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Perrigo Recalls Children's Cough Syrup Over Overdose Risk The recall includes two batches of children's guaifenesin grape liquid (100mg/5 mL) and three batches of children's guaifenesin DM cherry liquid (100mg guaifenesin and 5mg dextromethorphan HBr/ 5 ml) sold in 4 oz.
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Taking statins before heart surgery can help reduce post-surgical complications Chicago, Jan. 12, 2016 - Using statins before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can help reduce cardiac complications, such as atrial fibrillation, following surgery and also can reduce the risk of death during and after surgery ...
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Task force: Mammograms do more good at 50 Mammograms FILE - In this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles.
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Company Recalls Children's Cough Syrup CEDAR PARK-LEANDER, TX -- The makers of a children's cough syrup sold at HEB and other stores have voluntarily recalled two batches of the medicine containing defective dosage cups.
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Breast Cancer Testing Saves Lives—But Only if We Stop Arguing About When to Do it New mammogram guidelines have doctors in an uproar. At what age should women start getting mammograms? The question seems straightforward enough, and yet the answer is stirring up serious controversy in the medical community.
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Martin's Food Markets alerts customers to voluntary recall of children's cough ... CARLISLE, Penn. - Following a recall by Perrigo Company plc, Giant Food Stores, LLC and Martin's Food Markets announced it removed from sale Care One Children's Mucus Relief Cough due to incorrect dosage markings which could result in a potential ...
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Government task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50 FILE - In this May 6, 2010 file photo, detection lead mammographer, Toborcia Bedgood, left, prepares a screen-film mammography test for patient Alicia Maldonado, at The Elizabeth Center for Cancer Detection in Los Angeles.
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Statins Aid Bypass Surgery Recovery, Research Shows TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who take statins before and after heart bypass surgery have fewer complications and a reduced risk of dying during and soon after the operation, a new analysis finds.
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Common painkiller may also be powerful cancer killer Diclofenac and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown in previous studies to have significant anti-cancer properties.
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Pre-Pregnancy Potato Consumption Linked to Gestational Diabetes TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women who eat lots of potatoes before pregnancy appear more likely to develop gestational diabetes, a new study suggests.
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Junior doctors' strike over pay and working hours – as it happened Thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike across England in a dispute over pay and working hours they claim will compromise patient safety.
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Striking junior doctors return to work amid hopes deal can be made over ... Junior doctors will return to work today after staging 24 hours of walk outs across the country. It's hoped the industrial action will prompt a deal over changes to their contracts can be reached before the next planned walkout.
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Charlie Sheen Temporarily Went Off HIV Medications to Seek Alternative ... "I'm been off my meds for about a week now," he said in a pre-taped segment for an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show Tuesday.
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Charlie Sheen is off HIV medications, seeking alternative treatment in Mexico Charlie Sheen has revealed he is off his HIV medications and seeking alternative treatment in Mexico. "I'm been off my meds for about a week now," he said in a pre-taped segment for an appearance on The Dr.
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Potatoes May Increase Risk Of Gestational Diabetes Should women planning a pregnancy lay off the french fries and mashed potatoes? Some researchers suggest that may be a good idea, since a new study finds that women who eat more potatoes before conceiving may face a higher risk of developing ...
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Implant for Opioid Addicts Urged for Federal Approval SILVER SPRING, Md. - A panel of medical experts recommended Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approve a new way of treating opioid addicts, using a slender rod implanted into the arm that delivers medicine for months at a time.
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Junior doctors strike: Live updates from Cheltenham General and ... Junior doctors will be on strike at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital today in protest against contract changes.
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FDA Panel Favors Approval for Drug-Oozing Addiction Implant WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers recommended approval Tuesday for an experimental implant designed to treat patients recovering from heroin and painkiller addiction.
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Weight-loss surgery may reduce depression in some patients, study suggests Dr. Carson Liu outlines skin flap on a patient just before removing over 48 pounds of skin and fat in a lap–band surgery in 2006.
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Small declines in kidney function may subtly affect the heart Even slightly impaired kidney function can cause subtle damage to the heart and blood vessels, and patients should talk to their doctors about how to reduce heart disease risk, according to a new study.
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Zika virus confirmed in US patient The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a case of Zika virus in a traveler from Texas who recently returned from Latin America, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU reports.
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With Ebola in check, are we ready for next outbreak? Monrovia, Liberia- The world will heave a collective sigh of relief when west Africa's Ebola epidemic is finally declared at an end after claiming more than 11,000 lives over two years.
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Take advantage of support, medication to stop smoking When the calendar flips to January, quitting tobacco often tops the list of New Year's resolutions for those who are current users.
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WHO to declare Ebola outbreak over with Liberia in the clear The two-year Ebola epidemic which laid waste to communities across west Africa and killed more than 11,000 people is due to be declared over Friday with Liberia expecting the all-clear.
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Therapy provider, nursing home operators settle claims of fraud A nursing home therapy provider and four nursing home operators, including two with facilities in Massachusetts, have agreed to pay the federal government more than $133 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud.
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Hookah study snuffs out the party In Ybor City, urban trends are a hot commodity, and one of the hottest is Hookah. Loading… Post to Facebook. Hookah study snuffs out the party In Ybor City, urban trends are a hot commodity, and one of the hottest is Hookah.
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Westerly boy fights the most amazing fight WESTERLY, R.I. - Since New Year's Day, when his mother posted on the Praying for Dorian Facebook page that her 7-year-old son's cancer had spread to his spinal fluid and into his brain, Dorian Murray has: ... made the choice to stop chemotherapy and ...
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Trying to Get Pregnant Soon After Miscarriage is a Good Idea: Study Women and couples who experience a miscarriage are often told by clinicians to wait three months or longer before attempting to conceive again.
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Study: E-Cigarettes Could Help Smokers Avoid Weight Gain When They Quit A woman smokes an e-cigarette as he visits Vapexpo, an international exhibition to promote e-cigarette, in Bordeaux, western France, on March 13, 2014.
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Kindred Healthcare to Pay $125 million to Settle US Allegations Over Therapy ... Kindred Healthcare Inc. KND -5.55 % agreed to pay $125 million to settle federal allegations it provided unnecessary therapy services to nursing-home patients as part of a scheme to overbill the federal Medicare program, according to the agreement ...
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Kindred, RehabCare settle False Claims allegations for $125 million Kindred Healthcare Inc. and its subsidiary RehabCare Group Inc. have agreed to pay $125 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit on Medicare therapy claim overbilling.
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Post-Miscarriage Pregnancy: The Sooner, the Better? savesaved. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Molly Walker Contributing Writer.
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Study: One hookah session delivers 25 times the tar of a cigarette LINDAU, GERMANY - APRIL 17: Young girls sit at the beach of Lake Constance sucking a sheesha on April 17, 2007, near Lindau, Germany.
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FDA to review drug-delivering implant for opioid addiction The implant's manufacturer will present clinical trial results to the agency on January 12, with a decision on approval expected by the end of February.
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New strain of dog flu suspected at Kent kennel A new dog flu that has sickened at least 2,000 pets in 25 states may have emerged in Washington after a suspected outbreak at a Kent kennel, health officials said Tuesday.
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Modesto considers medical pot rules The Modesto City Council will consider Tuesday limiting the cultivation of medical marijuana to qualified patients and primary caregivers, and grows that must be indoors and take up no more than 50 square feet.
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Roche, AbbVie get US priority review status for leukemia drug ZURICH Roche said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 'priority review' status for its venetoclax drug for the treatment of a blood cancer, which it is developing with partner AbbVie.
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HSHS ACO LLC selected as one of 100 new Medicare Shared Savings Program ... BY KMBarbeau | Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 09:42 AM. New Hospitals and Health Care Providers Join Successful, Cutting-Edge Federal Initiative that Cuts Costs and Puts Patients at the Center of Their Care.
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Flu activity up in region One case of Influenza A (H1N1) was confirmed in Douglas County, Nebraska, last week, according to the Douglas County Health Department's Influenza Surveillance Report released Friday.
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Bed Bugs: Our Creepy, Pervasive And Expensive Problem A Norwalk-based exterminator was called to an apartment building in the New Haven area and, entering one unit, he found the walls "dripping with bed bugs.
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Projected Changes in Medicare Advantage Could Affect Payments Largely A new study finds that projected and planned-for modifications to Medicare Advantage by CMS could lead to major changes in payments based on geographic locations.
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Exercise May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Depressed People: Study MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may reduce the chances of developing heart disease for people with depression, a new study suggests.
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State officials warn of winter carbon monoxide dangers NASHVILLE (WATE) - Colder temperatures mean an increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning as people try to heat their homes. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless and colorless gas that can kill without warnings.
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