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Archive for February 22nd, 2008
Treatment limits bleeding stroke damage (AP)
AP - Aggressively lowering blood pressure in the early hours of a bleeding stroke can limit its severity, a preliminary study found, giving hope of a major advance for treating this often-fatal problem.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under NEWS.
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FDA clears Avastin for breast cancer (AP)
AP - A drug made by Genentech received federal approval on Friday to treat breast cancer, a decision that could represent a major shift in standards for assessing the effectiveness of cancer medicines.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under NEWS.
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FDA OKs Avastin for Advanced Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration went against the recommendation of its own advisory panel
on Friday and approved the cancer drug Avastin for women with advanced
breast cancer.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under NEWS.
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Humira Approved for Children’s Arthritis (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has approved Humira (adalimumab) to treat
moderate-to-severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in children aged
four years and older, maker Abbott Laboratories said Friday.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under NEWS.
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Most Internet Sex Offenders Target Teens, Not Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — The stereotype of the
middle-aged male sex offender posing online as a young person to trick
adolescents into clandestine meetings where they can be abducted and raped
is inaccurate, a new study finds.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2008 under NEWS.
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