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Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug
Mercredi 27 Août 2008 - 13:49 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) WASHINGTON -- What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? |
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Celebs rallying for Stand Up to Cancer telethon
Mercredi 27 Août 2008 - 07:43 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) LOS ANGELES -- The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5. |
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EARLY RELEASE: Toll-like Receptor 3 and Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Mercredi 27 Août 2008 - 07:27 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - New England Journal of Medicin Background Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of irreversible visual impairment in the developed world. Advanced age-related macular degeneration consists of geographic atrophy and choroidal neovascularization. The specific ... |
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Novavax Moves Closer to Licensing Bird Flu Vaccine
Mardi 26 Août 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Novavax said yesterday that its bird flu vaccine elicited a robust immune response in humans, moving the biotech a step closer to licensing its pandemic vaccine production system. |
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Poverty Rate Held Steady Last Year, Census Says
Mardi 26 Août 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The nation's poverty rate held steady as median household income edged upward last year, according to annual census data released yesterday. The Census Bureau also reported that the number of people without health insurance decreased by more than 1 million people in 2007. |
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New attack ad on TV, but this one targets hot dogs
Mardi 26 Août 2008 - 14:11 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) CHICAGO -- A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy's haunting lament: "I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer." |
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A Detox Diet? I'll Drink to That!
Lundi 25 Août 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The idea came to me over a plate of Buffalo wings at a family diner on U Street, although the roots of it stretched back further. Oprah had just finished a 21-day diet detox, my husband mentioned casually, and I felt the kind of quick stab of jealousy you get when someone else does something you ... |
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Making Practices Perfect
Lundi 25 Août 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The waiting room of Ramona Seidel's family medicine practice is empty, and she works hard to keep it that way. |
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Day Cares
Lundi 25 Août 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) For Jennifer Bright, the director of a medical society headquartered in Rosslyn, the decision about day care wasn't whether, but what kind. With each of her three children, the youngest of whom was born in March, Bright returned to work after a few months' maternity leave. |
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Report Faults Medicare Audits
Lundi 25 Août 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The rate of improper payments, including fraud, in Medicare's purchases of wheelchairs and other home medical equipment is significantly higher than the government has estimated, according to a federal audit released yesterday. |
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