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Archive for March, 2009

Study: Plavix plus aspirin helps prevent strokes (AP)

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Study: Plavix plus aspirin helps prevent strokes (AP)

AP - Taking the blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin helped prevent strokes and heart attacks in people with a common heartbeat abnormality that puts them at high risk of these problems, doctors reported Tuesday.

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Sebelius calls for action now on health care (AP)

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Sebelius calls for action now on health care (AP)

In this Tuesday, March 24, 2009 picture, Senate Health Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., meets with Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)AP - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Health and Human Services Department, said Tuesday that if confirmed, “health reform would be my mission.”

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FDA notes heart events, tumors with Novo drug (AP)

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FDA notes heart events, tumors with Novo drug (AP)

AP - Federal health officials say a potential blockbuster diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk appears to work. But it says questions remain about its effect on the heart and other organs.

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Wyeth seeking approval for advanced infant vaccine (AP)

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Wyeth seeking approval for advanced infant vaccine (AP)

AP - Medicinemaker Wyeth is seeking U.S. approval to sell a new version of its blockbuster infant vaccine Prevnar that protects against more strains of a germ that causes pneumonia.

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Clinical Trials Update: March 31, 2009 (HealthDay)

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Clinical Trials Update: March 31, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

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