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Archive for April 11th, 2008
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — An increasing number of
clinical trials for new cancer treatments are being halted before the
risks and benefits have been fully evaluated, say Italian researchers, who
warn that this growing trend could put patients at risk of harm from new
therapies rushed into use.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — The group that accredits
most U.S. hospitals issued guidelines Friday to help prevent medication
errors in hospitalized children.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — A new HIV/AIDS vaccine
designed to overcome the problem of preexisting immunity to common vaccine
vectors is being tested in an early clinical trial at Brigham and Women’s
Hospital in Boston.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Trans-fats linked to breast cancer risk in study (Reuters)
Reuters - Trans-fats, which are being phased
out of food because they clog arteries, may raise the risk of
getting breast cancer, European researchers reported on Friday.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Egyptian woman dies of bird flu (AFP)
AFP - Egypt’s health ministry announced the death on Friday of a woman from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the 22nd human death from the disease since it was discovered here in 2006.
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Posted: April 11th, 2008 under NEWS.
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