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Novartis CEO talks about drug costs, paying doctors and 'doing the right thing' As stories of jacked-up drug costs make news, and discussions of health-care reform pepper the campaign trail, Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez sat down with The Washington Post to talk about how he views his responsibility as leader of one of the world's ...
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Novartis' new heart failure medicine Entresto(TM) recommended by CHMP for EU ... (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Novartis International AG / Novartis' new heart failure medicine Entresto(TM) recommended by CHMP for EU approval .
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Novartis' heart failure medicine recommended for EU approval ZURICH, Sept 25 Novartis AG's new heart failure medicine, Entresto, has been recommended for approval in Europe by a review body, the company said on Friday.
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How strong is the science behind the US Dietary Guidelines? (CNN) The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans influence nearly every aspect of how we eat, from the information on food labels to the ingredients in school lunches to the nutrition advice doctors give.
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Women urge FDA to pull contraceptive device linked to pain WASHINGTON (AP) - Women who received a metallic birth control implant are urging health regulators to pull the device from the market, citing problems like severe pain, bleeding and weight gain.
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Not enough FDA research means Essure use should be limited A panel of independent experts Thursday told the U.S. Federal Drug and Drug Administration that not enough research was done to prove the safety of a permanent female sterilization device it approved 13 years ago, and that it should limit its use.
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Discovery of genetic differences between relapsing/non-relapsing breast cancers Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia.
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Preserving Fertility After Treatment for Breast Cancer Ahead of the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium, held September 25–27 in San Francisco, we spoke with Dr.
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Dizziness After Standing May Hint at Higher Risk of Early Death WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Dizzy spells that occur after you've been standing for a few minutes might be an early warning sign of a serious neurological disease and an increased risk of premature death, a Harvard study has found.
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Sitting Not the New Smoking For Fidgeters Sitting for more than seven hours a day is linked to a 30 percent higher risk of death, but that association disappears among the in-place movers and shakers.
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Fidgeting might be good for your health Next time you find yourself restless and fidgeting at work, you may want to think twice before stopping. It may be doing your health some good, new research suggests.
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Kids with asthma that are exposed to secondhand smoke have twice as many ... Obstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma.
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Women Who Moderately Drink Beer Run Lower Risk Of Heart Attack Women who drink beer at most once or twice per week run a 30 per cent lower risk of heart attack, compared with both heavy drinkers and women who never drink beer.
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Information handling by some health apps not as secure as it should be Some health apps that have been clinically-accredited may not have been complying with principles of data protection, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
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Hypertension medication before bedtime reduces diabetes risk Adults with hypertension who do not have diabetes have a lower risk for developing the disease when taking their blood pressure medication at bedtime compared with adults who take the medication upon awakening, according to research in Diabetologia.
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UN Ebola response now planned to continue into 2016 DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The United Nations is now planning for its Ebola response to last into mid-2016, suggesting the battle against the virus that has killed more than 11,000 people won't be over by year-end, according to a report Wednesday.
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How a Facebook Group Got the FDA to Reconsider a Type of Birth Control The numbers were so dramatic the Food and Drug Administration couldn't ignore them. In 2012, reports of side effects from Essure, a popular and permanent form of birth control, hovered just over 100—not great, but reasonable.
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FDA Calls Out Pathway Genomics for Marketing Unapproved Cancer Test Pathway Genomics is currently marketing an unapproved screening tool, which the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes to be a medical device, for the early detection of up to 10 different cancer types, the agency said in a letter to the ...
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Medical Panel Calls for Further Study of Bayer Sterility Device SILVER SPRING, Md.—Thirteen years after the Food and Drug Administration approved a women's sterility device called Essure, a panel of outside medical advisers Thursday called on the agency and device-maker Bayer AG BAYRY 0.86 % to further study ...
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Orthostatic Hypotension Often Starts with Delayed Syndrome savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Kay Jackson Contributing Writer, MedPage Today.
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Paralysed man walks on his own legs, no exoskeleton involved iPhone 6S vs. iPhone 6S Plus vs. iPhone 6: How $100 gets you a bigger screen, more storage, or last year's model · Take a 360-degree look at the planet Jakku from 'The Force Awakens' · What's the best free alternative to Microsoft Office?
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Smiling Robot Helps Shed Light on Infant Behaviors Image: Shutterstock It's like the toddler version of the android in Alex Garland's 2015 film "Ex Machina." An uncanny human face is placed on a small robot's head.
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3 Chicago-area schools closed because of Legionnaires' disease threat (CNN) While Legionnaires' disease may be known more for striking older people susceptible to such ailments, it's now causing a much younger crowd -- namely, students at three Chicago-area schools -- to miss school.
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Robot baby helps shed light on the motive behind an infant's smile The researchers believe this is the first time robotics, developmental psychology, and computer science have been combined in a study like this.
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Robot Shows How Babies Are Actively Plotting to Make You Smile Sometimes, babies like to smile. Perhaps you've noticed this. Sometimes, they smile because they're happy, but a lot of the time, they're smiling primarily because they want you to smile, and they're doing it using "sophisticated timing" to manipulate ...
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Jefferson Twp. Police taking back unwanted prescription drugs On Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Jefferson Twp. Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its tenth opportunity in five years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially ...
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Use and Misuse The Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") is sponsoring "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" on September 26, 2015. The importance of the day, and its significance for our lives and community, is often overlooked.
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Local Woman Wants Birth Control Device Off Shelves; FDA reviews Essure BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. -- An FDA advisory committee held a meeting on Thursday to review a medical device called Essure. The FDA approved Essure in 2002.
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One in 10 Pregnant Women Admit They Drink Sometimes One in 10 pregnant women in the U.S. admit to drinking alcohol at least every now and then, and a third of the drinkers admit to binge drinking, federal researchers said Thursday.
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One in 10 pregnant women admits to drinking alcohol More than one in 10 pregnant women admitted drinking alcohol in the previous month, including about one in 33 who acknowledged at least one episode of binge-drinking, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Team Detects Genetic Mutations that May Explain Breast Cancer Relapse Breast Cancer Ribbon British scientists found a clue in the genes of breast cancer patients that may explain why the disease sometimes relapses.
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'Mind Reading' May Be Possible With Brain-to-Brain Interface, New Study Finds Researchers are hoping to find out if a certain kind of "mind reading" might be possible, with the help of some serious computers.
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What Happens When You Eat a Big Mac? An Infographic Purports to Explain What happens when you eat a McDonald's Big Mac? According to an infographic that's received a boom in popularity online on Wednesday, your body begins the process of digesting the iconic burger, which can take up to three days.
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McDonald's Employee Helps Disabled Man With His Dinner, Reminds Us Kindness ... There's a lot of negativity in the world, but there are still some darn good people out there, too. Case in point? Kenny the cashier, an employee at a McDonald's in Chicago.
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Mind readers: Pairs play guessing game using only their brains The participants were a mile apart on campus. They could neither see nor speak to each other. But one knew that the other was thinking about tiramisu.
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The party girl with heart of gold After a six year battle with breast cancer, television personality Helena McAlpine, 37, has died at home, surrounded by friends and family.
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There's More To Learn About Why Babies Smile Researchers studied smiling patterns of infants 4 months old and younger and how adults interacted with them. The findings suggest some unconscious goals are at play.
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Americans Are Eating Later, and That May Contribute to Weight Troubles Unable to shed those extra pounds? The problem might not only be what you're eating, but when you're eating it. A study of American dining habits suggests that much of our eating is out of sync with the ways our bodies evolved to handle food ...
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Sad To Say, Most Remedies For Hot Flashes Fizzle We know who we are: women of a "certain age" trying to hold back the assault of menopausal symptoms, and we are often desperate.
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State to allow more marijuana shops Clark County's newest Wal-Mart, a 24-hour Supercenter at 14505 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. in Orchards, opened Wednesday with the national… Life.
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Gwinnett woman who survived flesh-eating bacteria heading home soon Cindy Martinez had Marine Corps patches embedded in her prosthetic legs. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com. Story Highlights. Cindy Martinez has been hospitalized since Memorial Day.
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Chatfield High student dies after eating s'more containing peanut butter Simon Katz had no idea that the s'more passed to him Monday night at a Chatfield High School homecoming bonfire was made with peanut butter.
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Teens put down smokes, pick up e-cigarettes Florida high-school students have largely kicked the cigarette habit. But many have found another way to get nicotine fixes. A state report released Wednesday shows that 6.9 percent of high-school students smoke cigarettes, part of a steady decline ...
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State reports Indiana's 2nd West Nile virus human fatality INDIANAPOLIS - An increase in human cases of West Nile virus to 12 this year including two deaths has Indiana health officials urging Hoosiers to protect themselves against mosquitoes.
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In wave of felony marijuana charges, both sides point at publicity On Friday, with the state just two months away from finishing regulations for Alaska's commercial marijuana sales, the Department of Law filed a raft of felony charges against three businesses.
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Worried about a serious fall? Free event offers screenings, tips Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Shepherd Center are hosting Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Friday, Sept.
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Local Children Need You to be their Superhero in the Fight against Cancer BROOKSVILLE- September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Many events are being held in our area to educate our communities on how a diagnosis can affect a child and their family, to provide knowledge to those seeking information, as well as to ...
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Band To Finish Album In Memory Of Teen Member Who Died From Peanut Allergy LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) - A high school community in Littleton is heartbroken after a teenager died on Monday night. His father says he died because of an allergic reaction to peanuts.
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3 Elgin-area schools to stay closed Thursday after Legionella bacteria found Three Elgin-area school buildings will remain closed Thursday after high levels of the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease were found in schools' cooling systems.
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Amgen And Allergan Announce Positive Top-line Results From Phase 3 Study of ... THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and DUBLIN, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen AMGN, -0.14% and Allergan plc. AGN, -0.40% today announced a Phase 3 study of biosimilar candidate ABP 215 met its primary and secondary endpoints.
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