J&J and Sientra get FDA warning letters over breast implants
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to Sientra Inc...
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Month: March 2019
Canada to create national drug agency to help cut cost of medicines
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will create a national drug agency to help cut...
Read MorePrescriptions for healthy food might save lives – and money
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Healthy food prescriptions written for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries might lower the risk of costly chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and at the same...
Read MoreYounger knee replacement patients have more complications
By Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – Total knee replacement is increasingly being performed in younger people, and new research suggests younger patients have higher complication rates. “The number of knee replacements...
Read MoreStudy finds weight loss target for morbidly obese before knee surgery
By Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – For morbidly obese patients having knee replacement surgery, losing at least 20 pounds beforehand leads to shorter hospital stays and lower odds of being discharged to a facility, a new...
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WHO panel calls for registry of all human gene editing research
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – It would be irresponsible for any scientist to conduct...
Read MoreAsthma medication use varies among Latino youth
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A new U.S. study of groups of Latino youth with asthma sheds light on potential health disparities. Puerto Rican children were less likely than Mexican kids to use asthma inhalers...
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GSK reports positive data from trial of endometrial cancer drug
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline said on Tuesday a study testing its experimental drug...
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Conference Highlights: ACC.19
New research was presented at ACC.19, the annual American College of Cardiology Scientific...
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Osteoporosis Medication Use After Hip Fracture
Recurrent fracture after an initial osteoporotic fracture is a major public health burden, with...
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Getting a Head Start on Flu Season: Planning and Pre-booking Vaccines
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) begins tracking each year’s...
Read MoreThe risk and added values of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk enhancers on prediction of cardiovascular events: Tehran lipid and glucose study.
In 2013 American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released a guideline on the management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) including a composite of death from CVD, non-fatal myocardial...
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FDA puts partial hold on clinical trials of AbbVie’s cancer drug
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration placed a...
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Conference Highlights: ACC.19
New research was presented at ACC.19, the annual American College of Cardiology Scientific...
Read MoreFAO calls on Vietnam to declare swine fever a national emergency
HANOI (Reuters) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday advised Vietnam to declare a rapidly spreading outbreak of African Swine Fever as a national emergency. The virus was first detected...
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Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomics Tied to MS Disability Progression
Lower socioeconomic status associated with higher risk for multiple sclerosis disability progression
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Light Physical Activity Tied to Lower CHD, CVD Risk in Women
Reduced risks for coronary heart disease, CV disease observed in a cohort of older women
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Bluetooth Technology Enables Insulin Adherence Monitoring
Bluetooth technology may close gap between actual adherence and self-reported adherence
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Novel Checklist Can Distinguish Anthrax Exposure From Other Illnesses
Checklist could minimize need for diagnostic testing after known or suspected population exposure
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Analgesics in Pregnancy Do Not Seem to Cause Offspring Asthma
Sibling comparison analysis suggested association confounded by specific maternal factors
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