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HIV prevention pill for heterosexuals at risk too
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. health officials are telling doctors they should consider an AIDS prevention pill for women and heterosexual men at high risk for getting the virus. The government previously advised doctors to give the once-a-day pill Truvada...Tags: Truvada, AIDS, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV
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Meningitis vaccination urged for children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Association of School Nurses is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against meningitis. The association is among several health groups across the country urging meningococcal vaccination. A new report...
Tags: Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Meningitis, Health and Safety at School
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Horse owners warned about West Nile virus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The state Board of Animal Health is urging Indiana horse owners to be vigilant about making sure their animals are vaccinated against the West Nile virus. The board says three horses already have been diagnosed with the...
Tags: West Nile Virus, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses
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New use for old drug proves effective in battling nausea for chemo patients
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- When Roseann Shull was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, the standard drugs weren't working to relieve nausea caused by the chemotherapy agents. "I pretty much was nauseous all the time. I had lots of headaches," said Shull, 53,...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Vomiting, Oncology, Trials, Lilly Eli & Co
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FDA approves first new weight loss pill in decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over a decade. The agency cleared the pill for...Tags: Diabetes, Washington, DC, Health Organizations, Weight Loss, Weight
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Senate bill aims to increase drug import safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators would inspect more drug manufacturing facilities in China, India and other foreign countries as part of legislation approved Thursday that aims to step up oversight of the nation's imported pharmaceutical supply....Tags: Washington, DC, John McCain, Michael F. Bennet, China, Heparin (drug)
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Psychiatry series: There are ways to stretch psychiatric care
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterJames Kauzlaurich sits in a room at Oaklawn's South Bend offices where his psychiatrist appears on a TV screen. She tunes in live from her Chicago office, and they chat about the depression that he's fought almost his entire, 47-year life. The...Tags: Politics, Pharmaceuticals, Nursing, Health and Safety at School, Behavioral Conditions
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SW Indiana county on pace to lead state in meth labs
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in Vanderburgh County in southwest Indiana report 41 one-pot methamphetamine lab cases have been reported in the first five months of the year. The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/KiqDdG ) the...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Eric Williams, Health
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Gov. Snyder gets bills banning synthetic marijuana
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has given the Legislature's final approval to bills that would ban so-called synthetic marijuana. The substance, sold under trade names like Spice and K2, has been available in stores as a mix of dried...Tags: Synthetic Marijuana, Politics, Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Government
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Woman with flesh-eating disease refusing pain meds
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-destroying disease is refusing to take pain medications during some procedures, partly because of her personal convictions. The father of Aimee Copeland says his daughter despises the use of...Tags: Morphine (drug), Necrotizing Fasciitis, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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This allergy season a bad one
MISHAWAKA -- Have your allergies been bad this year? Well, you're not alone. Doctors in our area say this allergy season has been worse than normal. It's that time of year. Colorful flowers blooming all over, but while they may be beautiful, for many...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Allergies, Health
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Court: Use new drug sentencing law in crack cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of newly reduced sentences. Corey A. Hill and Edward Dorsey were arrested in 2007 and 2008 for...Tags: Washington, DC, Samuel A. Alito, Clarence Thomas, Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia
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