'Sicko' prescribes stronger medicine
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Michael Moore's editorial-umentary calls for universal free healthcare.
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Two experimental drugs are showing strong early results in treating patients with a blood cancer that has grown resistant to the most commonly prescribed medicine, doctors reported here on Sunday.
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Thousands of intensive care patients are set to benefit from a drug which has been recommended to NHS doctors.
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A growing number of children are taking combinations of powerful and even life-threatening medications to treat an array of problems.
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A new study finds that an older antipsychotic drug is cheaper and equally effective for some patients with schizophrenia, sending makers of newer drugs scrambling to defend their products on Friday.
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A drug that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time among patients with advanced disease.
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Labels that warn about potential suicide risks for young patients taking antidepressants need to be stronger. That&#39;s the word from a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Tuesday.
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New developments are brewing at the pharmaceutical.
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The drug offers a new way of fighting severe pain, an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine .
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Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, the drug safety gadfly, is on something of a roll.
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Doctors treating ailing Indonesian ex-leader Suharto say his health is showing signs of improvement.
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If the plans of the Turku-based company Biotie Therapies and the Californian Somaxon Pharmaceuticals work out, Americans could soon have access to a new medicine that is claimed to work against different types ...
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Federal health officials are preparing stronger warnings for some anti--depressants prescribed for children after new analyses back a possible link to suicide.
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Another schizophrenia drug from the company shows promise in a clinical trial.
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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In many respects, Michael Moore's new movie, "Sicko," is like a trial for those who oversee health care in the United States. The industry &#151; doctors, drug makers, hospitals, insurers &#151; is charged with greed and putting personal interests above patients'. Moore heard from thousands of people who had maddening and heartbreaking brushes with this system.
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In a country plagued by AIDS, a doctor in this remote industrial area of Taung, South Africa, is quietly providing life-prolonging drugs and hope for people who are HIV-positive.