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A physician who was a mentor, too
Muhlenberg College has produced many fine physicians who have returned to live and work in our community and by doing so, have given so much back. If you glance at a list of physicians at our local hospitals, you undoubtedly will come across dozens of...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Whitehall, Medicine, Healthcare Provider, Lehigh County
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China bans weight-loss drug that was main ingredient in US-banned fen-phen
BEIJING (AP) — China's top food and drug regulator has ordered a halt to the sale and production of the weight-loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride, citing its harmful side effects. Fenfluramine hydrochloride is one of the main ingredients in the...Tags: Local Authority, Wetlands, Natural Resources, Health Organizations, Prescription Drugs
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Ex-wife: Man shot by police had heart transplant
A man fatally shot by a police officer was unbalanced because of medication he was taking after a heart transplant operation, his ex-wife said. Sharon K. Thompson told The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne that her former husband, Stephen T. Thompson, wasn'...Tags: Police Investigations, Police, Crimes, Medicine, Assault
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FDA supports Vytorin use after finishing review of controversial comparison study
AP Business WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its just-completed review of a controversial study that hammered Vytorin sales. A statement...Tags: Joint Ventures, Mount Sinai, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Health Organizations, Medicine
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Medicine
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on Tuesday allowed drugmaker Pfizer Inc. to correct a technical defect in one of the patents involving Pfizer's cholesterol medicine Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug. The decision will result in reissuance of the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medicine, Sales, Pfizer Incorporated
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10 Ways To Fix Your Diet In '09
Tribune Media ServicesThis year is all about change. As a dietitian, one change I am thrilled about is that there appear to be no fad diets on the horizon, and the old ones (e.g., the low-carb craze) seem to be vanishing into old year. Consumers are becoming more interested...Tags: Cheese Corn, Dining and Drinking, Carrots, Global Warming, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Wyeth, Dutch biotechnology company Crucell in preliminary talks for combination
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Drugmaker Wyeth is in preliminary acquisition talks with Dutch vaccine maker Crucell NV, according to a statement from Crucell. The statement came shortly after a Wall Street Journal report saying Wyeth was in talks to buy Crucell,...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, ImClone Systems Incorporated, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Medicine, Medical Conditions
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Upstate NY grocer offers free generic antibiotics
Wegmans Food Markets are giving away free generic oral antibiotics to customers with prescriptions from their doctors. The program began Wednesday at all 72 Wegmans supermarkets in the Northeast and runs through March 31. It covers up to a 14-day...Tags: Medicine
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No bills for some pills: Wegmans' generic antibiotic program
Of The Morning CallGrocery store chain Wegmans is offering free generic antibiotics to its customers through March, joining a growing list of retailers launching programs to cut the cost of prescription drugs and persuade customers to shop at their stores. ''We...Tags: California, Health Treatments, Prescription Drugs, CVS Corporation, Cumberland County
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Liberty Medical, beer distributor bringing up to 800 new jobs to Treasure Coast
TCPalm.comAs companies across the Treasure Coast cut back, St. Lucie County economic development officials announced on Tuesday that up to 870 jobs are coming to Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce. About 800 of the jobs will be new hires for call-center positions with...Tags: Corporate Officers, Dining and Drinking, Yuengling, Tampa, Jim Turner
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Students honor classmate killed by mom with drawings, cards
TCPalm.comStudents and staff at Mariposa Elementary School remember 8-year-old Tristan Allegra as "very kind and helpful, cool and funny," according to a counselor who helped them cope with the third-grader's death on Christmas Day. "Tristan was a popular kid,...Tags: Christmas, Holidays, Police, Crimes, Medicine
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Fluoride prescriptions for kids can get delayed
beth.whitehouse@newsday.comWhy have I had trouble lately filling my child's vitamin prescription at my pharmacy? From time to time, the stock of prescription children's vitamins with fluoride backs up for weeks or even months, says Dr. Michale Grosso, a pediatrician and senior...Tags: Melville, Long Island, CVS Corporation, Medical Staff, Medicine
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