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Corrections and clarifications, September 04, 2008
An article on Page 4B of Monday's Local section incorrectly reported the title of Pedro Mena. He is a member of the Venezuelan Committee of the Americas Community Center Board of Directors. His personal views do not reflect the organization's. An...Tags: Medicine, John Baker, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Pompano Beach
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FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
Associated Press Writer.ndtable { background-color: White; border: 2px solid #205483; padding: 1px 1px 1px 1px; width: 505px; } .n4 { border: 1px solid #205483; margin: 1px 4px 1px 1px; paddingn: 1px 4px 1px 1px; font-size: 11px; font-family:Arial; text-align: left; } .ndtd1c {...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments, Government
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Genome lights the way to cancer 'milestone'
Researchers cataloging the genetic codes of deadly human brain and pancreatic cancers say they have found several dozen defective genes that appear to work in concert to set off the tumor growth that eventually kills their victims. The team, at the Johns...Tags: Genetics, Medical Specialization, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Research
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4 arthritis drugs will get stiffer warnings
The Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. The drugs -- Enbrel,...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine
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Are plastics safe?
Special to The TimesTHIRTEEN-MONTH-OLD Solange Dorsainvil plays with toys made from wood and cloth, drinks from a Swiss-made aluminum sippy cup and teethes on kale stems and celery. Her life is as plastic-free as her mother, Celina Lyons, can make it. Celina, a Berkeley-...Tags: Engineering, Heart Disease, Infants, Health Treatments, Animals
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FDA strengthens infection warning on arthritis drugs
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings yesterday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. The drugs...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health Organizations, Medical Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments
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FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs
The Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration is ordering stronger warnings on four medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The drugs -- Humira, Cimzia, Enbrel and Remicade -- work by suppressing the immune system, and the FDA says that can expose some...Tags: Health Organizations, Ohio, Medical Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Mississippi
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The imperfect hero
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn a humid summer morning, the Straight Talk Express is rolling along, en route from a town-hall meeting in Albuquerque to a private airstrip where a newly refurbished plane, also dubbed the Straight Talk Express, awaits. Sen. John McCain sits stiffly in...Tags: Basketball, Surgery, Health and Safety at School, Health Treatments, Crimes
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Targeted treatments wage war on breast cancer
Elizabeth Harden recently saw a patient in her 80s whose breast cancer metastasized, or spread to her bones, seven years ago. The woman is doing well and has not required additional chemotherapy during that time. She's not cured but she's living a good...Tags: New York, Cancer, Biotechnology, Health Treatments, Death and Dying
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USC breaks ground on stem cell research center
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUSC on Wednesday became the first of 12 institutions in the state to break ground on a taxpayer-funded facility for stem cell research. USC officials, state health authorities and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attended the groundbreaking for the Eli and...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Basketball, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Cancer facility recognized
The federal government has named the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center a national cancer center - a distinction that comes with $3 million in research money over the next three years and that will open the door to additional grants,...Tags: AIDS, Trials, Cancer, Research, Maryland
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Lipitor Ads Are Back, Minus Celebrity Doc
Television ads for the world's top-selling drug, cholesterol fighter Lipitor, are back, six months after Pfizer Inc. pulled them amid charges its use of a celebrity doctor endorser who's never practiced medicine misled the public. This time, Pfizer is...Tags: Celebrity, Pfizer Incorporated, Heart Disease, Medicine, Diseases
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