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FDA proposes lifting lifetime ban on gay blood donation Gay and bisexual men may soon be allowed to donate blood under a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal. The proposed policy, announced Tuesday, would end a near three decade-long ban on gay blood donation.
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Sandra Lee reveals breast cancer diagnosis, double-mastectomy plan An emotional Sandra Lee has gone public with her breast cancer diagnosis, explaining that she'll be getting a double mastectomy after doctors told her she was a "ticking time bomb.
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FDA recommends loosening lifetime ban on gay blood donors U.S. regulators on Tuesday recommended lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations by gay men and replacing it with a one-year waiting period after the last sexual contact.
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FDA proposes letting gay men donate blood, with some caveats The Food and Drug Administration proposed new rules Tuesday that would allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood in the U.S. for the first time in decades.
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FDA plans to ease ban on gay blood donors WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 32-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.
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Orexigen says obesity drug safety trial terminated Orexigen Therapeutics Inc and its partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said they were terminating a trial assessing the cardiovascular safety of obesity drug, Contrave.
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FDA Proposal Would End Ban on Blood Donation The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released its proposal for scrapping a decades-old lifetime ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men.
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FDA proposes lifting ban on gay male blood donors Gay and bisexual men are currently barred from donating blood in an oft-criticized policy that dates back to the AIDS epidemic. By Kate Stanton · Follow @KateStan Contact the Author | May 13, 2015 at 1:15 AM.
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FDA Releases Plan to Ease Restrictions on Gay Blood Donation The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 32-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.
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FDA announces plan to end nationwide ban on gay blood donation WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 32-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.
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FDA proposes 1-yr abstinence for gay, bisexual men to donate blood In this July 19, 2010, file photo, blood is collected during a blood drive at Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pa. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, recommended an end to the nation's lifetime ban ... more >. By Cheryl Wetzstein ...
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UPDATE 1-Orexigen says obesity drug safety trial terminated (Adds details about Takeda dispute, updates shares). May 12 (Reuters) - A trial assessing the cardiovascular safety of obesity drug Contrave, made by Orexigen Therapeutics Inc and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, was terminated on Tuesday due to ...
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Data Disclosure Leads Researchers to End Study of Obesity Drug A study of an obesity drug has ended after the manufacturer released early and ultimately misleading data, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Orexigen says obesity drug safety trial terminated May 12 Orexigen Therapeutics Inc and its partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said they were terminating a trial assessing the cardiovascular safety of obesity drug, Contrave.
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Dangerous Binge Drinking Has Increased Among Teens And Young Adults ... PARIS (AP) - Alcohol consumption in wealthy, developed countries has declined over the past two decades but dangerous binge drinking has increased among the young, according to a new study released Tuesday.
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Takeda Threatens to End Orexigen Partnership After Study Halted Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has threatened to end its collaboration with Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. after a safety study of the obesity drug Contrave was halted by researchers who criticized Orexigen for an early release of trial data.
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Takeda threatens to end Orexigen partnership over data release SAN FRANCISCO - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has threatened to end its collaboration with Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. after a safety study of the obesity drug Contrave was halted by researchers who criticized Orexigen for an early release of trial data.
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Biotech Stock Roundup: Alexion to Buy Synageva, FDA Panel Backs Vertexs ... Mergers & acquisitions once again took center stage in the biotech sector with Alexion (ALXN - Analyst Report) announcing its intention to acquire Synageva (GEVA - Snapshot Report).
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Woman posts skin cancer selfie to warn about dangers of tanning It's not the kind of selfie most young women would want to be known for. But 27-year-old Tawny Willoughby, a registered nurse in Alabama, posted this graphic photo of herself on Facebook as a warning for others about the hazards of tanning and skin cancer.
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Orexigen (NASDAQ:OREX) Announces that Safety Trial for Obesity Drug Ended A trial that was assessing the cardiovascular safety of Contrave an obesity drug, manufactured by Orexigen Therapeutics Inc as well as Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co, was terminated early on Tuesday due to the unauthorized release of some study data.
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Orexigen (OREX) Comments on Light Study Termination; Takeda Initiated ... Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OREX) issued the following statement regarding the termination of the Light Study a cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial that compared the obesity drug Contrave® (naltrexone HCI and bupropion HCl extended-release ...
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Takeda - Orexigen partnership on the rocks after CV outcomes study halted Takeda Pharmaceutical (OTCPK:TKPHF) (OTCPK:TKPYY) sends Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OREX) a dispute letter seeking termination of their collaboration agreement in response to cessation of The Light Study citing a material breach of the contract.
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Morning Break: Cuba's Lung Cancer Vaccine, Skin Cancer Selfie Goes Viral savesaved. by MedPage Today Staff. Warming up to Cuba might bring a lung cancer vaccine to the States. A 27 year-old nurse who had been treated for multiple skin cancers posted an eye-opening selfie on Facebook to warn people about the dangers of ...
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LIGHT Stopped: Contrave CVD Safety Study Halted Following Premature ... CLEVELAND, OH - A large-scale clinical trial designed to study the cardiovascular safety of the weight-loss drug Contrave (Orexigen; marketed as Mysimba in Europe), a naltrexone/bupropion combination, has been halted following the early disclosure of ...
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Obama Administration Clarifies Birth Control Mandate savesaved. author name. by Joyce Frieden News Editor, MedPage Today. WASHINGTON -- Health insurers must cover without cost-sharing all 18 forms of contraception listed in the FDA's birth control guide, the Obama administration said in guidance issued ...
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Contraception Must Be Free, Administration Warns Insurers The Obama administration said Monday that health plans must offer for free at least one of every type of prescription birth control.
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Canadian teens drinking younger: Study More Canadian teens are starting to drink earlier, an OECD report released Tuesday says. In 2010, 67% of 15-year-old Canadians tried alcohol, according to Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use: Economics and Public Health Policy.
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Obama Administration Clarifies Birth Control Mandate As part of Obama Care, health insurers must now cover without cost sharing all 18 forms of contraception listed in the FDA's birth control guide, as stated by the Obama Administration in new guidelines issued on Monday.
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WHO to Accelerate R&D for Ebola, Other Diseases GENEVA—. Experts at a high-level World Health Organization meeting have agreed on a roadmap for accelerating research and development into new medical products to fight Ebola and other epidemic-prone diseases.
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Sandra Lee Wants Young Women To Get Mammograms. Should They? Sandra Lee, the celebrity chef and author, announced Tuesday that she has breast cancer. She did so during a tearful, emotionally powerful interview on "Good Morning America" -- to talk about her diagnosis and her treatment, and to offer advice.
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FDA Panel Backs Vertex Cystic-Fibrosis Drug Orkambi Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX -2.61 % 's experimental cystic fibrosis treatment Orkambi won the backing of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday, which voted 12-1 to recommend approval.
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Sandra Lee Reveals She Is Battling Breast Cancer To the index. The frightening home invasion in San Jose, California. The video released tonight. Two armed thieves inside. The family forced to hide in a bathroom, calling 911.
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Autism May Differ in Brains of Boys and Girls WEDNESDAY, May 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A new imaging study of preschoolers has seemingly identified gender differences in the way autism may manifest itself in the brain.
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Connecticut patient being monitored for possible Ebola: report WASHINGTON A patient admitted to a Connecticut hospital late on Tuesday was being monitored for possible Ebola infection after recently traveling from Liberia, a Fox News affiliate reported.
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Bird flu outbreak hits Nebraska poultry farm; 16th state reports it CHICAGO The fast-spreading avian flu virus was confirmed for the first time in Nebraska, at a commercial egg-laying farm that housed a flock of 1.7 million chickens, the U.S.
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Cystic Fibrosis Drug Wins Approval of FDA Advisory Panel A federal advisory committee on Tuesday recommended approval of a drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals that might eventually help nearly half of patients with cystic fibrosis.
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Seasons May Tweak Genes That Trigger Some Chronic Diseases The seasons appear to influence when certain genes are active, with those associated with inflammation being more active in the winter, according to new research released Tuesday.
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Express Scripts Research Highlights $52 Billion Challenge for U.S. Healthcare ... ORLANDO, Fla., May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As pharmaceutical companies introduce more high-cost medications for larger populations, employers, health plans and others are increasingly challenged to control the significant increase in spending that ...
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Americans Are Spending $100000-Plus on Prescription Drugs According to a report issued Wednesday, Pricey cancer drugs, expensive new cures for hepatitis and made-to-order drugs have driven U.S.
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Woman Shares Graphic Photo Of Skin Cancer Treatment As A Warning Message Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Tawny Willoughby, a 27-year-old nurse who grew up in a small Kentucky town, shared a photo to Facebook in April ahead of May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
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NFL's Health Chief Touts Trickle-Down Theory Of Football Safety NFL Chief Health and Medical Advisor Betsy Nabel has three recommendations for the league's commissioner: the league should work on researching the medical issues within its ranks, focus more on behavioral health and communicate all those findings ...
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More Women Choosing Double Mastectomy More women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are choosing to get both breasts removed. Loading… Post to Facebook. More Women Choosing Double Mastectomy More women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are choosing to get both breasts ...
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A.G. Schneiderman Statement On New Guidance From Obama Administration ... Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today released a statement following the release of new guidelines from the Department of Human and Health Services for insurance ... Photo by: Office of the Attorney General's Facebook page. Albany, NY - May 12, ...
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As Promised, FDA To Lift Ban on Gay Blood Donation The Food and Drug Administration has formally proposed letting gay and bisexual men donate blood, so long as they've abstained from sex for a year.
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Support system crucial during cancer Christine Law was not at high risk for breast cancer, then doctors found three tumors in her right breast. Healing hands · Emotional healing from cancer.
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Contraception is Free in the US Under New Obamacare Regulation Free birth control is free, including sterilization for men, according to a state law reiteration. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman proposed a law by which health insurers are required to provide free birth control medication and treatments both for men ...
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What You Need to Know About the New Contraception Guidance: It is crucial that insurance companies provide all the benefits that women deserve under the Affordable Care Act, at no cost or inconvenience.
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RPT-INSIGHT-How DNA sequencing is transforming the hunt for new drugs (Repeating story to additional subscribers without changes to text). By Julie Steenhuysen. CHICAGO May 13 (Reuters) - Drug manufacturers have begun amassing enormous troves of human DNA in hopes of significantly shortening the time it takes to identify ...
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FDA panel recommends Vertex cystic fibrosis treatment WASHINGTON A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday recommended approval of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's combination cystic fibrosis therapy, finding it to be safe and effective for patients ages 12 and up.
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Bird flu outbreak hits Nebraska poultry farm This photo provided by Bethany Hahn shows a flock of turkeys at a Minnesota poultry farm. (Bethany Hahn via AP). The fast-spreading avian flu virus was confirmed for the first time in Nebraska, at a commercial egg-laying farm that housed a flock of 1.7 million ...
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