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U.S. sues Novartis, alleging kickbacks to pharmacies
The U.S. government filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis AG on Tuesday, accusing a unit of the Swiss drugmaker of...
Epilepsy drug in pregnancy tied to autism risk
Women who take the epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy are three times more likely to have a child with an autism spectrum...
Supreme Court rules warrants needed for blood tests
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the ability of police to take involuntary blood samples from suspected drunken...
Colorado gunman had homicidal thoughts weeks before shooting: records
A University of Colorado psychiatrist who once treated accused theater gunman James Holmes described him to a campus police...
Upping vigorous exercise may improve fibromyalgia
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[ECON] - EU in 'denial' that ill economy costs lives-experts
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Antidepressants not tied to stunted infant growth
Despite concerns that antidepressant use during pregnancy could affect infants' growth and development, a small new study...
Antibiotics not worth risk in most chest colds-study
Doctors need to give antibiotics to more than 12,000 people with acute respiratory infections to prevent just one of them...
Should science on brain injury inspire boxing ban?
When Ireland's Katie Taylor was taking hits and striking blows for boxing's Olympic debut in an east London ring last year,...
Test of anthrax vaccine in children gets tentative OK
A presidential ethics panel has opened the door to testing an anthrax vaccine on children as young as infants, bringing an...
[SCIE] - Tapeworm genome points way to better drug treatments
Scientists have for the first time mapped the genomes of tapeworms, shedding light on the evolution of one of humankind's...
'Brain pacemaker' may ease severe anorexia: study
Scientists have for the first time reported successful use of a brain-stimulating implant to help patients with severe anorexia...
DNA a civil rights issue in Supreme Court case
In a case that spotlights the growing use of genetic data by law enforcement agencies, the Supreme Court will consider on...
Japan tsunami stress may have brought on seizures
In a devastated fishing community in northeastern Japan, the number of seizure patients spiked during the weeks following...
REFILE: Generic color switch tied to not taking pills
People seem less likely to take their medications if the pill color changes between prescriptions, which can happen when...
Generic color switch tied to not taking pills
People seem less likely to take their medications if the pill color changes between prescriptions, which can happen when...
[LEGL] - Motion to freeze pharmacy owners' assets denied
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to freeze the assets of the owners of the compounding pharmacy at the heart...
NY university faces growing criticism after Sandy kills lab mice
After superstorm Sandy flooded New York University's medical research laboratories, first accounts were of Herculean rescue...
Did the Neurontin lawsuit fuel health spending?
In 2004, Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, agreed to plead guilty and pay more than $430 million to settle charges...
Epilepsy drug leads to weight loss, side effects
A drug approved to prevent seizures may also help obese people lose a few pounds when it's added to therapy and nutritional...
FDA cracks down on websites for selling bad drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it has cracked down on thousands of online pharmacies for selling...
Rapid gene machines find cause of newborn illnesses
U.S. scientists have sequenced the entire genetic code of four gravely ill newborns and identified genetic diseases in three...
Warnings to at-risk drivers reduce vehicle crashes
A system where doctors routinely reported drivers who might be impaired by chronic illness cut the risk of car crashes by...
Blood tests of driver sobriety makes Supreme Court agenda
The Supreme Court will soon consider whether police must get a warrant before forcing a suspected drunken driver to submit...
More hospital errors when kids have chronic ills
Medical errors affect about three percent of hospitalized children in the U.S., with the risk being higher if they have a...
FDA warns L'Oreal about drug-like claims for anti-aging creams
U.S. regulators warned L'Oreal SA, the world's biggest cosmetics group, to stop advertising skincare products using language...
Provincial cuts put squeeze on Canadian pharmacies
Country-wide budget cuts could squeeze margins at Canadian pharmacies for years to come as austerity-focused provincial governments...
Massachusetts takes fresh steps against dangerous mosquitoes
Massachusetts officials have raised the risk level from the dangerous Eastern equine encephalitis virus to "critical" in...
Time perception may be off in migraine sufferers
People with migraines may feel like time passes a bit more slowly than it actually does, if a small study is correct. The...
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