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| DEA tightens controls on hydrocodone painkiller drugs Hydrocodone combination painkillers such as Vicodin, shown here, will soon become Schedule II drugs, as tightly regulated as such frequently abused painkillers as OxyContin and fentanyl. Hydrocodone combination painkillers such as Vicodin, shown here, ... | |
| Double vaccines 'could hasten the end of polio' Using both types of polio vaccine could speed up efforts to free the world of the disease, research suggests. The oral vaccine is leading the fight to eradicate polio, but trials in India show an additional injection of inactivated virus boosts immunity. The World ... | |
| | Vanderbilt University News | Talk Therapy Plus Meds Best for Severe Depression? THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of therapy and antidepressants appears to best help people with severe but short-term depression, a new study reports. Four out of five people suffering from severe depression for less than two ... | |
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| US aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital ATLANTA, (Reuters) - Appearing thin but smiling, a Texas doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said on Thursday he was "thrilled to be alive" as doctors declared him virus-free and safe for ... | |
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| 2 US Ebola Patients Released From Hospital Aug. 21, 2014 -- Two Americans infected with Ebola as they cared for patients in West Africa have fully recovered and have been discharged from the Atlanta hospital where they were treated, officials said. “After a rigorous course of treatment and thorough ... | |
| Suspected Ebola patient negative for deadly disease SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A patient at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center tested negative for the Ebola virus, health officials said Thursday night. "We are pleased with the negative outcome of the Ebola test and wish the patient a speedy ... | |
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| Pregnant women should avoid all tuna: Consumer Reports There are plenty of fish in the sea, but pregnant women need to make sure they eat the right ones. The Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency's proposed guidelines suggest that moms-to-be and women who are nursing eat ... | |
| | Monthly Prescribing Reference | FDA approves use of Eliquis to treat leg, lung clots (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Pfizer Inc on Thursday said U.S. regulators have approved an expanded use for their Eliquis blood clot preventer, to treat blood clots in the legs and lungs. The drugmakers said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... | |
| | Monthly Prescribing Reference | FDA Grants New Indication For Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb Drug The FDA today approved an expanded indication for the oral anticoagulant apixaban (Eliquis, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer). Apixaban will now be indicated for the treatment of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and for the ... | |
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| Sacramento Ebola test comes back negative (08-21) 20:55 PDT SACRAMENTO -- Health officials announced Thursday night that a patient in Sacramento who was thought to have been exposed to the Ebola virus after traveling to West Africa has tested negative and does not have the disease. Dr. Ron ... | |
| DEA increases restrictions on prescription painkillers WASHINGTON — The federal government tightened the prescribing for the most common form of painkiller in the country Thursday, the final step in a policy shift that has been years in the making. The stricter rule for hydrocodone, the most widely prescribed ... | |
| Liberia's Ebola Quarantine Affecting Livelihoods Some residents of Liberia's West Point say Ebola-related restrictions are becoming unbearable. And they say if the situation continues for another week, the already angry residents could become even angrier. The World Health Organization says nearly 2,500 ... | |
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| Ebola survivor recovered and 'thrilled to be alive' Ebola virus survivor Dr Kent Brantly has said he is "thrilled to be alive" after contracting the infection while working as a medical missionary in Liberia. The US aid worker described how he woke up feeling "under the weather" in late July and became ... | |
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| Senegal closes border as UN warns on Ebola flare-up A picture taken on August 19, 2014 in Monrovia show an Ebola information billboard displayed near the John F Kennedy memorial medical centre. PHOTO/AFP. Tweet. mail; img. newvision. Tweet. mail; img. MONROVIA - Senegal has become the latest ... | |
| | Monthly Prescribing Reference | FDA approves Eliquis for DVT and PE treatment The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer's supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). DVT. Based on data from the global ... | |
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| Former NFL quarterback Jim Kelly is cancer free Jim Kelly, a Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback, is apparently cancer free after struggling with sinus cancer since last year. However, the former NFL quarterback issued a statement today saying he is “not completely out of the woods yet.” “The pain from the ... | |
| UN warns of Ebola flare-up as Senegal seals land border Monrovia: Senegal has become the latest country to seal its border with a west African neighbour to ward off the deadly Ebola virus, as the new UN pointman on the epidemic said preparations must be made for a possible flare-up of the disease. UN warned of ... | |
| Hall of Fame quarterback is now Cancer-Free 1 54 year old former football and hall of fame player Jim Kelly is now cancer free after a year of battling sinus cancer. Jim Kelly used to play for Buffalo Bills Hall. Advertisements. Dr. Peter Costantino, the executive director of Lenox Hill Hospital's New York ... | |
| Do You Need Less Sleep When You're Old? Skimpy sleeping patterns are a widely-recognized source of stress and potential health concerns among older adults, but scientists struggle to figure out why aging appears to wreak such havoc on our circadian rhythm. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess ... | |
| Health Matters: Teen Birth Rate Drops Teen births in the U.S. are on the decline according to a recent report by the centers for disease control and prevention. The CDC says the number of teen births has dropped 57 percent since the 1990s, with an estimated 4M fewer births among teens. | |
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| Scientists make autism breakthrough Neuroscientists reported that, at least in lab mice, a drug that restores the healthy 'synaptic pruning' that normally occurs during brain development also reverses autistic-like behaviors such as avoiding social interaction. New York - Although many things have ... | |
| WHO Finds Polio's Oral and Injection Vaccine Combo More Effective Giving a single vaccine shot and an oral vaccine to children would greatly boost their immunity against the paralyzing disease and eventually eradicate polio, World Health Organization says. Advertisements. Two drops of oral vaccine is leading and preferred ... | |
| New Mexico patient negative for Ebola In a follow-up to a report earlier this week, laboratory tests conducted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) confirmed that a 30-year-old woman hospitalized at UNM Hospital does not have Ebola Virus Disease. The New Mexico ... | |
| Doctor Weighs In On Jim Kelly's Road To Recovery BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Months into a second round of treatment for sinus cancer, doctors at Lenox Hill in Manhattan announced Tuesday that an MRI showed no evidence of cancer in Jim Kelly. The positive outlook could be proof that Jim Kelly is finally on the ... | |
| Consumer Reports: Pregnant Women Shouldn't Eat Tuna Can eating the wrong type of fish put you at higher risk for mercury exposure? That's the question posed in the latest special food safety report published Wednesday from Consumer Reports, the publishing arm of the nonprofit Consumers Union. | |
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| 'Nigerian Woman Who Died in UAE Tests Negative to Ebola' A 35-YEAR-OLD Nigerian woman who died in Abu Dhabi on August 15 after showing possible symptoms of Ebola has tested negative to the virus. A top official of Nigerian Embassy in United Arab Emirates (UAE), who spoke on the condition of anonymity, ... | |
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| Two polio vaccines work better than 1, study finds A displaced Syrian child receives a polio vaccination in a refugee camp in Sidon, Lebanon, last year. A study published Thursday advocates a vaccine combo to eradicate polio. (Mohammed Zaatari/The Associated Press). WASHINGTON – New research ... | |
| US Ebola doctor: 'I am thrilled to be alive' Ebola victim Dr Kent Brantly, right, hugs a member of the medical staff that treated him. Photo / AP. Calling it a "miraculous day," an American doctor infected with Ebola left his isolation unit and warmly hugged his doctors and nurses, showing the world that he ... | |
| Older People Sleep Less Due To Loss Of Certain Brain Cells Older people sleep less because they have lost brain cells that can prevent disrupted sleep. In the new study, conducted by a team of researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the University of Toronto, researchers examined 1,000 healthy ... | |
| Children With Autism Have Extra Synapses In Brain, Study Finds Children and adolescents with autism have extra synapses in the brain, according to a new study. (Photo : Flickr). Children and adolescents with autism have extra synapses in the brain, according to a new study. The excess synapses is due to a slowdown in ... | |
| Sacramento: At-risk patient tests negative for Ebola virus SACRAMENTO -- A California resident who recently traveled to West Africa and was feared to have contracted Ebola has tested negative for the deadly virus, state and federal health officials said Thursday. The patient, whose age and sex have not been ... | |
| Lizard tails offer regrowth clue UNDERSTANDING how lizards shed and regrow their tails could lead to muscle and nerve regeneration in humans, say scientists. RESEARCHERS have identified a genetic program that triggers new tissue growth after a lizard sacrifices its tail to escape a ... | |
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| Risk of Ebola transmission in California is low, doctors say Doctors are now working to figure out whether a patient in Sacramento has the Ebola virus. The patient considered at a low risk for the Ebola virus is being cared for at a hospital in South Sacramento. Doctors are waiting on test results from a blood sample to ... | |
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| Reactions in Asia to instant noodle study A recent U.S. study linking instant noodle consumption by South Koreans to some risks for heart disease has prompted a passionate response throughout Asia, where the noodles are not just a cheap treat but an essential part of life. Some comments from ... | |
| New cases of West Nile virus There have been seven total West Nile virus cases reported in the following counties this year: Adams, Hinds, Newton, Rankin, Yazoo and Wilkinson. The first human death from West Nile virus was reported last week in Yazoo County. According to a press ... | |
| New Test Helps Diagnose Type 1 Diabetes THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test that may help doctors diagnose type 1 diabetes, the most common form diagnosed in children and adolescents. The Kronus ZnT8Ab Elisa ... | |
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