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FDA Makes New Cancer Treatments Easier to Get

WebMD Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 21:33

Rather than making doctors beg for these drugs, if the company approves, the FDA will intercede and help the process along, the agency announced at the meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.

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Brazil suspends beef exports to China due to atypical mad cow case: newspaper

Reuters Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 21:13
Brazil's Agriculture Ministry has preemptively suspended beef exports to China after authorities found an atypical case of mad cow disease in Mato Grosso state, Valor Econômico reported on Monday.
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Brazil suspends beef exports to China after mad cow case: exporter

Reuters Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 21:11
A representative of a leading Brazil-based beef exporter confirmed on Monday that the country's agriculture ministry has suspended beef exports to China after a case of mad cow was reported in the state of Mato Grosso.
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Kids Still Being Poisoned by Detergent Pods

WebMD Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:42

Liquid laundry detergent is toxic. It is tied to central nervous system and respiratory depression, eye injuries, lung inflammation and death.

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Time to End Hush-Hush Treatment of Sexual Harassment

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:30
(MedPage Today) -- Hiding incidents perpetuates the problem; openness, metrics, and hard goals needed
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Without older subjects, cancer drugs trials rely on atypical patients

Reuters Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:27
(Reuters Health) - Patients selected to participate in studies of cancer drugs tend to be younger than most people with the disease in the general population, researchers say.
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'Unprecedented' Survival Benefit Vanishes in Confirmatory Cancer Trial

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:15
(MedPage Today) -- Over $500 million in sales for drug with possibly no benefit
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Recall: Johnsonville Sausage May Contain Plastic

WebMD Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:11

The Wisconsin-based company's sausages were shipped nationwide and internationally. The FSIS says Johnsonville flagged the problem after a consumer complained about finding green-colored plastic in one of the now-recalled products.

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Even mild brain injuries tied to lasting functional deficits

Reuters Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:10
People who have mild traumatic brain injuries may be more likely to have lasting functional deficits that get in the way of daily activities than patients who experience other types of injuries, a U.S. study suggests.
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African-American MS Patients Assessed in Real-World Tecfidera Study

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 20:00
(MedPage Today) -- ESTEEM looks at safety and efficacy of dimethyl fumarate
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1 Dies in Ohio Outbreak of Legionnaires Disease

WebMD Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 19:58

Legionnaires is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can grow in water in building cooling systems. It's spread as people inhale contaminated water droplets, according to the CDC.

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Poor Mental Health Ups Risk for Teen E-Cigarette Use

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 19:45
(MedPage Today) -- 'Two-way highway' for mental health problems, use of e-cigarettes in this population
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ONC Chief Defends Interoperability Rule

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 19:30
(MedPage Today) -- Says much work already done to make its provisions "precise"
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Syncope in Pregnancy May Predict Worse Birth Outcomes

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 19:14
(MedPage Today) -- Timing also matters, and may also indicate cardiovascular disease in the mother, large retrospective study finds
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Poor Sleep May Increase COPD Exacerbation Risk

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 19:00
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with more sleep problems had more exacerbations
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Prostate Cancer and African-Americans: Why Mortality Rates Are Higher

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 18:30
(MedPage Today) -- Study suggests socioeconomics plays an under-appreciated role
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Perdue Recalls Almost 32,000 Pounds of Chicken

WebMD Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 18:22

The recall follows customer complaints that the fully cooked chicken products contained pieces of bone, according to the recall notice posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Why is intermittent fasting so popular?

BBC Health - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 18:09
Intermittent fasting: how does it work and why is it so popular?
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Survival After Laparoscopy Similar to Open Surgery

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 18:00
(MedPage Today) -- Colon cancer metastases to liver excised in minimally invasive procedure
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AHA: Heart Disease a Growing Problem in HIV

MedPageToday.com - Lun, 03/06/2019 - 17:30
(MedPage Today) -- Scientific statement calls for more research, clinical trials in this population
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