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FDA approves first drug for Huntington's disease Medicine & Health / Medications August 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved tetrabenazine, the first drug approved for use in the United States to treat Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative disorder for which there is no cure. ...

FDA reports new deaths with diabetes drug Byetta Medicine & Health / Medications August 18, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. after deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings.

New studies managing psychiatric meds in transition to college Medicine & Health / Medications 4 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet An increasing number of students are packing more than their computers and iPods when leaving for college. They are bringing along prescribed psychiatric medications. Case Western Reserve University researchers will survey ...

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FDA approves first drug for Huntington's disease