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| Lupus Drug Benlysta Gets Thumbs Up From FDA Advisory Panel Medical News Today An FDA Arthritis Advisory Committee voted 13 to 2 in favor of approving Benlysta (belimumab), a lupus medication. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Advisory Committee consists of 15 outside experts, their recommendations are not binding, however, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four Loko maker to pull caffeine from alcohol drink Reuters By Martinne Geller NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The maker of controversial alcoholic energy drink Four Loko said it would remove caffeine and other stimulants from all of its beverages ahead of an expected crackdown by US regulators. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Merck Cholesterol Drug Hits Safety Goals Wall Street Journal By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN CHICAGO—A study involving Merck & Co.'s experimental drug anacetrapib showed it met safety goals while significantly boosting good cholesterol levels and lowering the bad kind. The study, scheduled for presentation Wednesday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Study: Do Energy Drinks Lead to Alcohol Abuse? TIME By Meredith Melnick Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | 0 comments Most news headlines are focusing on the safety of alcoholic energy drinks like Four Loko, the maker of which announced on Tuesday, in the face of several statewide bans and the threat of a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Treatment zaps high blood pressure at the source Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A device that destroys nerves leading to the kidney safely lowered blood pressure in people with treatment-resistant hypertension, potentially offering a new option for millions of people who struggle to keep ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France: 500 patients may have died after taking diabetes drug Mediator CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff French health officials Xavier Bertrand and Nora Berra sound the alert Tuesday for patients who took the drug Mediator. Paris, France (CNN) -- A French health agency is recommending patients who took the diabetes drug Mediator get ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First Premature Birth Rate Drop In Thirty Years In USA, But Still High Medical News Today The preterm birth rate in the USA dropped 4% from 2006 to 2008, after nearly thirty years of steady increase, March of Dimes report published today on the 8th Annual Prematurity Awareness Day. In 2008, the preliminary preterm birth rate was 12.3%, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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