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Health NewsF.D.A. Extends Avastin’s Use to Breast Cancer2008-02-24 06:01 - The F.D.A.’s decision appeared to lower the bar slightly for approval of certain cancer drugs. China: Rise in AIDS and Syphilis 2008-02-24 04:50 - China disclosed a large percentage rise for 2007 in diseases transmitted sexually or via blood, including AIDS and syphilis, without reporting exact figures. 2 Plans and Many Questions on the Uninsured 2008-02-24 04:50 - The Democratic candidates have not provided enough detail about their health plans to enable more than guesswork about how they might influence consumers. Medical Device Ruling Redraws Lines on Lawsuits 2008-02-23 06:01 - The Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday protecting many types of medical device makers from personal injury lawsuits began rippling through courts and law offices almost immediately. Luring Doctors and Nurses ?A Crime? 2008-02-23 04:50 - Rich countries are actively poaching so many African health workers that the practice should be viewed as a crime, a team of international disease experts said. On Health Care, Affordability and Comprehensiveness 2008-02-23 04:50 - Most experts argue that the debate between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on health care is essentially over semantics. Justices Add Legal Complications to Debate on F.D.A.’s Competence 2008-02-22 06:01 - Wednesday’s ruling limiting lawsuits by patients over medical devices comes as groups raise questions about the F.D.A.’s ability to ensure the safety of these products. Google Health Begins Its Preseason at Cleveland Clinic 2008-02-22 06:01 - Google’s technology for personal health records, which is still in development, is getting a big endorsement from the Cleveland Clinic. New Studies Show Risks of Antibleeding Drug 2008-02-22 04:51 - Heart surgery patients were more likely to die if given an antibleeding drug, Trasylol, two new studies have found. The manufacturer, Bayer, stopped selling the drug after a Canadian study was halted because of deaths. The research reignites a controversy over Trasylol, which was on the market for 14 years. The studies are being published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. The first looked at about 10,000 patients who had bypasses at Duke University Medical Center from 1996 through 2005. It found that 6.4 percent of patients who were given Trasylol died within 30 days of the surgery, a rate nearly 2.5 times higher than patients who got another drug or who received no treatment for bleeding. The second study, financed by Bayer, looked at about 78,000 patients nationwide from 2003 to 2006. After adjusting for other factors, the researchers found the risk of death was 64 percent higher in the Trasylol group than in those taking a comparison drug. Surgery for Back Ailment Meant Less Pain, Study Says 2008-02-22 04:51 - People who had surgery for spinal stenosis, a common back ailment, had less pain two years later than those who decided to skip the surgery, researchers said. They said the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, should help patients make an informed decision when they develop the painful condition. ?This study says surgery is better,? said the lead author, Dr. James Weinstein of Dartmouth. Spinal stenosis is caused by a narrowing of the spinal canal that gradually pinches off nerves in the spine, making it painful to stand or walk. The findings are part of a five-year, 11-state study looking at the effectiveness of common back surgery. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 |
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