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Merck, Portola's Anti-Clotting Drug Linked to Less Bleeding - BusinessWeek Earthtimes (press release) Merck, Portola's Anti-Clotting Drug Linked to Less Bleeding BusinessWeek March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s experimental anti-clotting drug betrixaban caused less bleeding than an older treatment in people with an irregular heartbeat, a study found. ... Merck Drug Shown To Work Better Than Blood-Thinner WarfarinNASDAQ Portola, Merck report postitive betrixaban resultsFierceBiotech Portola Pharmaceuticals and Merck Announce that Phase 2 Study Showed ...MarketWatch (press release) all 31 news articles » FDA denies approval of Amylin, Lilly diabetes drug - Reuters Daily Contributor FDA denies approval of Amylin, Lilly diabetes drug Reuters (Reuters) - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc (AMLN.O) and Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) said the US health regulator did not approve a once-weekly form of their diabetes drug Byetta and asked for clarification on the drug's manufacturing process. ... Amylin, Lilly Fail to Win Approval for Weekly ByettaBloomberg FDA asks for risk plan info on diabetes drugThe Associated Press Amylin, Alkermes Diabetes Drug Delayed by FDAXconomy AboutLawsuits.com -Indianapolis Business Journal -dBTechno all 128 news articles » Ahead of the Bell: Abbott heart clip shows promise - CNBC Seattle Post Intelligencer Ahead of the Bell: Abbott heart clip shows promise CNBC NEW YORK - New data shows that a clip that Abbott Laboratories makes to fix leaky heart valves was nearly as effective as open-heart surgery. The MitraClip could help people avoid having to undergo riskier open-heart surgery to repair or replace valves ... Abbott Clip Works as Well as Surgery to Repare Leaky Heart ValvesdBTechno Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effectiveReuters Abbott Heart Device GainsWall Street Journal The Associated Press -The Money Times -BusinessWeek all 352 news articles » For insurers, health care debate is a prescription for uncertainty - Minneapolis Star Tribune CBS News For insurers, health care debate is a prescription for uncertainty Minneapolis Star Tribune The fortunes of UnitedHealth Group and other insurers are tied to the twists and turns of health reform. By CHEN MAY YEE, Star Tribune guess what? They're not worried about the health of the American people. They're worried about their profits. Duh. ... Gauging the real cost of reformMyrtle Beach Sun News Health care a major issueBaraboo News Republic Pass an Imperfect Health Bill and Move ForwardSouthern Pines Pilot Louisville Mojo (blog) -Seattle Times -WBUR all 43 news articles » CPSC Warns of Dangers of Baby Slings - WTIC Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) CPSC Warns of Dangers of Baby Slings WTIC The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings _ those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move. The concern: Infants can suffocate, and at least a few ... CPSC Urges to be Watchful After Infant Deaths Caused by Baby Sling CarriersTopNews United States Government Issues Warning About Baby SlingsAHN | All Headline News Infant Deaths Spur Baby Sling WarningWebMD The Associated Press -ABC News -CBS News all 681 news articles » 3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism - New York Times New York Daily News 3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism New York Times In a further blow to the antivaccine movement, three judges ruled Friday in three separate cases that thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, does not cause autism. The three rulings are the second step in the Omnibus ... US court rules again against vaccine-autism claimsReuters 'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test casesLos Angeles Times Court says thimerosal did not cause autismThe Associated Press SmartAboutHealth -Seattle Post Intelligencer -eFitnessNow all 484 news articles » Plavix gets new FDA warning - Reuters CBC.ca Plavix gets new FDA warning Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will carry a new warning about patients who have a poor response to the drug because they do not break it down well, US regulators said on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said it ... New Plavix Warning: Lack of Effect in Many PeopleWebMD FDA Adds Boxed Warning To Plavix On EffectivenessWall Street Journal Clopidogrel Receives Boxed Warning for Reduced Benefit in Poor MetabolizersMedscape The Money Times -The Associated Press -TopNews United States all 523 news articles » Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm - New York Times ABC News Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm New York Times Three aggressive treatment strategies doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes and some who are the verge of developing it have proved to be ineffective or even harmful, new studies show. ... Aggressive measures to treat diabetics make many of them worse, studies showLos Angeles Times Cholesterol, BP Control Does Little Good for DiabeticsABC News Lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, adversely affects diabeticsThe Money Times AFP -BusinessWeek -Times of India all 82 news articles » Obama taking health care push to Ohio - CNN CNN Obama taking health care push to Ohio CNN Washington (CNN) -- President Obama heads to Ohio on Monday to push for a health care overhaul. Obama is set to deliver an address on health insurance in Strongsville, outside Cleveland. The president will spend time "going through why reform is ... Health-care reform haters out in forceWashington Post (blog) 'Climactic week' for health care reform set to begin in House, SenateIFAwebnews.com A look at Democrats' health care overhaulThe Associated Press Dayton Daily News -WKOW-TV.com -USA Today all 1,863 news articles » Health Buzz: Variable Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk - U.S. News & World Report BBC News Health Buzz: Variable Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk U.S. News & World Report New research suggests that having unstable blood pressure—with episodes of hypertension—might put you at risk of stroke, the Associated Press reports. Peter Rothwell, a University of Oxford professor who authored four papers published ... More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke RiskBusinessWeek Occasional High Blood Pressure Risky, Too?WebMD High blood pressure: What you can eat to prevent it (I)Food Consumer BBC News -The Associated Press -StaffNurse.com all 238 news articles »

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