A spike in the number of whooping cough cases in St.Louis County and other parts of eastern Missouri has health officials calling for more frequent vaccinations. Louis County on Thursday reported 146 cases of...
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Delaware Tests Preparedness in Case of Flu Pandemic
PM ET DOVER, Del.- The state of Delaware is testing how quickly it can give flu shots to the greatest number of people. Delaware confirmed its first flu case of the season back in October. The Modern Maturity Center in Dover was...
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Wall Street brushes off Amgen study concerns
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street brushed off Amgen Inc.'s suspension of enrollment in a cancer drug study Thursday, saying the developing treatment motesanib is not expected to be a key part of the biotechnology company's future revenue.Late...
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St. Louis County reports more whooping cough cases
LOUIS (AP) -- The number of whooping cough cases in St.Louis County is on the rise, prompting health officials to call for vaccinations. The county health department reports 146 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, so far...
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Avoid antibiotics for patients with acute cough
Results from a Europe-wide study, which included two research centres in Cardiff and Southampton, found although as many as 70% of patients attending UK practices were prescribed antibiotics for acute cough, there was no significant...
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American Cancer Society educates during the Great American Smokeout
WATERLOO (KWWL) - Nov.20 is the Great American Smokeout. The American Cancer Society has this advice to help quit: Tobacco and Lung Cancer: Tobacco remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the...
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Cases of asthma in Canada may be overdiagnosed by 30 per cent: Study
Sheryl Ubelacker - THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO Almost a third of adult Canadians diagnosed with asthma and taking medications to treat their wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath may not actually have the allergic respiratory...
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First Case Of Seasonal Flu Reported In Maryland
Seasonal influenza has officially hit in Maryland, according to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) officials.The first laboratory-confirmed case of Type A (H1) seasonal influenza has been diagnosed in a child in the Baltimore...
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Cases of asthma in Canada may be overdiagnosed by 30 per cent: study
TORONTO - Almost a third of adult Canadians diagnosed with asthma and taking medications to treat their wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath may not actually have the allergic respiratory condition at all, researchers say.In a...
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Brotton couple's special year marred by asbestos-related cancer
BRYAN BREEZE worked with asbestos 40 years ago, but never thought for a minute it would come back to haunt him.But shortly after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with wife Joan he was diagnosed with a deadly asbestos-related...
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Overcharging drug cos may have to cough up huge fines
hrs IST,Sushmi Dey, ET Bureau Discuss Text: NEW DELHI: Drug companies including Ranbaxy Laboratories, Dr Reddys Laboratories (DRL) and Lupin may have to pay over Rs 1,600 crore as penalties for selling some of scheduled drugs (whose prices...
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Wall Street brushes off Amgen study concerns
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street brushed off Amgen Inc.'s suspension of enrollment in a cancer drug study Thursday, saying the developing treatment motesanib is not expected to be a key part of the biotechnology company's future revenue.Late...
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Wall Street brushes off Amgen study concerns
NEW YORK - Wall Street brushed off Amgen Inc.'s suspension of enrollment in a cancer drug study Thursday, saying the developing treatment motesanib is not expected to be a key part of the biotechnology company's future revenue.Late...
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Common Cold Virus Came From Birds
A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology.Scientists hope...
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Wall Street sees little impact from trouble with study of Amgen's cancer drug motesanib
- 2:02 p.m.NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street brushed off Amgen Inc.'s suspension of enrollment in a cancer drug study Thursday, saying the developing treatment motesanib is not expected to be a key part of the biotechnology company's future...
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Wall Street brushes off Amgen study concerns
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street brushed off Amgen Inc.'s suspension of enrollment in a cancer drug study Thursday, saying the developing treatment motesanib is not expected to be a key part of the biotechnology company's future revenue.Late...
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Couples special year marred by asbestos-related cancer
BRYAN BREEZE worked with asbestos 40 years ago, but never thought for a minute it would come back to haunt him.But shortly after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with wife Joan he was diagnosed with a deadly asbestos-related...
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Common cold virus came from birds
A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology.Scientists hope...
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Couple's special year marred by asbestos-related cancer
BRYAN BREEZE worked with asbestos 40 years ago, but never thought for a minute it would come back to haunt him.But shortly after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with wife Joan he was diagnosed with a deadly asbestos-related...
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Inhaled insulin improved glycemic control better than powder
Patients with type 2 diabetes randomly assigned to Technosphere inhaled insulin for 12 weeks experienced greater improvements in HbA1c and postprandial glucose concentrations than with Technosphere powder.Researchers at various U.S.
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'Stem cell organ transplant gave me a future'
; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1488655367/bctid2668857001 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1139053637 In an exclusive interview with the Daily Telegraph Claudia Castillo said she feared she would never be able...
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NHS Borders spotlight on the use of antibiotics
A series of information leaflets and posters highlighting the risks have been made available to the public, covering conditions for which antibiotics are unlikely to be needed.These include sore throats, ears and coughs. The...
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'Stem cell organ transplant gave me life and a future'
; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1488655367/bctid2668857001 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1139053637 In an exclusive interview with the Daily Telegraph Claudia Castillo said she feared she would never be able...
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First stem cell organ transplant patient speaks
; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1488655367/bctid2668857001 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1139053637 In an exclusive interview with the Daily Telegraph Claudia Castillo said she feared she would never be able...
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