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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Medical Research</title>
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		<title>University of Nebraska regents vote not to further restrict embryonic stem-cell research rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margery A. Beck</dc:creator>
		
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U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes
LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska&#8217;s governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school&#8217;s rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.
The eight-member Board of Regents voted 4-4, defeating the resolution that would have restricted stem cell ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-nebraska-regents-vote-not-to-further-restrict-embryonic-stem-cell-research-rules-233713/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : University of Nebraska regents vote not to further restrict embryonic stem-cell research rules</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Military experiment seeks clues to predict which troops might suffer post-traumatic stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Chang</dc:creator>
		
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Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

Smiling kids embracing a soldier. A dog sniffing blood oozing from a corpse. Movie ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/military-experiment-seeks-clues-to-predict-which-troops-might-suffer-post-traumatic-stress-233130/" title="Military experiment seeks clues to predict which troops might suffer post-traumatic stress">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vivus shares rise as erectable dysfunction drug avanafil meets late-stage study goal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Vivus shares rise on positive avanafil study data

NEW YORK — Shares of Vivus Inc. gained ground Wednesday after the company said its erectile dysfunction drug candidate avanafil reached its key goal in a late-stage clinical study.
The stock rose 32 cents, or 3.7 percent, to $8.89 in afternoon trading. Shares have traded between $2.72 and $12.88 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vivus-shares-rise-as-erectable-dysfunction-drug-avanafil-meets-late-stage-study-goal-231805/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Vivus shares rise as erectable dysfunction drug avanafil meets late-stage study goal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Merck: FDA won&#8217;t accept its application for combo cholesterol pill including Pfizer&#8217;s Lipitor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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FDA won&#8217;t accept Merck&#8217;s application for new drug

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck &#038; Co.&#8217;s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer&#8217;s Lipitor, the world&#8217;s top-selling drug.
Merck disclosed the rare move by the Food and Drug Administration in a regulatory filing Monday.
The company 2 1/2 years ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/merck-fda-wont-accept-its-application-for-combo-cholesterol-pill-including-pfizers-lipitor-215265/">Merck: FDA won&#8217;t accept its application for combo cholesterol pill including Pfizer&#8217;s Lipitor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Dutch scientists: Kids should skip flu vaccine

LONDON — Dutch scientists ignited a controversy Friday by suggesting that children would be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversy-over-flu-vaccine-as-dutch-scientists-say-kids-should-skip-it-but-others-disagree-211928/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Controversy over flu vaccine as Dutch scientists say kids should skip it, but others disagree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

LONDON — Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Their commentary, based largely on animal studies, was published online Friday in the British medical journal Lancet Infectious .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-reject-dutch-scientists-suggestion-that-kids-should-skip-seasonal-flu-shot-211927/">Source &nbsp;: Health experts reject Dutch scientists&#8217; suggestion that kids should skip seasonal flu shot</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida senator demands that insurance companies not cancel cancer patients in clinical trials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Fla. sen.: Cancer patients in trials need coverage

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A powerful state senator wants insurance companies and HMOs to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor&#8217;s visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical trials.
And if the insurers won&#8217;t do it voluntarily, Sen. Don Gaetz says he&#8217;ll introduce a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-senator-demands-that-insurance-companies-not-cancel-cancer-patients-in-clinical-trials-211320/">Read more : Florida senator demands that insurance companies not cancel cancer patients in clinical trials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NFL&#8217;s Roger Goodell denies link between head injuries and brain diseases before Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Goodell denies head injury-brain disease link

WASHINGTON — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league&#8217;s policies on concussions before Congress on Wednesday.
That frustrated several members of the House Judiciary Committee, including the committee chairman, Michigan Democrat John Conyers, when ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nfls-roger-goodell-denies-link-between-head-injuries-and-brain-diseases-before-congress-210242/">NFL&#8217;s Roger Goodell denies link between head injuries and brain diseases before Congress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Before Congress, NFL&#8217;s Goodell won&#8217;t acknowledge link between head injuries, brain diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Goodell defends NFL&#8217;s handling of head injuries

WASHINGTON — After testifying for several hours on Capitol Hill and defending how the NFL handles current and retired players with head injuries, commissioner Roger Goodell recalled suffering a concussion himself in high school.
Goodell said outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing room Wednesday that he was injured sliding into ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/before-congress-nfls-goodell-wont-acknowledge-link-between-head-injuries-brain-diseases-210000/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Before Congress, NFL&#8217;s Goodell won&#8217;t acknowledge link between head injuries, brain diseases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare reverses decision that pushed doctors to use more expensive eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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Medicare reverses billing change on Genentech drug

WASHINGTON — Medicare officials are backing off a policy that pushed many doctors to use a $2,000 injectable drug for a potentially blinding eye disorder, over a similar treatment that costs about $50.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said late Tuesday it will reverse a decision from earlier ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medicare-reverses-decision-that-pushed-doctors-to-use-more-expensive-eye-drug-209994/">Medicare reverses decision that pushed doctors to use more expensive eye drug</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Birch</dc:creator>
		
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AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

MOSCOW — AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country&#8217;s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.
AIDS specialists meeting here urged Russia to adopt successful strategies like needle-exchange programs and heroin substitutes such ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-experts-say-russias-abstinence-approach-no-match-for-fast-growing-aids-epidemic-209954/" title="Health experts say Russia&#8217;s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conyers seeks independent review of football head injuries, calls it &#8216;life and death&#8217; issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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Conyers wants review of football head injury data

WASHINGTON — A House committee chairman said Wednesday he&#8217;ll seek records on head injuries from the NFL players union, the NCAA, high schools and medical researchers to better understand football&#8217;s health risks.
&#8220;We need an expeditious and independent review of all the data,&#8221; Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., told a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conyers-seeks-independent-review-of-football-head-injuries-calls-it-life-and-death-issue-209848/">Read more : Conyers seeks independent review of football head injuries, calls it &#8216;life and death&#8217; issue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NFL commissioner: League to offer medical follow-up to ex-players who reported mental problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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NFL to aid ex-players who reported mental problems

WASHINGTON — When a recent study conducted for the NFL suggested that retired pro football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or other memory afflictions, the NFL was quick to point out that the study did not prove a link between concussions and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nfl-commissioner-league-to-offer-medical-follow-up-to-ex-players-who-reported-mental-problems-209364/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : NFL commissioner: League to offer medical follow-up to ex-players who reported mental problems</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Goodell: NFL will offer free follow-up medical work to players who self-reported dementia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frederic J. Frommer</dc:creator>
		
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Goodell: NFL to offer free medical follow-up work

WASHINGTON — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell plans to tell Congress that the league will offer free follow-up medical work to 56 players who reported dementia, Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or other memory-related problems in a recent survey that helped spark a hearing Wednesday on head injuries.
Goodell said in written testimony ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/goodell-nfl-will-offer-free-follow-up-medical-work-to-players-who-self-reported-dementia-209239/">Goodell: NFL will offer free follow-up medical work to players who self-reported dementia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As Mexico secures this season&#8217;s swine flu shots, scientists search for a homegrown vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Mendoza</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Grappling with low supplies of swine flu vaccines, President Felipe Calderon persuaded drug makers this week to sell him 30 million doses, while 1,000 Mexicans lined up for an experimental vaccine they hope can speed up supplies.

Meanwhile, French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in Mexico that will ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-mexico-secures-this-seasons-swine-flu-shots-scientists-search-for-a-homegrown-vaccine-204302/">Read more : As Mexico secures this season&#8217;s swine flu shots, scientists search for a homegrown vaccine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6 months after swine flu virus identified: No doomsday, but this story isn&#8217;t over yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, never came to pass.

Now that the initial scare over the swine flu has subsided, health officials warn we are ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-months-after-swine-flu-virus-identified-no-doomsday-but-this-story-isnt-over-yet-197333/">6 months after swine flu virus identified: No doomsday, but this story isn&#8217;t over yet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Many elderly with dementia and kidney failure in nursing homes get futile care, studies show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal.

One found that putting nursing home residents with failing kidneys on dialysis didn&#8217;t improve their quality of life and may even push them into further decline. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/many-elderly-with-dementia-and-kidney-failure-in-nursing-homes-get-futile-care-studies-show-196310/">Source article &nbsp;: Many elderly with dementia and kidney failure in nursing homes get futile care, studies show</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator says a shift in Medicare policy would encourage doctors to use an eye drug that costs thousands of dollars, over a similar treatment that costs just $50.

The change would benefit drugmaker Genentech, which makes both drugs, but insists the more expensive one is better for patients. Eye doctors say the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senator-says-medicare-payment-switch-will-push-doctors-to-more-expensive-genentech-eye-drug-195000/">Senator says Medicare payment switch will push doctors to more expensive Genentech eye drug</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Less-invasive prostate surgery may mean higher risk of incontinence, sexual problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla K. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.

The results add to confusion around prostate cancer treatments, which sometimes lead to urinary and sexual problems. It&#8217;s not clear that either kind of surgery is superior to radiation .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-less-invasive-prostate-surgery-may-mean-higher-risk-of-incontinence-sexual-problems-194799/">Study: Less-invasive prostate surgery may mean higher risk of incontinence, sexual problems</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Marine becomes face of new battle over toxins on Puerto Rico&#8217;s Vieques island</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-marine-becomes-face-of-new-battle-over-toxins-on-puerto-ricos-vieques-island-192662/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Melia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISABELA, Puerto Rico — The headaches began just after Hermogenes Marrero arrived on Vieques, the small Puerto Rican island where the young U.S. Marine guarded stores of Cold War-era chemical weapons.

The retired sergeant, now 57 and terminally ill with cancer and other ailments, blames exposure to toxins released while he was stationed there from 1970 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-marine-becomes-face-of-new-battle-over-toxins-on-puerto-ricos-vieques-island-192662/" title="Former Marine becomes face of new battle over toxins on Puerto Rico&#8217;s Vieques island">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years.

And they did it on purpose.
Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected in this country. The number of deaths .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nations-no-longer-counting-pandemic-flu-cases-last-us-estimate-in-july-stuck-at-1-million-191412/">Original article &nbsp;: Nations no longer counting pandemic flu cases; last US estimate in July, stuck at 1 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting cocaine addiction with vaccine-like shots shows promise in government-funded research</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Tanner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use.

The shots didn&#8217;t work perfectly, but the researchers say their limited success is promising enough to suggest the intriguing vaccine approach could be widely used ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fighting-cocaine-addiction-with-vaccine-like-shots-shows-promise-in-government-funded-research-187536/">Fighting cocaine addiction with vaccine-like shots shows promise in government-funded research</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 in 100 US children has Autism : Government Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla K. Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100

CHICAGO — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.
Greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase, federal health officials said.
&#8220;The concern here is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-government-studies-find-autism-disorders-in-1-in-100-us-children-186791/">Original article &nbsp;: 1 in 100 US children has Autism : Government Study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Allergan suing US regulators, saying off-label marketing policy violates free-speech rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Allergan Inc., the maker of the Botox wrinkle treatment, challenged the government&#8217;s ban on off-label drug marketing to doctors, saying it violates the company&#8217;s right to freedom of speech.

The company contends in a lawsuit filed Thursday that it should be able to educate doctors about the risks and benefits of using treatments ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/allergan-suing-us-regulators-saying-off-label-marketing-policy-violates-free-speech-rights-185179/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Allergan suing US regulators, saying off-label marketing policy violates free-speech rights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Catalyst says it sees evidence its drug vigabatrin is effective despite failures; study surges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. says it will continue developing an anti-addiction drug that has failed in two clinical trials, as it believes the treatment is safe and effective.

Catalyst said its drug vigabatrin failed as a treatment for cocaine addiction because patients in the trial did not take the drug regularly. Based on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/catalyst-says-it-sees-evidence-its-drug-vigabatrin-is-effective-despite-failures-study-surges-184130/">Source &nbsp;: Catalyst says it sees evidence its drug vigabatrin is effective despite failures; study surges</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC study: Drug deaths surpass traffic fatalities in 16 states</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday.

Experts said the startling shift reflects two opposite trends: Driving is becoming safer, and the legal and illegal use of powerful prescription painkillers is on the rise.
For decades, traffic accidents have been the biggest cause of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-study-drug-deaths-surpass-traffic-fatalities-in-16-states-183176/">Read : CDC study: Drug deaths surpass traffic fatalities in 16 states</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Panel: Overzealous lab rules may stifle research efforts to protect against biological threats</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dishneau</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A panel of university and private-sector scientists urged Congress on Wednesday not to overregulate laboratories that handle the world&#8217;s deadliest pathogens, saying it could have a chilling effect on research of biological threats.

The 161-page report by a National Research Council committee says the best protection against deliberate misuse of deadly germs is .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/panel-overzealous-lab-rules-may-stifle-research-efforts-to-protect-against-biological-threats-182864/">Panel: Overzealous lab rules may stifle research efforts to protect against biological threats</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC: Drug deaths surpassing traffic fatalities in more states; states affected double to 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Drug-related deaths outnumber those from motor vehicle accidents in a growing number of states, according to new government data that highlight a shift in the top cause of deaths after disease and illness.

Crashes still cost more lives nationwide, but state-by-state calculations show the rate of drug-induced deaths outpaced vehicle accidents in 16 states  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-drug-deaths-surpassing-traffic-fatalities-in-more-states-states-affected-double-to-16-182777/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says $5B in stimulus grants from NIH will help research cures for cancer, diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Pace</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, Md. — Calling scientific research a job-creating engine, President Barack Obama heralded $5 billion in new government grants Wednesday to fight cancer, autism and heart disease while boosting the economy.

Obama described the money as crucial to improving public health and helping add jobs to an economy that has seen unemployment surge. Visiting the Bethesda ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-5b-in-stimulus-grants-from-nih-will-help-research-cures-for-cancer-diseases-182712/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama says $5B in stimulus grants from NIH will help research cures for cancer, diseases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study says China earthquake a once in 4,000 years event that ruptured multiple faults</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China&#8217;s devastating earthquake last year that left some 90,000 people dead or missing was caused by a geological event that occurs about once every 4,000 years, a study led by Chinese researchers said Sunday.

Researchers said the 7.9-magnitude quake was caused by the breaking of solid rock separating major fault segments, allowing the quake .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-says-china-earthquake-a-once-in-4000-years-event-that-ruptured-multiple-faults-181563/">Study says China earthquake a once in 4,000 years event that ruptured multiple faults</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>European Medicines Agency recommends 2 swine flu vaccines be licensed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The European Union&#8217;s drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season.

The European Medicines Agency called for the vaccines made by Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to be granted a marketing authorization. The agency issues .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/european-medicines-agency-recommends-2-swine-flu-vaccines-be-licensed-178658/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: European Medicines Agency recommends 2 swine flu vaccines be licensed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists working on how to improve AIDS vaccine that showed some success in huge trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marilynn Marchione</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists and government leaders have already started mapping out how to try to improve the world&#8217;s first successful AIDS vaccine, which protected one in three people from getting HIV in a large study in Thailand.

That&#8217;s not good enough for immediate use, researchers say. Yet it is a watershed event in the 26 years since the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/scientists-working-on-how-to-improve-aids-vaccine-that-showed-some-success-in-huge-trial-178211/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army&#8217;s AIDS vaccine work only 1 example of broad military medical research program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Jelinek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Pentagon runs a massive medical research program, studying a broad range of problems from cancer to malaria to sleep disorders.

The work is done at home and abroad. For instance, The Defense Department partners on AIDS prevention with African forces, and the Army worked on an experimental AIDs vaccine tested in Thailand, announcing .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/armys-aids-vaccine-work-only-1-example-of-broad-military-medical-research-program-178179/">Army&#8217;s AIDS vaccine work only 1 example of broad military medical research program</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army&#8217;s AIDS vaccine work only one example of broad military medical research program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Jelinek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Pentagon runs a massive medical research program, studying a broad range of problems from cancer to malaria to sleep disorders.

The work is done at home and abroad. For instance, The Defense Department partners on AIDS prevention with African forces, and the Army worked on an experimental AIDs vaccine tested in Thailand, announcing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/armys-aids-vaccine-work-only-one-example-of-broad-military-medical-research-program-178158/" title="Army&#8217;s AIDS vaccine work only one example of broad military medical research program">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in large Thai study</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.

The World Health Organization and the U.N. agency UNAIDS said the results &#8220;instilled new hope&#8221; .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-world-first-aids-vaccine-cuts-the-risk-of-hiv-infection-by-31-percent-in-large-thai-study-177666/">A world first: AIDS vaccine cuts the risk of HIV infection by 31 percent in large Thai study</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Heart patients who get the flu are more likely to have a heart attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.

Amid the global outbreak of swine flu, experts say it&#8217;s crucial that heart patients get vaccinated against both regular flu and swine flu to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-heart-patients-who-get-the-flu-are-more-likely-to-have-a-heart-attack-174726/">Study: Heart patients who get the flu are more likely to have a heart attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>HEALTHBEAT: In Duke dorms, researchers try to detect flu, other viruses before symptoms appear</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine — with a mere drop of blood — who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in. And they&#8217;re turning to hundreds of dorm-dwelling freshmen this fall to see if it works.

It&#8217;s a novel experiment: .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/healthbeat-in-duke-dorms-researchers-try-to-detect-flu-other-viruses-before-symptoms-appear-174597/">HEALTHBEAT: In Duke dorms, researchers try to detect flu, other viruses before symptoms appear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Experts propose hefty sales tax to sweetened beverages; health reformers not buying it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — In a bid to ramp up the public health battle against obesity, a group of nutrition and economics experts are pushing for a tax of 1 cent on every of ounce of sodas and other sweetened beverages.

Proposals for a hefty soda tax though have repeatedly fallen flat. The idea was even floated as .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-propose-hefty-sales-tax-to-sweetened-beverages-health-reformers-not-buying-it-170574/">Original source &nbsp;: Experts propose hefty sales tax to sweetened beverages; health reformers not buying it</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm Ritter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Five scientists have won prestigious research awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in &#8220;reprogramming&#8221; DNA, which led to a new kind of stem cell.

The $250,000 Lasker Awards will be presented Oct. 2 in New York by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. In addition, New York mayor Michael .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-scientists-honored-for-life-saving-leukemia-treatment-research-in-creating-stem-cells-167577/" title="5 scientists honored for life-saving leukemia treatment, research in creating stem cells">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Novel flu drug proves effective; Tamiflu saves lives, not just shortens illness, studies show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marilynn Marchione</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine in a decade, and the strongest evidence yet that such drugs save lives, not just shorten illness.

A single intravenous dose of the experimental drug, peramivir, cleared up ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/novel-flu-drug-proves-effective-tamiflu-saves-lives-not-just-shortens-illness-studies-show-167497/" title="Novel flu drug proves effective; Tamiflu saves lives, not just shortens illness, studies show">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vical says its developing swine flu vaccine prompts immune responses in mice, rabbits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO — Biotechnology company Vical Inc. said Thursday its developing swine flu vaccine prompted &#8220;robust&#8221; immune responses in 100 percent of animals infected with distinct strains of the virus.

Vical is developing its vaccine under an agreement with the U.S. Navy. It is currently working the U.S. Navy to secure funding in order to advance ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vical-says-its-developing-swine-flu-vaccine-prompts-immune-responses-in-mice-rabbits-164849/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Vical says its developing swine flu vaccine prompts immune responses in mice, rabbits</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: New, unlicensed swine flu treatment could help patients with Tamiflu-resistant viruses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — A new and unlicensed treatment for swine flu could be used in patients who have Tamiflu-resistant viruses, doctors say.

In an article published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, British doctors describe how they used an intravenous form of the antiviral Relenza to treat a 22-year-old woman who had a severe case of swine .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-new-unlicensed-swine-flu-treatment-could-help-patients-with-tamiflu-resistant-viruses-159220/">Study: New, unlicensed swine flu treatment could help patients with Tamiflu-resistant viruses</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine, experts say could be good news</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randolph E. Schmid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The answer may be at hand to a crucial question about vaccination for the advancing swine flu — one shot or two? Chinese officials approved a vaccine Thursday that they say prevents the new flu in a single dose.

If they&#8217;re right, it would be good news. Many health researchers fear it will take ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-approves-single-dose-swine-flu-vaccine-experts-say-could-be-good-news-158096/">China approves single-dose swine flu vaccine, experts say could be good news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China set to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines, experts say could be good news</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Wong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The answer may be near to a crucial question about vaccine for the advancing swine flu — one shot or two?

Chinese officials say they are about to approve vaccines that prevent the new flu in a single dose.
If they&#8217;re right, it would be good news. Many health researchers fear it will take two .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-set-to-approve-single-dose-swine-flu-vaccines-experts-say-could-be-good-news-157609/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: China set to approve single-dose swine flu vaccines, experts say could be good news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Animal study shows how easily swine flu overtakes regular flu strains, eases &#8217;superbug&#8217; fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Put swine flu in a room with other strains of influenza and it doesn&#8217;t mix into a new superbug — it takes over, researchers reported Tuesday. University of Maryland researchers deliberately co-infected ferrets to examine one of the worst fears about the new swine flu. But fortunately, the flu didn&#8217;t mutate. The researchers ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/animal-study-shows-how-easily-swine-flu-overtakes-regular-flu-strains-eases-superbug-fears-156424/">Animal study shows how easily swine flu overtakes regular flu strains, eases &#8217;superbug&#8217; fears</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nation girding for fall&#8217;s return of swine flu and a surprisingly younger face of influenza</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen swine flu has become the world&#8217;s dominant strain of influenza, and it&#8217;s putting a shockingly younger face on flu.

So get ready. With flu&#8217;s favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we&#8217;re going to be a sick nation this ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nation-girding-for-falls-return-of-swine-flu-and-a-surprisingly-younger-face-of-influenza-154354/" title="Nation girding for fall&#8217;s return of swine flu and a surprisingly younger face of influenza">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARCELONA, Spain — An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by nearly four times, compared with the popular drug warfarin — but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday.

Patients taking the new drug dabigatran etexilate, made by German pharmaceutical Boehringer Ingelheim, also were slightly more likely to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-shows-experimental-drug-cuts-stroke-risk-in-patients-with-irregular-heartbeats-154124/" title="Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago study shows swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Swine flu was four times more likely to send blacks and Hispanics to the hospital than whites, according to a study in Chicago that offers one of the first looks at how the virus has affected different racial groups.

The report echoes some unpublished information from Boston that found three out of four Bostonians .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chicago-study-shows-swine-flu-sends-more-blacks-hispanics-to-hospital-151400/">Chicago study shows swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen trippin&#8217; on ADHD drugs can be a real downer; study finds surge in calls to poison centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsey Tanner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Calls to poison control centers about teens abusing attention-deficit drugs soared 76 percent over eight years, sobering evidence about the dangerous consequences of prescription misuse, a study shows.

The calls were from worried parents, emergency room doctors and others seeking advice on how to deal with the problem, which can be deadly. Four deaths .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/teen-trippin-on-adhd-drugs-can-be-a-real-downer-study-finds-surge-in-calls-to-poison-centers-147975/">Teen trippin&#8217; on ADHD drugs can be a real downer; study finds surge in calls to poison centers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>WHO flu chief urges more drug makers to donate flu vaccines to poorer countries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-flu-chief-urges-more-drug-makers-to-donate-flu-vaccines-to-poorer-countries-146896/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Wong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The World Health Organization&#8217;s flu chief urged drug makers on Saturday to donate swine flu vaccines to the world&#8217;s poorest countries, which are more vulnerable in the fight against the pandemic.

Dr. Keiji Fukuda said the agency is working hard to lobby the world&#8217;s rich nations and flu vaccine makers for donations.
&#8220;It is clear .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-flu-chief-urges-more-drug-makers-to-donate-flu-vaccines-to-poorer-countries-146896/">WHO flu chief urges more drug makers to donate flu vaccines to poorer countries</a>.]]></description>
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