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New, potent cholesterol-lowering drug gets FDA advisory approval (CNN) A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday recommended approval of a new type of experimental cholesterol-fighting drug that could be more potent and carry fewer side effects than statins, which are among the most prescribed ...
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UPDATE 2-FDA panel backs Sanofi/Regeneron cholesterol drug with limits (Updates with panel analysis). By Toni Clarke. June 9 (Reuters) - A new type of cholesterol-lowering drug made by Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals should be approved, an advisory committee to the U.S.
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FDA Panel Backs First-in-Class Cholesterol Drug Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for a highly anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, but with the caveat that more data is needed about its long-term ability to reduce heart attacks.
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Extensively Drug Resistant: What is XDR TB? A woman who traveled from India is being treated at the National Institutes of Health for an almost impossible to cure form of tuberculosis called XDR TB.
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MERS virus outbreak: WHO, South Korean experts call for schools to be reopened Experts from the World Health Organization and South Korea on Wednesday urged the reopening of nearly 2,500 schools closed over fears of the deadly MERS virus.
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FDA panel recommends approving new drug that dramatically lowers cholesterol A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended the approval of a new injectable drug that could help prevent heart attacks and other cardiovascular health problems by greatly lowering cholesterol.
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South Korea MERS outbreak keeping BC health officials vigilant A recent outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in South Korea has B.C. health officials assessing how they can prepare if any cases of the potentially deadly virus are reported in the province.
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South Korea reports 13 new MERS cases, two more deaths SEOUL South Korea's health ministry on Wednesday said two more people have died in its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak and reported 13 new cases, bringing the total to 108.
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Federal Panel Weighs Approving Two New Cholesterol Drugs An expert group is considering whether to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration approve two powerful new drugs to protect against heart attacks.
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MERS Outbreak May Have Peaked In South Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the government's belated efforts have successfully stymied a disease that has killed ...
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Amid MERS Outbreak, Readers Reflect on South Korean Hospitals As South Korea struggles to contain an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome that has infected close to 100 people, the country's health care system has come under scrutiny.
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FDA approves revolutionary cholesterol drug A Food and Drug Administration committee has given the nod of approval to a new class of cholesterol drugs, that would have the ability to significantly lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Patient may have spread rare drug-resistant tuberculosis Health officials are trying to track down people who may have been in contact with a woman with a rare and deadly form of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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Patient With Drug-Resistant Form of TB Treated in Maryland A patient diagnosed with a rare, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis has been taken to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Maryland for treatment, and the government is urgently trying to identify people whom the patient may have exposed to the illness.
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MERS Is Not SARS, but Control Was Poor: Seoul ID Docs savesaved. author name. by Ivan Oransky MD Global Editorial Director, MedPage Today. SEOUL -- As South Korea's health ministry announced eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) today bringing the total diagnosed to 95, ...
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South Korea's Park postpones US trip as MERS cases rise SEOUL South Korean President Park Geun-hye postponed a U.S. visit on Wednesday to supervise the handling of an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as two more people died and 13 new cases were reported, lifting the total number ...
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What You Need to Know About Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis A woman with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) is currently being treated at the National Institute of Health as officials race to find anyone she might have exposed to the dangerous bacteria.
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Fear of MERS Risks Infecting South Korea's Economy SEOUL—South Korea's battle with a rare viral outbreak entered a third week with a rising death toll and increasing concerns about another potential casualty: the economy.
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Woman Gives Birth After a Transplant of Her Own Frozen Ovarian Tissue Over a decade ago, a bone marrow transplant left a Belgian girl infertile. Now, a transplant of her own frozen ovarian tissue has helped her get pregnant and give birth to a healthy baby boy, Sky News reports.
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This Photo Symbolizes Just How Much MERS Is Taking Over South Korea South Korea MERS Wedding Sewing for the Soil/AFP/Getty Images A young South Korean couple and dozens of guests standing together for a group photo in Seoul on June 6, 2015.
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FDA advisory panel approves novel cholesterol-lowering drug An advisory committee for the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the approval of a novel, injectable cholesterol-lowering drug called alirocumab, though many committee members have noted certain restrictions for its use and have requested ...
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Woman gives birth after pioneering transplant of ovarian tissue A woman who had her ovarian tissue removed and frozen following a childhood illness has made history by giving birth after having her fertility restored by doctors.
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Mers outbreak prompts South Korea's Park to delay US visit South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has postponed this weekend's visit to the US to oversee her country's fight against an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
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South Korea MERS outbreak: 9 dead; over 2800 quarantined Seoul, South Korea (CNN) In the third week of the MERS outbreak, South Korea is bracing for what national officials call "the most important period" in the effort to curb the spread.
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South Korea battles MERS The country has taken emergency measures to stop the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. June 9, 2015 Military officials wear masks while checking the body temperatures of visitors at the entrance of the Defense Ministry in Seoul.
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FDA panel backs limited use of first-in-class cholesterol drug GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Federal health advisers Tuesday recommended limited approval for a highly anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, but with the caveat that more information is needed about its long-term ability to ...
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WHO Recommends Reopening S. Korean Schools Closed Over MERS SEOUL, South Korea - Experts from the World Health Organization and South Korea on Wednesday urged the reopening of more than 2,700 schools closed over fears of the deadly MERS virus.
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Panel OKs cholesterol fighter In a 13-3 vote, an expert group recommended on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approve a powerful new drug to protect against heart attacks.
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MERS Is No Reason to Close Schools, WHO Tells S. Korea The World Health Organization is urging South Korea to re-open thousands of schools closed over MERS fears, saying the virus was unlikely to spread among healthy children.
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FDA's Advisory committee approves cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent Tuesday An advisory committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent Tuesday.
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Woman Has Baby With Transplanted Ovarian Tissue A woman who had her ovarian tissue removed and frozen as a child has given birth to a baby after the tissue was successfully transplanted back into her, enabling her to get pregnant.
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Officials track path of traveler with drug-resistant TB Infectious diseases carried around the world by air travelers have become a fact of modern life, with imported cases in just the last year of Ebola, Lassa fever and, now, a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.
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Woman gives birth after ovarian tissue transplant A woman who had ovarian tissue removed and frozen during childhood has given birth to a baby after the tissue was successfully transplanted back into her, enabling her to get pregnant.
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UPDATE 2-US health officials seek people who may have contacted TB patient (Adds details from Illinois health officials). By Suzannah Gonzales. CHICAGO, June 9 (Reuters) - A woman with a rare and potentially fatal drug-resistant form of tuberculosis visited Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee this spring, and U.S.
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Owning cats linked to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder Owning a cat as a kid could put you at risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder later on because of parasites found in feline feces, new research says.
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Woman gives birth after frozen ovarian transplant A Congolese-Belgian woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that was removed and frozen when she was a child.
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Warning: Owning a cat if you're pregnant, old or suffering from chronic diseases ... Did you know that a cat parasite could be a source of human mental disorder? Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that can harm people with weak immune system and pregnant women.
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Call for tobacco levy to help smokers quit A levy on the tobacco industry is needed to help fund anti-smoking measures, health campaigners say. The 120 health groups led by Action on Smoking and Health want the annual levy to pay for more stop-smoking clinics and enhanced media campaigns.
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Baby born from ovary frozen in mother's childhood A woman in Belgium is the first in the world to give birth to a baby using transplanted ovarian tissue frozen when she was still a child, doctors say.
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Creativity may increase risk for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder Creativity may be a predictor of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as recent study findings indicate that creative individuals were more likely to have one of the disorders.
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Parasitic Feline Feces linked to Future Mental Illness Bad news for cat lovers. A new study published in the journal Schizophrenia Research indicates a possible link between childhood cat ownership and increased risks of developing schizophrenia and other mental illnesses later in life.
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Creativity and psychosis share a genetic source: study ARTISTIC creativity may share genetic roots with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to a study published on Monday. The research, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, delves into a well-known genetic database - the deCODE library of ...
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Creativity and Schizophrenia Go Hand in Hand, Study Reveals Genetic Link Suggesting that creativity and psychiatric disorders may have genetic overlaps isn't as crazy as you'd think, especially since great thinkers have already expressed the idea.
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South Korea to Focus on Pneumonia Patients Amid Bid to Contain MERS SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said on Tuesday that it would investigate all hospitalized pneumonia patients to determine whether they had been exposed to Middle East respiratory syndrome, as it struggled to contain an outbreak of the virus that has ...
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Korean Wedding Party Dons Surgical Masks for Photo During MERS Outbreak A Korean wedding party posed for a group photograph in surgical masks as the country battles an outbreak of MERS that has continued to to spread.
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There's A Genetic Link Between Creativity And Mental Illness By: Agata Blaszczak-Boxe Published: June 08, 2015 11:02am ET on LiveScience. There may be an overlap between the genetic components of creativity and those of some psychiatric disorders, according to a new study.
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American Medical Association Announces New Mandatory Vaccine Policy Movie star Salma Hayek administers a polio vaccination to a Syrian refugee child. REUTERS/Sebastian Rich/UNICEF/ Handout via Reuters.
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California lawmakers pass vaccine bill amid contentious debate June, 2015: Karman Willmer, left, and Shelby Messenger protest against SB277, a measure requiring California schoolchildren to get vaccinated, at a Capitol rally.
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