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Docs at odds over kids' cholesterol test guidance
CHICAGO (AP) — Should all U.S. children get tested for high cholesterol? Doctors are still debating that question months after a government-appointed panel recommended widespread screening that would lead to prescribing medicine for some kids....Tags: University of Washington, Medical Specialization, Education, Medical Research, Abbott Laboratories
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FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Merck drug as the first combination pill for patients with diabetes who also have high cholesterol. Patients with both diabetes and high cholesterol are at increased risk for heart...Tags: Diabetes, Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Disease, Kidney Disease
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FDA ties birth control drugs to blood clot risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators say several new birth control drugs, including the Bayer pill Yaz, appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications. A new study released by the Food and Drug...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, Birth Control, Family Planning
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FDA says Pfizer's Prevnar vaccine works in adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health scientists say Pfizer's best-selling vaccine Prevnar is at least as effective as a competing vaccine from Merck at helping prevent potentially deadly infections in adults Prevnar 13 is designed to reduce the risk of...Tags: Vaccines, Health, Ear Infection, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines
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Merck halts development of experimental Parkinson's drug
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Merck & Co has ended development of preladenant, an experimental drug for Parkinson's disease, after initial data from three late-stage trials proved disappointing. New Jersey-based Merck said the decision to discontinue the studies...Tags: Medical Research, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Religion and Belief, UPS Inc., Youth Organizations, Justice and Rights
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UCF trustees approve $1.4 billion operating budget that includes no tuition increase
Sentinel School ZoneTrustees at the University of Central Florida this afternoon approved a $1.4 billion operating budget for the coming school year that includes no tuition increase. But Chief Financial Officer Bill Merck explained that base undergraduate tuition for...Tags: Rick Scott, Budgets and Budgeting, Education, University of Central Florida, Colleges and Universities
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RPT-FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: Vanderbilt University , Penicillin (drug), Meningitis, Wyeth, Pharmaceuticals
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EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP: ARM Holdings, Anglo American, Statoil, Bayer
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Anglo American, Bayer and Thomas Cook Group, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * ARM Holdings PLC : Exane BNP Paribas cuts to neutral from...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Mining, Stock Market, Bayer AG, ARM Holdings Plc
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Indian stocks to watch-May 23
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 0.5 percent down and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan is 1.5 percent lower. * Japanese government bond prices dived and 10-year JGB futures tumbled a full...Tags: Stock Market, Finance, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Petroleum Industry, Diabetes
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FDA panel: Merck's insomnia drug effective, safe at low doses
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug is safe and effective at the lower of two doses studied but not at the higher, a panel of medical experts said on Wednesday. The panel, which advises the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Insomnia
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Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses. The advisory panel was convened to help the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Stanford University, Trials, Drugs and Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, Insomnia
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