Oct 31 2009
Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp
(AP)
AP – A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.
Oct 31 2009
Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp
(AP)
AP – A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.
Oct 31 2009
Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp
(AP)
AP – A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.
Oct 30 2009
Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups
(AP)
AP – It was bound to happen: Some people who aren’t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
Oct 29 2009
Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close
(AP)
AP – The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses’ offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill to finish the day.
Oct 27 2009
Dem moderates challenge Reid on health care plan
(AP)
AP – Democratic moderates who control the balance of power on health care legislation balked Tuesday at a government-run insurance option for millions of Americans, underscoring the enormity of the challenge confronting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid one day after he unveiled the plan as a consensus product.
Oct 26 2009
HHS’ Sebelius: Ample flu vaccine will be available
(AP)
AP – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine “is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line.”
Oct 25 2009
Senator: Public option is close to gaining votes
(AP)
AP – A proposal for government-backed health insurance is close to gaining the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate and probably will be in overhaul legislation, a Senate Democratic leader said Sunday.
Oct 24 2009
US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000
(AP)
AP – More Americans have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this fall than ever before by this time of year, federal health officials said Friday.
Oct 23 2009
FDA warns: Swine flu scams lurk on the Internet
(AP)
AP – Air “sterilizers.” A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu.
