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New insights into actions of NSAIDsIbuprofen, naproxen, and related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - the subjects of years of study - still have some secrets to reveal about how they work. Vanderbilt University inves2011/9/27
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Sodium Stibogluconate & Paromomycin combination treatment for Kala azarUrgent support needed for governments to roll out treatments and control disease East Africa is fighting the worst kala azar outbreak in a decade. Collaboration across the region through the Leishman2011/9/26
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Johnson & Johnson resumes Tylenol shipmentsJohnson & Johnson has resumed shipping its Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe caplets, made by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, more than a year after the product was recalled due to manufacturing deficien2011/9/23
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Guide for Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring (interim) issuedIn order to intensify the monitoring of medical device adverse event, the State Food and Drug Administration formulated the Guide for Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring (interim) in accordance wi2011/9/23
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Too many kids poisoned with prescription drugs: StudyBy Dr Ananya Mandal, MD Figures show that each year half a million kids age 5 and younger get into household medications and are poisoned. Though parents tend to believe that these tragic accidents2011/9/20
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Safety tips to prevent unintentional pediatric medication poisoningsA study discussing the dramatic increase in the number of children being poisoned by unintentionally ingesting medications was published online today in the Journal of Pediatrics. This study shows tha2011/9/19
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New paper describes unique process that is central to induction of MSRA antibiotic resistanceA new paper by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers that included Shahriar Mobashery, Jeffrey Peng, Brian Baker and their researchers Oleg Borbulevych, Malika Kumararasiri, Brian Wilson, Let2011/9/16
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New study aims to reduce number of pediatric pharmaceutical poisoningPharmaceutical poisoning remains a common childhood injury, despite years of concerted prevention efforts, such as improved safe guards on packaging. Over half a million children are exposed to phar2011/9/16
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Researchers discover several chemical compounds against human prion diseasesFinding opens possibility of treating brain-wasting mad cow disease In a new study NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressa2011/9/15
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Reminder packaging improves adherence to long-term hypertension medicationsPeople with chronic illnesses are more likely to take long-term medications according to doctors' instructions if the packaging includes a reminder system, according to a new review of evidence. Re2011/9/14