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Breeders' Cup reverses policy on anti-bleeding medication
Under pressure from trainers and owners who support the use of the diuretic furosemide to prevent bleeding in race horses, the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors voted Friday to reverse a decision that would have banned the drug’s use for all...
Tags: Lasix (drug), Furosemide (drug), Sports, Breeders' Cup, Chemical Industry
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41 arrested in oxycodone raids in L.A., Washington state
L.A. NOWMore than 40 people were arrested Thursday in Southern California and Washington state as federal agents and local police executed dozens of search warrants in a massive probe into the illegal trade of the narcotic oxycodone hydrochloride. In early... -
Dodgers' Kenley Jansen has a healthy outlook
addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); SAN DIEGO — Kenley Jansen should be able to attend his newborn daughter's graduation and wedding ceremonies. No longer does the Dodgers'...
Tags: Coughing, San Diego Padres, Spring Training, Chemical Industry, Stroke
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Antibiotics, animals and us
Describing the routine use of antibiotics in meat and poultry production as a "serious threat to public health," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2010 called on livestock operations to voluntarily reduce their reliance on the medications. But an...
Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Penicillin (drug), Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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FDA approves an old drug for morning sickness
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug to treat the severe nausea and vomiting that some women experience during early pregnancy. The Canadian-made medication will be marketed as Diclegis. It is the only prescription medication...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Antihistamines, Birth Defects, Food and Drug Administration, Chemical Industry
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Managing your meds can be fun and games, Mango Health app maker says
“Take 500 milligrams of this medicine every twelve hours in combination with amoxicillin and lansoprazole for 14 days. Don’t forget it should be taken with food, and I will see you in three weeks.” Ever get a complicated prescription...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gaming, Mangos, Prescription Drugs, Amoxicillin (drug)
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Court ruling lifts age limit on morning-after pill
President Obama once fretted about the prospect that girls as young as 10 or 11 could walk into a drugstore and buy emergency contraception pills as easily as "bubble gum or batteries." With his blessing, the Department of Health and Human Services...
Tags: Benadryl (drug), Family, Planned Parenthood, Social Issues, Tylenol (drug)
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Teen contraception decision: Doctors say science trumps politics
Science trumped politics, but politics may still present problems for teens trying to purchase emergency contraception. “A lot of stuff is going to happen over the next 30 days,” said Dr. Cora Breuner, a pediatric medicine specialist at...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teen Health, Disasters and Accidents, American Academy of Pediatrics, Health Insurance
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CDC chief: No cases of H7N9 avian flu found in U.S.
There have been no reported cases of the new H7N9 avian flu in the U.S., officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Friday. In China, however, the numbers of victims continue to creep up, with 16 people in four provinces having been...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Preventative Medicine, Flu, Bird Flu
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Doctor to plead guilty to selling prescriptions at coffeehouses
An Orange County doctor has agreed to serve at least eight years in federal prison for illegally selling prescriptions for powerful painkillers and other drugs out of Starbucks coffeehouses, according to court records. Alvin Ming-Czech Yee, 44, of...
Tags: OxyContin (drug), Starbucks Corp., Trials, Alprazolam (drug), Crime, Law and Justice
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Diagnosis could make parents want to medicate baby, study says
Living with a baby who vomits and cries all the time can make a parent worried (yes, I know this first-hand). If a doctor diagnoses a problem, and there’s medication to treat that problem, it’s easy to understand why parents might eagerly...
Tags: Physical Conditions, Symptoms, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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SAC Capital Advisors manager arrested on insider-trading charges
In another sign of the government's intense focus on illicit trading on Wall Street, the FBI early Friday arrested a longtime SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager on insider-trading charges. Federal agents took Michael Steinberg into custody at his...
Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mathew Martoma, Personal Investing, Upper East Side, Steven Cohen
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