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Asthma drugs may increase attacks in kids: report
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One class of drugs used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath in people with asthma may increase kids' risk of being hospitalized for an asthma attack, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Chemical Industry, COPD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Family, Lungs and Airways
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State biotech firms hope Congress will act
A proposal to speed the approval of new prescription drugs has patient advocates and biotech firms — including many based in Maryland — hoping that Congress will deliver a rare dose of bipartisanship this year.
Lawmakers are proposing a 6...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Science, Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Biotechnology Industry
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Making sense and nonsense regarding health care
timr@herald-mail.comAll right kids, you’re going to be hearing a lot about something called “health care” this week, and it can all be a little confusing, so your Uncle Tim is at hand to clear up an issue that will be central to your life moving forward:...Tags: Health Insurance, Government, Health, Politics, National Government
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Consolidation wave poised to hit state's health care services, biopharma sectors
Like a one-two punch, two major Maryland employers in the health care service and pharmaceutical industries were the targets last week of multibillion-dollar acquisition deals. Both homegrown companies — Human Genome Sciences Inc. and Catalyst...Tags: HealthSpring Inc., Healthcare Provider, Health Insurance, Companies and Corporations, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois)
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State Farm agent aims to help clients plan for their futures
Name of business: Toni Sandridge State Farm Owner: Toni Sandridge Address: 917 Pennsylvania Ave. in Hagerstown, next to Spa Warehouse Opening date: Dec. 16, 2011 Products and services: Insurance and financial services Market area: Maryland How did...Tags: Personal Service, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Farms, Marketing
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Propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson, isn't 'dangerous'
Readers' Representative JournalIn this week’s coverage of the trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, articles have been consistent in describing the drug that killed the pop star: Tuesday: “the dangerous surgical anesthetic propofol”... -
Drug companies pay $25 million to Illinois doctors
At least three dozen doctors in Illinois received payments and perks exceeding $100,000 from drug companies between 2009 and early 2011, according to an updated database that now includes information from a dozen pharmaceutical firms.
Doctors in the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Chicago, Cephalon Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Travel
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Party time again: Michelle Obama explains the Angela Merkel state dinner for you guys without invites
Top of the TicketGermany's leader is feted at the Obamas' fourth White House State Dinner. With full guest list.... -
Doctor-drug company database adds to confusion for consumers
Last week, after the launch of a new database detailing doctors' financial ties with drug companies, Dr. Daniel Carlat sat at his computer and began searching for information about colleagues.
He found several doctors who had potentially compromising...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Yale University, Cephalon Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines, Teaching and Learning
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Newer antipsychotics overused, US study suggests
ReutersAlthough first approved to treat schizophrenia, new antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for a host of other uses, even when there is little evidence they work, U.S. researchers said on Friday. The drugs, known as "atypical...Tags: Chemical Industry, Behavioral Conditions, Depression, IMS Health Incorporated, Bristol Myers Squibb Company
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