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Vitamin C may not treat gout: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Daily vitamin C supplements don't lower uric acid as much as drugs used to treat high levels of the acid that's responsible for gout, says a new study from New Zealand. "It's not that the vitamin C didn't reduce the uric...Tags: Weight, Dietary Supplements, Mineral Supplements, Arthritis, Drugs and Medicines
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US military praises Pakistan's steps to curb fertilizers used in Afghanistan bombs
Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday....Tags: Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Wall Street heads higher, led by small-company stocks; Russell index crosses 1,000
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares. The Russell 2000 index of small company stocks crossed 1,000 points for the first time Monday. It's up 18 percent this year, more than other major...Tags: Stock Market, S&P 500, Stock Activities, Financial Markets, Pharmaceuticals
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Thrifty Merrimack developing new cancer drugs at lower cost
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Little known biotechnology company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc has quietly built a large pipeline of experimental cancer treatments that it aims to deliver at a fraction of the cost spent by larger rivals. That could translate into...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Gastric cancer, Credit Ratings, Pancreatic Cancer
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Hospitals fare well in recent scorecard
Broward and Palm Beach county hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards as scored by a nonprofit organization that advocates for safer health-care delivery. Nineteen local hospitals earned A grades,...Tags: Human Interest, Melbourne, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Hospitals and Clinics, Pembroke Pines
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Do You Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers?
Cardiologist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberDo you remember the last time your blood pressure was checked and what the numbers were? While knowing your blood pressure numbers is important, it’s also good to know what those numbers mean and if you should take action to help lower them....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Drugs and Medicines, High Blood Pressure, Heart Failure, Pharmaceuticals
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Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott in $5 billion stock deal
Reuters(Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, itself a recent takeover target, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock to expand its branded drug portfolio, lower taxes and increase profits....Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Drugs and Medicines, Economy, Business and Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
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Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide
ReutersBy Jason McLure May 20 (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards...Tags: Suicide, General Practitioners, Peter Shumlin, Euthanasia, Justice System
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Chemical that sparked deadly Texas explosion found across U.S
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - At least 800,000 people across the United States live near hundreds of sites that store large amounts of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, which investigators are blaming as the source of last month's deadly blast at a...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Fertilizer, Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics, Explosions
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Scientists sequence Norway spruce DNA. The tree's genome is LONG
Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the journal Nature, the catalog of the tree's DNA was...
Tags: Science and Technology, Norway, Medical Research, Washington State University, Science
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DNA evidence in model's death 'overwhelming,' prosecutor says
A Los Angeles prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that there was overwhelming DNA and other evidence to show that a mortgage broker assaulted and strangled an aspiring model in Santa Monica. Genetic testing proved that Kelly Soo Park's DNA was found on the...Tags: General Practitioners, Mortgages, Prosecution, Murder, Justice System
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Do diet changes help ADHD children?
Dylan Jerrell was having a tough time in kindergarten. The energetic, outgoing Bigfoot fan was easily frustrated, and he responded to challenges with disruptive meltdowns. He wouldn't hit anyone, but he'd break down and cry or yell at his teachers....
Tags: Diets and Dieting, Behavioral Conditions, Science and Technology, European Union, Teachers
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