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The Medicating of America
19 hours ago ago from Grandparents blog
The Medicating of America by Maureen Kennedy Salaman President, National Health Federation June 2006 Nobody is Safe Whatever you choose to call them: psychotropic, neuroleptic, or psychoactive drugs, Americans have become so complacent about, and dependent upon, psychiatric medications that some parents are using them to chemically restrain their children and teenagers. A two-year investigation by the Florida Statewide Advocacy ...
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7 hours ago ago from NewsHaven
Here's a quick tour of drug and vaccine news from around the globe: Sanofi-Aventis is recalling 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine sold in the U.S. for use in infants and toddlers. The vaccine is safe, but it appears to have to have fallen slightly below the specified potency, the CDC said. The recalled lots are still strong enough to reduce the risk of catching the disease, according to the agency. Officials have recommended all along ...
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12 hours ago ago from Health Blog - WSJ
By Jacob Goldstein Here's a quick tour of drug and vaccine news from around the globe: Sanofi-Aventis is recalling 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine sold in the U.S. for use in infants and toddlers. The vaccine is safe, but it appears to have to have fallen slightly below the specified potency, the CDC said. The recalled lots are still strong enough to reduce the risk of catching the disease, according to the agency. Officials have ...
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11 hours ago ago from The Global Pulse Journal Blog
In its meeting yesterday, the board of UNITAID voted to approve the Patent Pool for HIV/AIDS drugs, opening the door for greater development and production of desperately needed antiretrovirals. Lowering intellectual property barriers on ARVs and allowing for the production and sales of generic versions of the drugs in resource-poor countries will help make the drugs affordable to the people who need them the most, and has the potential to ...
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AFP - A global patent pool for AIDS drugs will be launched next year in a bid to slash billions off the cost of producing generic medecines for the developing world, the UNITAID drug purchase fund said.
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