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Amag says anemia drug caused fatal reaction in Switzerland

Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc said its marketing partner in Switzerland, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is recalling a batch of Amag's anemia drug, Rienso, because of a death and several cases of hypersensitivity.

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Related Topix: Anemia, Medicine, Marketing, Lexington, MA

Tue May 21, 2013

GPB.org

Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty

When the sun rises over the Rio Grande Valley, the cries of the urracas black birds perched on the tops of palm trees swell to a noisy, unavoidable cacophony.

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Related Topix: Texas, Medicaid, Texas Government, Rick Perry, US Governors, US News, Health Insurance

Tri-cityherald.com

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide

He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter.

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Related Topix: Burt Bacharach, Pop/Rock, Suicide, Autism

KMIZ

Where have Europe's nurses gone?

At the top of a flight of stairs with no elevator in sight, registered nurse Katarzyna Kaseja leans over the rickety metal bars of a crib.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, World News, Poland, Long Term Care

Salisbury Journal

Last-ditch appeal over measles jabs

The programme to inoculate thousands of children at risk from the measles epidemic in the greater Swansea area ends this week Health chiefs are appealing to children still unprotected against measles to sign up to an in-school vaccination drive before it ends.

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Related Topix: Neath and Port Talbot County, Wales, Swansea County, Wales, Carmarthenshire County, Wales, World News, Powys County, Wales, United Kingdom, Natural Disasters, Epidemic, Vaccinations, Health, Mumps

Lincoln Daily News

After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, George Bush, W., US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat

EDGE

Side Effects

Steven Soderberg's alleged last big screen directorial effort, "Side Effects" is a throwback thriller with a clever script and some neato twists.

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Related Topix: Side Effects, Short, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Channing Tatum, Rooney Mara, Depression, Jude Law, Celebrities, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Connecticut Post

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Acupuncturist Claire McManus watches a pair of sea turtles, who are recovering from a stranding, swim at the New England Aquarium's animal car center in Quincy, Mass., Monday May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Acupuncture, Quincy, MA, Weather

Mon May 20, 2013

Denver Post

'Too many names': Boulder memorial, walk honor those who died from AIDS

Susan Finnegan, Vyckee Keys and her daughter Alexandra Keyes, age 13, pause during the moment of silent remembrance at the Boulder County AIDS Project's participation in the International AIDS Candlelight Vigil on Sunday evening May 19th, 2013 in Boulder Colorado.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Boulder, CO, Boulder County, CO

WHIO

Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal

Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Warner Chilcott, Healthcare Industry, Parsippany, NJ, Lipitor, Atorvastatin (generic), Cholesterol, Colitis

CBC News

Flu shot for health workers urged by Ont. medical officer

There were more than 350 flu outbreaks, compared to about 100 the year before. That number comes even though most residents are vaccinated.

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Related Topix: Long Term Care

KMBC-TV

Teen featured in viral video dies

In the past few weeks, donations to Zach's cause -- the Children's Cancer Research Fund -- skyrocketed, as did downloads of his song, "Clouds," which has more than 2.9 million page views on YouTube.

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Related Topix: Bone Cancer

KCCI-TV Des Moines

Boys with ADHD may become obese adults

Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new study -- which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for more than 4 million kids in the United States living with the disorder.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD, Kids, Family

Myrtle Beach Online

FDA has safety concerns with Merck insomnia drug

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday released its review of the company's sleep aid, suvorexant, ahead of a public meeting on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Insomnia, Business News

Worcester News

Drunk teen groped beneath canal bridge

CONTROVERSIAL plans to scrap at-home care for the vulnerable in Worcestershire are facing a challenge in the High Court after a 17-year-old's mother brought legal action.

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Related Topix: Medicine, ADHD

Journal Gazette

IU team advancing cancer risk test

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Breast Cancer, Fort Wayne, IN, Genetics

Sun May 19, 2013

KTRE-TV Lufkin

US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

A report says former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who serves as a bio-warfare adviser to the president and Pentagon, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplies it.

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Related Topix: Anthrax, Medicine, Human Genome Sciences, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

The Beaumont Enterprise

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

In this June 14, 2011 file photo, Alivia Parker, 21 months, runs through circles of spraying water on a 100 degree day in Montgomery, Ala.

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Related Topix: Sundown, Bullfrog, Sunscreens (generic), Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Cancer, Skin Cancer, Dermatology

WEAU-TV Eau Claire

Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots

Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government, Vaccinations

MediLexicon

To Increase Bicycle Use, Improve Public Health, A Change In Cycle Track Policy Needed

Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists' preferences and safety data, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health researchers.

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