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| Four Loko alcoholic drink to lose caffeine jolt Houston Chronicle By MARY CLARE JALONICK AP © 2010 The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The manufacturer of popular caffeinated alcohol drink Four Loko has said it will remove the caffeine from its products, pulling the blend off the market just as the Food and Drug ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Preventable Harms Common for Older Hospital Patients MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today About 14% of hospitalized Medicare patients suffered harms deemed "clearly or likely preventable" in a one-month study, a report from the Department of Health and Human Services said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lupus treatment gets approval from FDA panel Washington Post By Steven Overly The first drug designed specifically for lupus in more than a half-century made a significant step toward regulatory approval Tuesday when it earned the endorsement of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wide disparities found in late-stage cancer care Washington Post By Rob Stein The proportion of cancer patients who die in the hospital and who get hospice care varies widely from region to region and hospital to hospital across the country, according to a new report. Researchers at the Dartmouth Atlas Project in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Antibiotics often unnecessary for kids' ear infections USA Today By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Ear infections are the No. 1 reason kids get antibiotics, costing the country $2.8 billion a year. Yet a new analysis suggests that most of the 8 million kids who see a doctor for ear infections each year don't need antibiotics. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Some People Can't Identify the Nuts They're Allergic To WebMD By Katrina Woznicki Nov. 16, 2010 -- Many adults and children with nut allergies are unable to identify different types of tree nuts and peanuts, which could increase the risk of exposure and life-threatening allergic reactions. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Energy Drinks May Fuel College Kids' Alcohol Use BusinessWeek By Alan Mozes TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- College students who routinely consume highly caffeinated energy drinks are at significantly higher risk for becoming alcohol-dependent, new research suggests. "What we found is that weekly drinkers of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Omega-3 Supplements Won't Fight Irregular Heartbeat BusinessWeek By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Omega-3 fatty acid supplements don't cut back on recurrences of atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat that can cause stroke, new research suggests. "We now have definitive data that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 9/11 health bill backers press for Senate passage Wall Street Journal AP WASHINGTON — Backers of a bill to provide as much as $7.4 billion in aid to people exposed to World Trade Center dust began a final, bipartisan push Tuesday for Senate passage before the lame duck Congress adjourns. Survivors of the Sept. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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