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TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reform - Reuters
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:55:57 GMT+00:00
BBC News (blog)TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reformReutersWhite House officials confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said they still need to line up more support in the House of Representatives. With President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare ...Obama in Ohio Monday talking health careBizjournals.comObama taking health care push to OhioCNNPresident Obama Makes Final Health Care Push, With One Woman's StoryABC NewsMarketWatch -California Healthline -Plain Dealerall 1,809 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:55:57 GMT+00:00
BBC News (blog)TAKE-A-LOOK-US healthcare reformReutersWhite House officials confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said they still need to line up more support in the House of Representatives. With President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare ...Obama in Ohio Monday talking health careBizjournals.comObama taking health care push to OhioCNNPresident Obama Makes Final Health Care Push, With One Woman's StoryABC NewsMarketWatch -California Healthline -Plain Dealerall 1,809 news articles »
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FDA Rejects Amylin Diabetes Drug, Seeks More Info - Wall Street Journal
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:19:11 GMT+00:00
Daily ContributorFDA Rejects Amylin Diabetes Drug, Seeks More InfoWall Street Journal(Adds company comments, details and stock information, in the first, third and sixth through 12th paragraphs.) By Thomas Gryta Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The US Food and Drug Administration denied approval of a long-acting version of ...FDA denies approval of Amylin, Lilly diabetes drugReutersAmylin shares up on FDA response for diabetes drugBusinessWeekEarly-Market Movers: Alkermes, Boston ScientificFOXBusinessFierceBiotech -AboutLawsuits.com -Drug Store Newsall 256 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:19:11 GMT+00:00
Daily ContributorFDA Rejects Amylin Diabetes Drug, Seeks More InfoWall Street Journal(Adds company comments, details and stock information, in the first, third and sixth through 12th paragraphs.) By Thomas Gryta Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The US Food and Drug Administration denied approval of a long-acting version of ...FDA denies approval of Amylin, Lilly diabetes drugReutersAmylin shares up on FDA response for diabetes drugBusinessWeekEarly-Market Movers: Alkermes, Boston ScientificFOXBusinessFierceBiotech -AboutLawsuits.com -Drug Store Newsall 256 news articles »
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A Better Test for Finding Autism Genes? - ABC News
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:28 GMT+00:00
India TalkiesA Better Test for Finding Autism Genes?ABC NewsA genetic test for autism currently classified as a secondary approach may be able to pick out the underlying causes for the condition at a rate more than three times that of a screening considered to be a first-tier test, according to a ...Newer Genetic Test for Autism More EffectiveBusinessWeekNew Genetic Test May Help Better Detect AutismWBZNew Genetic Test Determines Risk of AutismdBTechnoOzarks First -TopNews United States -Times of Indiaall 50 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:28 GMT+00:00
India TalkiesA Better Test for Finding Autism Genes?ABC NewsA genetic test for autism currently classified as a secondary approach may be able to pick out the underlying causes for the condition at a rate more than three times that of a screening considered to be a first-tier test, according to a ...Newer Genetic Test for Autism More EffectiveBusinessWeekNew Genetic Test May Help Better Detect AutismWBZNew Genetic Test Determines Risk of AutismdBTechnoOzarks First -TopNews United States -Times of Indiaall 50 news articles »
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Medtronic atrial fibrillation system shines in study - Reuters
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:13:49 GMT+00:00
SAMAA TVMedtronic atrial fibrillation system shines in studyReutersATLANTA, March 15 (Reuters) - A noninvasive procedure that freezes and kills problem-causing heart tissue was nearly 10 times better at eliminating a potentially serious heart rhythm disorder than conventional ...Cryogenic balloon offers hope to heart patientsAFPMedtronic Rises as Hopes For Fibrillation Device IncreaseONN.tvMedtronic clinical trial for heart treatment shows promising resultsFinance and CommerceBusinessWeek -Cardiology Today -Wall Street Journalall 44 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:13:49 GMT+00:00
SAMAA TVMedtronic atrial fibrillation system shines in studyReutersATLANTA, March 15 (Reuters) - A noninvasive procedure that freezes and kills problem-causing heart tissue was nearly 10 times better at eliminating a potentially serious heart rhythm disorder than conventional ...Cryogenic balloon offers hope to heart patientsAFPMedtronic Rises as Hopes For Fibrillation Device IncreaseONN.tvMedtronic clinical trial for heart treatment shows promising resultsFinance and CommerceBusinessWeek -Cardiology Today -Wall Street Journalall 44 news articles »
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Ahead of the Bell: Abbott heart clip shows promise - BusinessWeek
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:06:17 GMT+00:00
Palm Beach PostAhead of the Bell: Abbott heart clip shows promiseBusinessWeekNew data shows that a clip that Abbott Laboratories makes to fix leaky heart valves was nearly as effective as open-heart surgery. The MitraClip could help people avoid having to undergo riskier open-heart surgery to repair or replace valves, ...Abbott Heart Device GainsWall Street JournalStudy: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgeryThe Associated PressAbbott Laboratories' device 'MitraClip' safer than open heart surgeryThe Money TimesdBTechno -AFP -TheMedGuruall 369 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:06:17 GMT+00:00
Palm Beach PostAhead of the Bell: Abbott heart clip shows promiseBusinessWeekNew data shows that a clip that Abbott Laboratories makes to fix leaky heart valves was nearly as effective as open-heart surgery. The MitraClip could help people avoid having to undergo riskier open-heart surgery to repair or replace valves, ...Abbott Heart Device GainsWall Street JournalStudy: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgeryThe Associated PressAbbott Laboratories' device 'MitraClip' safer than open heart surgeryThe Money TimesdBTechno -AFP -TheMedGuruall 369 news articles »
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Experimental blood-thinner effective: study - AFP
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:45:33 GMT+00:00
ReutersExperimental blood-thinner effective: studyAFPATLANTA, Georgia — An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs. ...Merck Blood Thinner Outperforms Warfarin in Clinical TrialdBTechnoMerck, Portola's Anti-Clotting Drug Linked to Less BleedingBusinessWeekPortola Pharma, Merck Say Betrixaban Reduced Incidence Of Bleeding Vs ...RTT NewsNASDAQ -Cardiosource -FierceBiotechall 50 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:45:33 GMT+00:00
ReutersExperimental blood-thinner effective: studyAFPATLANTA, Georgia — An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs. ...Merck Blood Thinner Outperforms Warfarin in Clinical TrialdBTechnoMerck, Portola's Anti-Clotting Drug Linked to Less BleedingBusinessWeekPortola Pharma, Merck Say Betrixaban Reduced Incidence Of Bleeding Vs ...RTT NewsNASDAQ -Cardiosource -FierceBiotechall 50 news articles »
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Teen Girls Say Pink Camel in Cigarette Ads Caught Their Eye - BusinessWeek
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:06:15 GMT+00:00
News 10NBCTeen Girls Say Pink Camel in Cigarette Ads Caught Their EyeBusinessWeekMONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) --Years ago, a popular cigarette advertising campaign proudly proclaimed to women, "You've come a long way, baby!" But a recent study of teens shows the war on cigarette advertising that targets teens, ...Camel Cigarette Ads Score Big with Teen GirlsCBS NewsStudy: Camel No. 9 cigarette ads appeal to teen girlsUSA TodayStudy: Camel Cigarette Ads Grabbed Teen Girls' AttentionOzarks FirstKPBS -WALB-TV -New York Times (blog)all 23 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:06:15 GMT+00:00
News 10NBCTeen Girls Say Pink Camel in Cigarette Ads Caught Their EyeBusinessWeekMONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) --Years ago, a popular cigarette advertising campaign proudly proclaimed to women, "You've come a long way, baby!" But a recent study of teens shows the war on cigarette advertising that targets teens, ...Camel Cigarette Ads Score Big with Teen GirlsCBS NewsStudy: Camel No. 9 cigarette ads appeal to teen girlsUSA TodayStudy: Camel Cigarette Ads Grabbed Teen Girls' AttentionOzarks FirstKPBS -WALB-TV -New York Times (blog)all 23 news articles »
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Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm - New York Times
Posted: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:53:45 GMT+00:00
ABC NewsDiabetes Heart Treatments May Cause HarmNew York TimesThree aggressive treatment strategies doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes and some who are the verge of developing it have proved to be ineffective or even harmful, new studies show. ...Aggressive measures to treat diabetics make many of them worse, studies showLos Angeles TimesCholesterol, BP Control Does Little Good for DiabeticsABC NewsLowering Blood Pressure Could Adversely Affect Diabetic PatientseFitnessNowAFP -The Money Times -BusinessWeekall 104 news articles »
Posted: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:53:45 GMT+00:00
ABC NewsDiabetes Heart Treatments May Cause HarmNew York TimesThree aggressive treatment strategies doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes and some who are the verge of developing it have proved to be ineffective or even harmful, new studies show. ...Aggressive measures to treat diabetics make many of them worse, studies showLos Angeles TimesCholesterol, BP Control Does Little Good for DiabeticsABC NewsLowering Blood Pressure Could Adversely Affect Diabetic PatientseFitnessNowAFP -The Money Times -BusinessWeekall 104 news articles »
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Baby sling carriers may pose unnecessary suffocation risk, government warns - AnnArbor.com
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:10:25 GMT+00:00
MiamiHerald.comBaby sling carriers may pose unnecessary suffocation risk, government warnsAnnArbor.com• Slings worn by adults for carrying infants could carry an unreasonable risk of suffocation to the infant, the federal government is warning. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of about a dozen children who have died in the ...CPSC Warns of Dangers of Baby SlingsWTICInfant Deaths Spur Baby Sling WarningWebMDCPSC Urges to be Watchful After Infant Deaths Caused by Baby Sling CarriersTopNews United StatesAHN | All Headline News -The Associated Press -ABC Newsall 686 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:10:25 GMT+00:00
MiamiHerald.comBaby sling carriers may pose unnecessary suffocation risk, government warnsAnnArbor.com• Slings worn by adults for carrying infants could carry an unreasonable risk of suffocation to the infant, the federal government is warning. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of about a dozen children who have died in the ...CPSC Warns of Dangers of Baby SlingsWTICInfant Deaths Spur Baby Sling WarningWebMDCPSC Urges to be Watchful After Infant Deaths Caused by Baby Sling CarriersTopNews United StatesAHN | All Headline News -The Associated Press -ABC Newsall 686 news articles »
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J&J stent tops Medtronic's in Danish study - Reuters
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:17:12 GMT+00:00
Angioplasty.OrgJ&J stent tops Medtronic's in Danish studyReutersATLANTA, March 15 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) Cypher drug-coated stent led to significantly fewer heart attacks, deaths and need for repeat procedures than Medtronic Inc's (MDT.N) newer Endeavor stent using ...Denmark Study Shows J&J Heart Stent Topping Medtronic StentWall Street JournalMedtronic Endeavor stent had more complications than J&J rivalChicago Daily HeraldSORT OUT III: Cypher bests Endeavor at 18 monthsTheHeart.OrgBusinessWeek -Angioplasty.Org -RTT Newsall 31 news articles »
Posted: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:17:12 GMT+00:00
Angioplasty.OrgJ&J stent tops Medtronic's in Danish studyReutersATLANTA, March 15 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) Cypher drug-coated stent led to significantly fewer heart attacks, deaths and need for repeat procedures than Medtronic Inc's (MDT.N) newer Endeavor stent using ...Denmark Study Shows J&J Heart Stent Topping Medtronic StentWall Street JournalMedtronic Endeavor stent had more complications than J&J rivalChicago Daily HeraldSORT OUT III: Cypher bests Endeavor at 18 monthsTheHeart.OrgBusinessWeek -Angioplasty.Org -RTT Newsall 31 news articles »
