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FDA Panel to Vote on Investigational Epilepsy Drug for Kids and Adults
ROCKVILLE, Jan.6 -- The FDA's advisory committee on neurology drugs will decide this week whether to recommend approval of an investigational anti-seizure drug known to cause irreversible vision loss in a significant fraction of patients....
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Caution Urged When Giving Kids Cold and Flu Meds
NOTE: A BITES/B-ROLL VIDEO PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS STORY Newswise Its cold and flu season, which means misery for kids and the parents trying to help them.But doctors are asking parents to resist the urge to give children under the...
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Raynaud's Gel
BALTIMORE, MD - Cold temperatures are a pain if you have Raynaud's phenomenon.But patients may soon be able to warm up to the first treatment specifically designed for the condition. In raynaud's the blood vessels constrict and spasm...
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KV Pharmaceutical halts some shipments, recalls drug
Louis Post-Dispatch - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- KV/B | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Beset by manufacturing problems and management controversy, KV Pharmaceutical Co.on Tuesday suspended shipment of the...
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KV Pharmaceutical halts some shipments, recalls drug
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Beset by manufacturing problems and management controversy, KV Pharmaceutical Co.on Tuesday suspended shipment of the tablet form of its drugs. It also recalled a shipment of its painkiller hydromorphone because of a...
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Beset by manufacturing problems and management controversy, KV Pharmaceutical suspended production of the tabl
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Beset by manufacturing problems and management controversy, KV Pharmaceutical Co.on Tuesday suspended production of the tablet form of its drugs. It also recalled a shipment of its painkiller hydromorphone because of...
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KV Pharmaceutical halts some production, recalls drug
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Beset by manufacturing problems and management controversy, KV Pharmaceutical Co.on Tuesday suspended production of the tablet form of its drugs. It also recalled a shipment of its painkiller hydromorphone because of...
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Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use Summary Of Positive Opinion For Fablyn
International Nonproprietary Name (INN): lasofoxifene LONDON, Dec.18, 2008-On 18 December 2008 the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion,** recommending to grant a marketing authorisation for the...
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Botulinum Toxin Provides New Treatment Option
Newswise For patients with an uncommon condition causing a swollen appearance of the lower face, treatment with botulinum toxin type A (Botox) provides an effective alternative to plastic surgery, according to a study in the November Journal...
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Increasing Cases Of Whooping Cough Reported In North Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Health today reported an increasing number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in the state.As a result, the Department of Health is urging parents and caregivers to make sure their children are vaccinated,...
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Panel Urges Restrictions on 2 Asthma Drugs
11, 2008 - An expert panel said Thursday that the benefits of two inhaler drugs are not worth the risks and should no longer be used to treat asthma.The vote does not mean the two drugs, Serevent and Foradil, will be pulled from the...
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Panel Votes Against Two Drugs for Asthma
ROCKVILLE, Md.A panel of federal drug experts recommended on Thursday that the drugs Serevent and Foradil be banned from use in the treatment of asthma, but the experts said that Advair and Symbicort, which are far more popular, should...
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Panel Votes Against Two Drugs for Asthma
Asthma is caused when airways within the lungs spasm and swell, restricting the supply of oxygen.The two primary treatments are steroids, which reduce swelling, and beta agonists, which treat spasms. Rescue inhalers usually...
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Panel Votes Against Two Drugs for Asthma
ROCKVILLE, Md.A panel of federal drug experts recommended on Thursday that the drugs Serevent and Foradil be banned from use in the treatment of asthma, but the experts said that Advair and Symbicort, which are far more popular, should...
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Video: Paralyzed From the Chest Down, Triathlete Takes Second in the Handcycle Division of the Ford Ironman Wo
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec.12 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossing the finish line in second place at the 2008 Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship is a dream that almost didn't come true for 34 year-old Jason Fowler, who was one of five wheelchair...
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F.D.A. Panel Votes to Ban Asthma Drugs
F.D.A.official, cautioned that patients should consult their doctor before stopping any asthma drug regimen. And Dr. Jenkins said the agency would consider requiring drugmakers to undertake large studies to assess the safety of Advair...
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Medical News: Increasing Cases Of Whooping Cough Reported In North Dakota
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FDA Panel Urges Restrictions on 2 Asthma Drugs
Serevent, Foradil Inhalers Should Not Be Used Alone, Experts Urge Dec.11, 2008 -- An expert panel said Thursday that the benefits of two inhaler drugs are not worth the risks and should no longer be used to treat asthma. The vote does...
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FDA Panel Urges Restrictions on 2 Asthma Drugs
Serevent, Foradil Inhalers Should Not Be Used Alone, Experts Urge By Todd Zwillich WebMD Health News Reviewed By Dec.11, 2008 -- An expert panel said Thursday that the benefits of two inhaler drugs are not worth the risks and should no...
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Increasing Cases Of Whooping Cough Reported In North Dakota
The today reported an increasing number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in the state.As a result, the Department of Health is urging parents and caregivers to make sure their children are vaccinated, according to Abbi Pierce,...
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Video: Paralyzed From the Chest Down, Triathlete Takes Second in the Handcycle Division of the Ford Ironman Wo
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec.12 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossing the finish line in second place at the 2008 Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship is a dream that almost didn't come true for 34 year-old Jason Fowler, who was one of five wheelchair...
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Video: Paralyzed From the Chest Down, Triathlete Takes Second in the Handcycle Division of the Ford Ironman Wo
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec.12 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossing the finish line in second place at the 2008 Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championship is a dream that almost didn't come true for 34 year-old Jason Fowler, who was one of five wheelchair...
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Suspected whooping cough cases cause concern
NOBLESVILLE -- In the past six weeks, Noblesville Schools has investigated 21 possible cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal bacterial disease.None of the cases has been confirmed and not all of the cases have...
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Advisory Panel Weighs Conflict on Asthma Drugs
ROCKVILLE, Md.One federal drug official told a panel of experts on Wednesday that more than 14,000 people may have died since 1994 after taking popular asthma drugs, while another suggested that even more might have died without the...
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Why an FDA Panel Saw Asthma Drugs Differently
An FDA advisory panel said yesterday that two drugs, Serevent and Foradil, shouldnt be used for asthma any more, and two others, Advair and Symbicort, should.So whats the difference between these drugs? This mornings New York Times...
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