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FDA issues Myfortic tablets safety alert Medicine & Health / Medications November 28, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert for pregnant patients using the kidney transplant drug Myfortic delayed-release tablets.

Docs try to close info gap on kids' meds Medicine & Health / Medications November 23, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Ten years after the U.S. government began trying to ensure children's prescription drugs were safe, doctors still have little information to guide them.

Tamiflu touted for child use Medicine & Health / Medications November 16, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The maker of the anti-viral Tamiflu said the drug is effective for treatment and prevention of influenza in young children.

Doctors cool to herbal tea diabetes remedy Medicine & Health / Medications November 14, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Some doctors in Texas are throwing cold water on a Mexican herbal tea some claim is a remedy for diabetes.

FDA approves new warnings on anemia drugs Medicine & Health / Medications November 09, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved revised warnings and labeling changes for the anemia drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit.

Hartz recalls 3,600 cat vitamin bottles Medicine & Health / Medications November 05, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to the possibility of contamination.

FDA orders Trasylol temporarily withdrawn Medicine & Health / Medications November 05, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has temporarily halted the use of the drug Trasylol, which is used to control bleeding during heart surgery.

Risk said associated with Eli Lilly drug Medicine & Health / Medications November 05, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new experimental drug from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has been found to have a risk of major bleeding, sometimes even death, a report says.

Grocery chain to offer free antibiotics Medicine & Health / Medications October 31, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 A St. Louis grocery chain began offering a limited supply of many generic brands of antibiotics free to patients with a doctors' prescription.

FDA OKs Ixempra for advanced breast cancer Medicine & Health / Medications October 22, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ixempra, a new anti-cancer treatment, for use in patients with metastatic or advanced breast cancer.

FDA expands meningitis vaccine approval Medicine & Health / Medications October 22, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for the use of Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine, to children ages 2 to 10.

New malaria drug works in infants Medicine & Health / Medications October 19, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Scientists say a new malaria vaccine being tested in Mozambique was successful in protecting infants less than 1 year old.

FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug Medicine & Health / Medications October 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary tract infections.

FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug Medicine & Health / Medications October 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary track infections.

FDA expands meningitis vaccine age range Medicine & Health / Medications October 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved age range for Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine.

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FDA issues Myfortic tablets safety alert Medicine & Health / Medications November 28, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert for pregnant patients using the kidney transplant drug Myfortic delayed-release tablets.

Docs try to close info gap on kids' meds Medicine & Health / Medications November 23, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Ten years after the U.S. government began trying to ensure children's prescription drugs were safe, doctors still have little information to guide them.

Tamiflu touted for child use Medicine & Health / Medications November 16, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The maker of the anti-viral Tamiflu said the drug is effective for treatment and prevention of influenza in young children.

Doctors cool to herbal tea diabetes remedy Medicine & Health / Medications November 14, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Some doctors in Texas are throwing cold water on a Mexican herbal tea some claim is a remedy for diabetes.

FDA approves new warnings on anemia drugs Medicine & Health / Medications November 09, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved revised warnings and labeling changes for the anemia drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit.

Hartz recalls 3,600 cat vitamin bottles Medicine & Health / Medications November 05, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to the possibility of contamination.

FDA orders Trasylol temporarily withdrawn Medicine & Health / Medications November 05, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has temporarily halted the use of the drug Trasylol, which is used to control bleeding during heart surgery.

Risk said associated with Eli Lilly drug Medicine & Health / Medications November 05, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new experimental drug from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. has been found to have a risk of major bleeding, sometimes even death, a report says.

Grocery chain to offer free antibiotics Medicine & Health / Medications October 31, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 4 A St. Louis grocery chain began offering a limited supply of many generic brands of antibiotics free to patients with a doctors' prescription.

FDA OKs Ixempra for advanced breast cancer Medicine & Health / Medications October 22, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 2 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ixempra, a new anti-cancer treatment, for use in patients with metastatic or advanced breast cancer.

FDA expands meningitis vaccine approval Medicine & Health / Medications October 22, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for the use of Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine, to children ages 2 to 10.

New malaria drug works in infants Medicine & Health / Medications October 19, 2007 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Scientists say a new malaria vaccine being tested in Mozambique was successful in protecting infants less than 1 year old.

FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug Medicine & Health / Medications October 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary tract infections.

FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug Medicine & Health / Medications October 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary track infections.

FDA expands meningitis vaccine age range Medicine & Health / Medications October 18, 2007 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved age range for Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine.

FDA issues Myfortic tablets safety alert

Docs try to close info gap on kids' meds

Tamiflu touted for child use

Doctors cool to herbal tea diabetes remedy

FDA approves new warnings on anemia drugs

Hartz recalls 3,600 cat vitamin bottles

FDA orders Trasylol temporarily withdrawn

Risk said associated with Eli Lilly drug

Grocery chain to offer free antibiotics

FDA OKs Ixempra for advanced breast cancer

FDA expands meningitis vaccine approval

New malaria drug works in infants

FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug

FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug

FDA expands meningitis vaccine age range

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