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Sanofi-Aventis has told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration its rimonobant antiobesity drug, also known under the Acomplia brand, brings a higher risk of suicidal thoughts than placebo and does not recommend the treatment for patients suffering from major depression. The potential blockbuster received a previous setback in April when the FDA extended its review of the drug by three months to July 27, and its Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee is due to meet Wednesday to review Rimonobant, provisionally branded Zimulti in the U.S.
Original post by Andrew K. Burger and software by Elliott Back
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A meat supplier expanded a voluntary recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli. United Food Group said in a statement Wednesday it expanded the recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef to include an additional 370,000 pounds based on “unspecified concerns” raised by the California State Department of Health Services. The recalled products were shipped to grocery stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
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Original post by John P. Mello Jr. and software by Elliott Back
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In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice using skin cells without the controversial destruction of embryos. If the same could be done with human skin cells, the procedure could lead to breakthrough medical treatments without the contentious ethical and political debates surrounding the use of embryos. It will take further study to see whether this scientific advance can be harnessed for creating new human therapies.
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Original post by Malcolm Ritter and software by Elliott Back
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For the first time, doctors said Monday they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year. The results in a multinational study of 602 patients with advanced liver cancer are impressive and likely will change the way patients are treated, say cancer specialists, including the study authors. Patients got either two tablets daily of a drug called “sorafenib” or dummy pills in the study, which started in March 2005.
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Original post by Lindsey Tanner and software by Elliott Back
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A man with a form of tuberculosis so dangerous he is under the first U.S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963 told a newspaper he took one trans-Atlantic flight for his wedding and honeymoon and another because he feared for his life. Hundreds of health authorities around the world are now scrambling to track down passengers who were seated near the man for testing, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Julie Gerberding said Wednesday.
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Original post by Mike Stobbe and software by Elliott Back
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The company involved in a voluntary recall of a contact lens solution said Tuesday it stands by its product and blamed improper handling of contact lenses for the eye infections that forced the product to be pulled from the shelves. “What we’re trying to handle right now … is what the CDC hit us with,” said James Mazzo, president and CEO of Advanced Medical Optics. Government officials Friday warned people to throw away AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection.
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Original post by Daniel Yee and software by Elliott Back
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Last couple of weeks I’ve had some pain in my shoulder. I think it started after I got my medicine balls–perhaps I overdid it for a couple of workouts.
Today I start doing some research on shoulder pain and came across this wikipedia page which was really comprehensive. I thought, dang… who the heck is writing this page. This feels too good to be in Wikipedia frankly.
So, I clicked on the discussion pages and the history and found out that the page had a very small number of edits for the first three years (2003-2005), and less than 100 edits overall. This article cold not have a been created with that small a number of edits.
Then I looked at the first edit and it seems the person cut and pasted this NIH article to make the Wikipedia article…http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/shoulderprobs/shoulderqa.htm
Someone questioned if this was really public domain on the talk page, but doesn’t [...]
Original post by Jason Calacanis and software by Elliott Back
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The first birth control pill meant to put a stop to women’s monthly periods indefinitely won federal approval Tuesday. Called “Lybrel,” it’s the first such pill to receive Food and Drug Administration approval for continuous use. When taken daily, the pill can halt women’s menstrual periods indefinitely and prevent pregnancies. Lybrel is the latest approved oral contraceptive to depart from the 21-days-on, seven-days-off regimen that had been standard since birth control pill sales began in the 1960s.
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Original post by Andrew Bridges and software by Elliott Back
