 A.M. Vitals: Fake Avastin Case Puts Overseas Drug Suppliers In Focus
 05.04.2012 12:01  8242129 views  0 comments
 Also: Being diagnosed with cancer raises the risk of heart attack and suicide, a study says; and the chairman of the top European Union drugs committee resigns suddenly. Read more »
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Complex Genetic Mutations Contribute to Autism, Studies Say
04.04.2012 22:26 18987669 views 0 comments
 Researchers say they have identified gene mutations that contribute to autism in three separate studies. Read more »
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GE Ramps Up Investment in Personalized Medicine
04.04.2012 19:07 19068467 views 0 comments
 GE is ramping up its investment in personalized medicine, reflecting the burgeoning interest in using genetic information to help tailor treatments to individual patients. Read more »
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Think Drunk-Driving Rules Are Tough Here? Try Sweden
04.04.2012 17:49 19920413 views 0 comments
 The U.S. is relatively lenient on just what counts as too much too much alcohol for drivers, even though it stubbornly remains a component in many fatal car crashes. Read more »
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A.M. Vitals: New Batch of Fake Avastin Is Circulating in the U.S.
04.04.2012 14:26 21046951 views 0 comments
 Also: Researchers find regular exercise and caffeine can reduce the risk of skin cancer in mine, and about half of preschoolers in a study didn't have even one parent-supervised outdoor play a day. Read more »
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Many Medical Tests and Procedures Aren’t Needed — Doctors’ Groups
04.04.2012 13:24 20708493 views 0 comments
 Many medical tests and procedures are performed when they aren't needed, a new campaign by several doctors' groups says. Read more »
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How Healthy Is Your County? A New Data Trove Can Tell You
03.04.2012 22:26 21848471 views 0 comments
 The 2012 County Health Rankings report, the third annual, is out today and provides a treasure trove of data29 measures in allfor each of the 3,005 counties in the U.S. Read more »
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Herbal Medicines Get Some More Respect
03.04.2012 14:48 21242419 views 0 comments
 The chemical complexity of plant and herbal treatments has slowed their study in mainstream medicine, but some plants and herbal combinations show promise in helping treat some cancer patients. Read more »
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A.M. Vitals: Genome Mapping May Be Misleading
03.04.2012 14:46 21026025 views 0 comments
 Also: The University of Washingtons Population Health Institute releases its annual health rankings of nearly every county in 50 states; and most Americans are getting enough vitamins, the CDC says. Read more »
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Live Chat: Breaking Up Well
03.04.2012 0:02 23532146 views 0 comments
 This week in Bonds, Elizabeth Bernstein focuses on how to end a relationship without causing unnecessary pain and hard feelings. She'll discuss her advice in a live chat on Tuesday, April 3 at 12 p.m. EDT. Ask your questions now. Read more »
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Prescription-Drug Overdose: One Victim’s Mother Makes a Personal Plea
02.04.2012 20:33 22752157 views 0 comments
 Robin Kellner, a business owner in New York who lost her 22-year-old daughter to a prescription-drug overdose, is starting a foundation is support recovering addicts in the arts. Read more »
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A.M. Vitals: Some States Move Forward Voluntarily on Health-Insurance Exchanges
02.04.2012 15:08 22315443 views 0 comments
 Also: Melanoma rates have increased "dramatically," Mayo Clinic researchers say; Express Scripts closes its acquisition of Medco; and a Novartis COPD treatment met its main goals in three late-stage trials. Read more »
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Jeremy Lin Joins Long List of Athletes Stymied by a Torn Meniscus
02.04.2012 13:56 22046875 views 0 comments
 For a piece of cartilage less than an inch in diameter, the meniscus causes a lot of mayhem, with the Knicks' Jeremy Lin being just the latest pro athlete stymied by a torn one. Read more »
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Bird-Flu Research Gets U.S. Panel’s Green Light for Publication
30.03.2012 23:19 26204156 views 0 comments
 A panel of scientists that earlier warned the government about the risks of disclosing two research papers reversed course, recommending that two studies on bird flu be published. Read more »
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For Soon-To-Be Moms, Labor’s Getting Longer
30.03.2012 20:55 26085564 views 0 comments
 A new study by the National Institutes of Health shows that mothers are spending significantly more time in labor than they did in the early 1960s. Read more »
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When Medicine Really Gets Personal: The DIY Clinical Trial
30.03.2012 20:38 25634640 views 0 comments
 If you're considering running an experiment or clinical trial on yourself, there's now a blueprint you can follow. Read more »
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A.M. Vitals: Roberts Leaves Wiggle Room on Health-Law Case
30.03.2012 14:36 24843265 views 0 comments
 Also: An FDA advisory panel recommends more testing to make sure obesity drugs don't cause heart attacks, and another FDA panel will review data on metal-on-metal him implants in June. Read more »
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Maybe Internet Pharmacies Arent as Risky as We Thought?
29.03.2012 20:39 27102546 views 0 comments
 A new study suggests credentialed Internet pharmacies sell good-quality medicines most, if not all of the time. Read more »
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A.M. Vitals: Health-Care Overhaul Case Ripples Outward
29.03.2012 13:27 27448662 views 0 comments
 Also: A large "encyclopedia" detailing how hundreds of cancer cell lines interact with drugs has been published; many "landmark" cancer studies can't be replicated; and the FDA asks Chelsea for more data on Northera. Read more »
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Why Does a Person Suddenly Lose It? Possible Causes Abound
28.03.2012 22:24 29069654 views 0 comments
 A long list of medical and psychiatric conditions can underlie or trigger a sudden psychotic episode. Read more »
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