TOP 100 PHARMACY SITES
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| Amgen Told To Reword Drug Label *Food and Drug Administration orders Amgen to change labels for its flagship anemia drugs Aranesp and Procrit in way that could further restrict their use in treating cancer patients; move is first time FDA uses authority to order changes in drug's prescribing information; sales have plummeted due to studies suggesting that using drugs in question to treat anemia caused by chemotherapy could make cancer worse or shorten lives; Procrit is sold under license by Johnson & Johnson query.nytimes.com |
Health care for detained immigrants bashed Two advocacy groups say U.S. authorities routinely delay, deny or botch medical care for immigrants in detention. msnbc.msn.com |
False Start On Remedy For Fungus Several medical technology companies are hoping that lasers aimed at feet will allow millions of people to eliminate toenail fungus that inflicts about 23 million American adults; Schering-Plough and Novartis are developing new lacquers, pills and ointments to battle fungi; Nomir Medical Technologies is developing laser called Noveon for diseases like antibiotic-resistant staph infections as well as nail inflictions; Nomir chief executive Richard F Burtt says company is preparing to submit data... query.nytimes.com |
White House shifts on public health care option White House officials are saying a government health insurance option is negotiable — a sign of a potential compromise on an issue that President Barack Obama's liberal supporters consider do-or-die. msnbc.msn.com |
Groups Back Health Reform, but Seek Cover Industry coalitions are working to scuttle or reshape parts of the Obama administration’s proposals that might hurt profits. nytimes.com |