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From FDA: Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate): Recall
Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate): Recall
Audience: Pharmacists, risk managers
[UPDATE] The December 2009 recall has been expanded to include four additional lots with the lot numbers and expiration
1.7 million traumatic brain injuries occur in the US each year
The CDC issued a report today March 17, 2010 saying that an estimated 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries resulting in deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department ...
Are You Ready for the iPad? It’s Almost Here
By Denise Reynolds
The Apple iPad began taking pre-sale orders on March 12, and within six hours, it sold over 91,000. By some estimates, approximately 25,000 ...
Bacteria left on crime scene may help find criminal
A new study published online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests in the future identification of hand-harbored bacteria left on ...
Update: Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions
This information is current as of today, March 16, 2010 at 18:00 EDT
Updated: March 16, 2010
Situation Information
Dengue fever is the most common cause of fever in ...
Data Show 1 in 303 Children Have Cerebral Palsy
Learn more about the signs and causes of cerebral palsy and what to do if you think your child might have it.
How Common Is Cerebral ...
Screen for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign
In Screen for Life public service announcements, actor/musician Terrence Howard talks about his mother's death from colon cancer. He says, "This is personal. Let my heartbreak be ...
Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick's Day Facts
March is Irish-American Heritage Month and March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. See Census' facts on Irish-Americans and the significance of March 17.
St. Patrick’s Day was originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. The world’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade occurred on March 17, 1762 and featured Irish soldiers serving in the English military. Congress proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1995, and the President issues a proclamation each year....
Baby's Obesity Risk: What's Mom's Influence?
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Marcia Wood, (301) 504-1662, marcia.wood@ars.usda.gov
March 15, 2010
--View this report online, plus photos and related stories, at www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr
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Intensive BP, combined lipid therapies do not help adults with diabetes (PR)
Contact: NHLBI Communications Officenhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov301-496-4236NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
ACCORD: Intensive BP, combined lipid therapies do not help adults with diabetes
Lowering blood pressure to normal ...
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