TOP 100 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SITES
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| New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 2010-09-14T01:27:27ZBOSTON (AP) -- An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday.... hosted.ap.org |
US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-23T20:18:17ZEuropean regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.... hosted.ap.org |
Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research By MALCOLM RITTER and KARL RITTER 2010-10-05T16:44:40ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the world and raised challenging new questions about human reproduction.... hosted.ap.org |
Vaccine Case Before Justices Turns on the Language of a Law The Supreme Court tried to divine Congress’s intent in a law to compensate people injured by vaccines while barring some lawsuits against drug makers. feeds.nytimes.com |
CDC: High blood pressure awareness, treatment up By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-27T16:00:56ZATLANTA (AP) -- More American adults are aware they have high blood pressure, and more are taking medicine to try to control it, according to a new government report released Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |