Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 13 October 2007

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Saturday 13 October 2007

Isentress Approved For Combination Use For HIV Treatment By FDA

Written by Christian Nordqvist

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval for Isentress (raltegravir) tablets to be used along with other antiretroviral agents for HIV-1 infection for adult patients who have evidence of viral...
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Breast Screening Decisions Should Be Made By Women Themselves

Written by Christian Nordqvist

A woman in her forties should be encouraged to make up her own mind whether breast screening is best for her, rather having people tell her what to do, say two American experts in the British Medical Journal, this week's issue...
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$71,000 Worth Of Dietary Supplements Seized For Allegedly Violating New Act, Says FDA

Written by Christian Nordqvist

US Marshals seized about $71,000 of FulLife Natural Options Inc. goods last Tuesday for violating new drug and misbranding provisions of Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The company marketed and distributed Charantea...
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Unsafe Levels Of Lead In Water In Five Toronto Schools

Other Medical and Health News for 13 October*

Arsenic Exposure Linked To Low Birth Weight In Bangladesh

BioCryst Initiates Enrollment In Pivotal Trial Of Forodesine HCL In Patients With Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

FDA Commissioner Meets With Chinese Minister Of Health And Other Senior Chinese Government Officials On Import Safety

Spain Prevents Automatic Substitution Of Biological Medicines, Providing Clarity For Pharmacists And Patients

Curtailing School Violence: National Mental Health Experts Outline What Teachers Need To Know

Kidney Disease Treatment May Harm Patients - Study Suggests Ways To Reduce Danger

Professor Sparks Debate On Treatment Of Sexual Dysfunction

FTY720 May Repair Or Reduce Damage Caused By Multiple Sclerosis Through A Direct Effect In The Brain

Clarian Hospitals Receive Prestigious National Honor For Quality And Accountability

Ahrq Expands Therapeutics Education And Research Centers And Adds New Topics: Health It, Economics, Formularies

Cancer Patients' Legal Needs Not Being Met

Genome Update Defines Landscape Of Breast And Colon Cancers

Cellestis Receives FDA Approval For Blood Test For Detecting Tuberculosis

Genzyme To Participate In FDA Advisory Committee Meeting On The Use Of Phosphate Binders In Chronic Kidney Disease

Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Blockage A Significant Stroke Risk

New Data Suggests Progression Of Disability At Two Years Predicts Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Disability Progression At Eight Years

Nation's Largest Healthcare Alliance Adds Roche HIV-1 Test To Existing Contract

Workers With Burnout Less Likely To Receive Occupational Interventions

Breast Cancer Radiation Does Not Affect Women's Immune System

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) Help Cancer Patients

Nobel Peace Prize 2007 To Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change - Ith ETH Zurich Participation

Just Released: New Dental Drug, Herb, Supplement Reference With Content From The Natural Standard Research Collaboration

MS Treatment With AVONEX For 2 Years Reduces Probability Of Reaching More Severe Disability Milestones At 8 Years

Sub Specialist Care Does Not Necessarily Improve Outcomes In Ovarian Cancer

BioXell Announces Positive Phase IIb Results For Elocalcitol In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Consumers Encouraged To Talk To Their Pharmacist

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