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FDA okays vismodegib for the treatment of skin cancer
FDA approved vismodegib (ERIVEDGE Capsule, Genentech, Inc.) for the treatment of adults with metastatic basal cell carcinoma or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or who are not candidates for surgery, and who are not candidates for radiation. (January 30, 2012)
Do You Really Need That Bone Scan?
By Martha Rosenberg
Do You Really Need That Bone Scan? New Research Say Maybe Not.
For many years the conventional medical wisdom was: women are in such ...
Major Drug Maker Accused of Killing 14 Trial Subjects
Posted By Dr. Mercola
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Pfizer and Merck have also been busted for unethical conduct in drug- and vaccine trials that led to ...
HPV infections are common
By Maria Cendejas
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, oral infections with HPV are more common than doctors expected, according to USAtoday.
Infections ...
Breast Cancer and Heart Attacks: A Deadly Side Effect of Calcium Supplements? (opinion)
Posted By Dr. Mercola | January 30 2012
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Taking elemental calcium supplements (with or without vitamin D) in amounts of 500 mg or more may actually increase your ...
Drowning related incidents on the decline
By Maria Cendejas
A new report finds that the rate of children hospitalized yearly due to drowning-related incidents has dropped by half since the early 1990s, ...
213 Women Who Took This Suffered Permanent Disability
Posted By Dr. Mercola
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Australia against drug maker Merck by a young woman who suffered ...
Statins cause musculoskeletal pain in those without arthritis
David Liu, PHD
Monday Jan 23, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study suggest that statins, which are used to prevent heart disease, may increase risk for ...
Smoking prenatally not linked to autism in children
By Maria Cendejas
A new study says that children born to women who smoke during pregnancy are not at increased risk for autism, Healthday News reports.
Smoking ...
Dangers of Feminine Hygiene Products that Every Woman Needs to Know (Opinion)
Posted By Dr. Mercola | January 23 2012
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Tampons are an example of biologically incompatible technology, which can react with bacteria in your body and women’s menstrual cycles to ...
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