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2006-07-01 10:37:37
... arter of the population -- presuming that avian influenza does not break out in the human population before the 2008 target. Although the stockpiles will be filled primarily with Tamiflu, they will also stock smaller amounts of a similar drug, Relenza, which is inhaled in a powdered form like some asthma medications. The federal government expects to have purchased enough Relenza for its stockpile to treat 3.9 million people by year's end. The federal government also is allotting $162 million to purchase medical supplies to be stockpiled in cas ...
2006-07-01 10:55:52
... 22 AM ET(Pic)- A nurse administers a flu vaccine to a patient in Fairfax, Virginia in a 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Larry Downing NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Friday it will spend about $149 million under a two-year contract with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to provide federally subsidized Tamiflu tablets to all 50 states, so they can begin stockpiling the drug as a potential treatment for any pandemic influenza outbreak."Our ultimate goal is to stockpile sufficient quantities of antiviral drugs to treat 25 per ...
2006-07-01 11:20:17
... e can significantly slow the progress of prostate cancer, a study suggests.Researchers say the effect may be so large that it may help older men outlive the disease.Pomegranates contain a cocktail of chemicals which minimise cell damage, and potentially kill off cancer cells.The study, by the University of California in Los Angeles, appears in the journal Clinical Cancer Research...Pomegranate juice is known to have anti-inflammatory effects and high levels of anti-oxidants, which are believed to protect the body from damage by particles called ...
2006-07-01 16:03:01
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2006-07-01 21:34:02
WASHINGTON The U-S has stashed flu medicine in Asia just in case it's needed to help contain a potential worldwide flu pandemic.A government report says Washington has sent an undisclosed amount of the antiviral medicine Tamiflu to a secure location.The report explains what the U-S has done to prepare in the event the H-five-N-one virus mutates into a form easily passed from person to person. The virus has been found in 53 countries, and more than half of 228 people who've caught it have died.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. ...
2006-07-01 23:34:18
... e and compared them with 2,700 individuals from a health database who were of a similar age, weight and ethnicity. More than half of the patients taking clozapine had metabolic syndrome compared to only a fifth of the comparison group. Dr Lamberti said this created a difficult choice for patients and doctors. He said about one in five people with schizophrenia do not respond to other medications and for them clozapine is the last hope. People with severe mental illness die, on average 10 years younger because of physical health problems and are ...
2006-07-02 01:15:35
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2006-07-02 01:38:38
... Some scientists are saying a pandemic flu is imminent. When it comes to protection from avian, or bird flu, Hawaii ranks third in the nation. "We are doing well compared to the rest of the nation, but certainly we can do better," says Janice Okubo, State Department of Health spokesperson.Prevention is key. That's why in November, the state began a surveillance program at Honolulu International Airport. Recently, Governor Linda Lingle appropriated $11 million for surveillance and stockpile antiviral drugs," like Tamiflu."Were looking ...
2006-07-02 13:01:53
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2006-07-02 18:10:22
RedOrbit - Health - New Weight-Loss Drug Enters Europe Market Demand Already Leading to Counterfeits MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg Space Science Technology Health General Sci-fi & Gaming Oddities International Business Politics Education Entertainment Sports Posted on: Sunday, 2 July 2006, 12:00 CDT New Weight-Loss Drug Enters Europe Market Demand Already Leading to Counterfeits MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg By Carey Sargent For Harriet Krivit, the past 50 years have been a continuous struggle with overeating. She would try almo ...
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