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People's Pharmacy: Does FDA OK give pharmacies a free pass? - Houston Chronicle

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 02:37 PM CST


ChattahBox

People's Pharmacy: Does FDA OK give pharmacies a free pass?
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
By JOE GRAEDON and TERESA GRAEDON King Features Syndicate Does Food and Drug Administration approval guarantee safety? If the Supreme Court rules as expected, patients might have no legal recourse if they are harmed by an FDA-approved medicine.
Supreme Court weighs drug lawsuits San Francisco Chronicle
Supreme Court considers whether states can enhance federal rules The Miami Herald
eFluxMedia - Fox44 News - eMaxHealth.com - Philadelphia Inquirer
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Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2008 - Washington Post

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 11:59 PM CDT


Chatter Shmatter

Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2008
Washington Post - 17 hours ago
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new drug to help people who struggle with an overactive bladder. The drug, Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate), made by German manufacturer Schwarz Pharma, works by relaxing the smooth muscle tissue ...
FDA OKs Toviaz to Treat Overactive Bladder in Adults WebMD
Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder eFluxMedia
Reuters - Xinhua - MarketWatch - CNNMoney.com
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Exposure to plastic chemical BPA may affect behaviors - Food Consumer

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 11:37 AM CST


ABC News

Exposure to plastic chemical BPA may affect behaviors
Food Consumer - 4 hours ago
By Jimmy Downs Sunday November 2, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study released in October suggests that maternal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) could eliminate or decrease the sex difference in certain behavioral responses.
Review Reignites Questions Over BPA Wall Street Journal
FDA Needs To Reconsider Its Tolerance Regarding BPA eFluxMedia
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Washington Post - Chicago Tribune - Reuters
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Energy dense diet ups diabetes risk - Food Consumer

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:37 PM CST


E Canada Now

Energy dense diet ups diabetes risk
Food Consumer - 2 hours ago
By Sue Mueller Sunday November 2, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) - A new study published in the November 2008 issue of Diabetes Care suggests that eating an energy dense diet may increase risk of developing diabetes.
Obesity Fuels Soaring Diabetes Numbers Daily News Central
11:24 am - Diabetes Epidemic: New Cases up 90% in Past Decade KARK
The Associated Press - eFluxMedia - KPUA - Fort Mills Times
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The China Problem - Forbes

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 03:12 PM CST


Pharmalot

The China Problem
Forbes - 1 hour ago
A must read: Gardiner Harris' New York Times Magazine piece on how tough it is for the Food and Drug Administration to regulate drug manufacturing in China.
The FDA needs some guts, not PR Asheville Citizen-Times
A Broken Agency: China And The FDA Safety Gap Pharmalot
StarNewsOnline.com - Salon
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Sufficient sleep lowers risk of heart attack - Food Consumer

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:41 PM CST


Washington Post

Sufficient sleep lowers risk of heart attack
Food Consumer - 2 hours ago
By Ben Wasserman Sunday November 2, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- An extra hour of sleep due to the change in daylight saving time in the fall could prevent some people from suffering heart attack, a new study suggests.
11:05 am - Daylight Saving Change Affects Heart Attack Risk KARK
Turning your clock back Sunday may help your heart The Associated Press
eFluxMedia - Reuters - WebMD - Los Angeles Times
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Bail set at $25K for Calif. anthrax scare suspect - The Associated Press

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 08:01 PM CDT


Bail set at $25K for Calif. anthrax scare suspect
The Associated Press - Oct 31, 2008
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has set bond at $25000 for the man suspected of mailing more than 120 hoax anthrax letters nationwide.
Anthrax hoax suspect is free on bail despite strong protest Sacramento Bee
Local congressman target of anthrax hoax The Turlock Journal
San Diego Union Tribune - eFluxMedia - News10.net - KQCA, My58.com
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Hospital Fires 20 Employees for Violating Richard Collier's Privacy - FanHouse

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 09:06 AM CST


Hospital Fires 20 Employees for Violating Richard Collier's Privacy
FanHouse - 7 hours ago
Twenty employees of a Florida hospital have been fired for violating the privacy of Richard Collier, the Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman who was shot on September 2. The employees, who include nurses, admissions workers and patient relations ...
Richard Collier's Med Records Worth Your Job? SportingNews.com
20 Employees Fired for Viewing Collier's Medical Records. Big Cat Country
News4Jax.com - WOKV - First Coast News - TMZ.com
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The issues - Arizona Daily Star

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:21 AM CST


Seattle Post Intelligencer

The issues
Arizona Daily Star - 14 hours ago
To decide on our presidential endorsement we did what many people do: We identified the issues we think are most important. We examined both candidates' positions on national security, health care, education, immigration and the economy.
McCain's Health Care Plan New York Times
How They Would Change Health Care: Obama Washington Post
Forbes - Kaiser network.org - Slashdot - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Make playthings yourself, and pup or cat will be just as happy - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 09:03 PM CDT


KELOLAND TV

Make playthings yourself, and pup or cat will be just as happy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Oct 31, 2008
By Jackie Loohauis-Bennett of the Journal Sentinel Stuffed pig squeaky toy for Fido ordered from a national pet catalog: $29.95 plus shipping and handling.
Pet Issues New Orleans Magazine
Pets feeling hard times, too Seattle Times
Daytona Beach News-Journal - KELOLAND TV - News4Jax.com - TheBulletin.ca
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Ohio Dentists Run Halloween Candy Buyback For US Troops In Iraq ... - AHN

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 05:31 AM CST


Ohio Dentists Run Halloween Candy Buyback For US Troops In Iraq ...
AHN - 10 hours ago
Cincinnati, OH (AHN) - Dentists Larry Hagen of Covedale and Eric Henize of Blue Ash collected half a ton of Halloween candy in a buyback effort wherein the dentists offered $1 for a pound of candy.
Local Dentist Wants To Buy Back Halloween Candy WISC
Dentists send Halloween candy to troops United Press International
Cincinnati.com - WXIA-TV - Tri Valley Herald
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