Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 01:18 PM -- 
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Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise
LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases. ...
POSTED 09/02/2010 at 02:54 PM -- 
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Early day care may promote eczema development
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 09:39 PM -- 
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U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 03:01 AM -- 
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Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 10:11 PM -- 
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Timer may help kids' bladder control problems
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 05:24 PM -- 
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Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 04:07 PM -- 
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Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 05:22 PM -- 
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Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 12:23 PM -- 
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Odds of getting new kidney uneven
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests. ...
POSTED 09/03/2010 at 01:13 PM -- 
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