Obama urges work on healthcare after committee vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday welcomed the latest vote by a House of Representatives committee on healthcare reform and urged lawmakers to keep up the momentum in the coming weeks.
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China seals off town after plague kills two
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sealed off a remote far-western town of 10,000 people after two people died of pneumonic plague, state media said Monday, but the World Health Organization said such outbreaks were nothing new.
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Antidepressant use doubles in U.S., study finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday.
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Low birth weight may raise kidney disease risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who were born at a low weight may have an increased risk of eventually developing kidney disease, a research review suggests.
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Gym class injuries sending more kids to ER
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids these days may be more likely to get hurt in gym class than they were a decade ago, a new study out in Pediatrics shows.
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Drug cuts diabetics' pancreatic cancer risk: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetics who took the drug metformin, which makes the body process insulin better, had a 62 percent lower risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those who had never received it, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.
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Physical evidence rare in girls reporting sex abuse
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's news that may make sex abuse investigators' jobs even more difficult: Girls who describe repetitive sexual abuse by genital penetration rarely have definitive physical evidence to prove it, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics.
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Transcept rises on Purdue sleep aid license (AP)
AP - Shares of Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. rocketed Monday after the company said it licensed its insomnia treatment candidate Intermezzo to Purdue Pharmaceutical Products LP for up to $145 million, plus royalty payments.
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Gorillas may be a source of AIDS, researchers find
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman from Cameroon has been found to be infected with an AIDS-like virus that came from gorillas, French researchers reported Sunday.
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Experts find new targets to stop breast cancer
HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer may originate in the cells lining the mammary ducts, which can be targeted in the fight against the disease, experts in Australia say.
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FDA clears Genentech drug for kidney cancer (AP)
AP - Biotech drugmaker Genentech Inc. said Sunday the Food and Drug Administration approved its cancer treatment Avastin for a new use against a form of kidney cancer, marking the sixth approval for the blockbuster drug.
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Savient says FDA not approved gout drug; to resubmit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Sunday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved its gout drug Krystexxa and that it seeks to resubmit its application to the FDA by early 2010.
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Savient says FDA declined to approve gout drug
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Sunday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its gout drug Krystexxa and that it seeks to resubmit its application to the FDA by early 2010.
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Orange/Peach pill with G and # 200 on the other side.
I still havent found out what this pill is can anyone please help me and let me know what kind of narcotic this is.
thanx.
its Kinda Orange/Peach color round capital G on one side and 200 on the other.
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Orange/Peach light round pill with a G and #200 on the other other side.
Can Anyone Tell me What kind of narcotic is this pill!
August 2, 2009 by Vans
Can anyone tell me what this pill is ive been trying to find out everywere what it is. hope I can get an answer.
posted for vans/g
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Immune cells cause more post-stroke brain damage: study
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a class of immune cells that floods the brain soon after a stroke, causing inflammation and more neurological damage.
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Experts find new targets to stop breast cancer
HONG KONG (Reuters) - One of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer may originate in the cells lining the mammary ducts, which can be targeted in the fight against the disease, experts in Australia say.
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HELP - Blue Oblong Pill - Imprint is P 100
anyone have any idea what this is? I was told it was a type of pain medication.
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Can someone help me identify this pill?
It is a round white pill. On one side, it is double scored into 4 quarters. On the other side, it says ROCHE above a '2' that has a dot on each side (a "dot" a number "2" then a "dot"). Thanks in advance.
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