Medications
FDA approves new sleeping drug from Merck (Update)
Merck & Co. Inc. has won federal approval for a new type of sleeping pill designed to help people with insomnia stay asleep.
Aug 13, 2014
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Health
FDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes (Update 2)
The U.S. government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels.
Apr 24, 2014
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Health
Government approves medical marijuana research
The Obama administration handed backers of medical marijuana a significant victory Friday, opening the way for a University of Arizona researcher to examine whether pot can help veterans cope with post-traumatic stress, a ...
Mar 17, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
TV ads nutritionally unhealthy for kids, study finds
The nutritional value of food and drinks advertised on children's television programs is worse than food shown in ads during general air time, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researchers.
Dec 17, 2013
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Pediatrics
Study examines drug labeling and exposure in infants
Federal legislation encouraging the study of drugs in pediatric patients has resulted in very few labeling changes that include new infant information, according to a study by Matthew M. Laughon, M.D., M.P.H., of the University ...
Dec 9, 2013
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Medications
US approves breakthrough hepatitis C drug (Update)
U.S. health officials have approved a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug from Gilead Sciences Inc. that is expected to offer a faster, more palatable cure to millions of people infected with the liver-destroying virus.
Dec 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Microchip that can identify human pathogens in a single test could revolutionize diagnosis of infections
Quick diagnosis of an infection is critical to providing early treatment; but, currently, multiple tests can be required to identify the pathogen responsible. Now, Christopher Wong at the A*STAR Genome Institute Singapore ...
Aug 14, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick-borne illness babesiosis a hazard for seniors: FDA
(HealthDay)—A tick-borne illness that can be severe or fatal among seniors, newborns and people with weakened immune systems is becoming more common in certain parts of the United States, federal health officials warn.
Jul 2, 2013
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Medications
US: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up (Update)
The U.S. government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency contraception no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters.
Apr 30, 2013
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Health
US supreme court rejects challenge to new cigarette labeling
(HealthDay News) —The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a tobacco industry challenge to a controversial 2009 federal law that mandates graphic warning labels on cigarettes. The high court refused to hear the case, essentially ...
Apr 22, 2013
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