2015年9月20日 星期日

2015-09-21 U.S. Health


Mirror.co.uk
   
A third of Britons born in 2015 will develop dementia - study   
Reuters
LONDON, Sept 21 One in three people born in Britain in 2015 will develop dementia, according to an analysis commissioned by the charity campaign group Alzheimer's Research UK. The study, conducted by the Office of Health Economics, shows "a looming ...

One-third of people born in 2015 'will develop dementia'   The Guardian
“Keep the brain active”   The Hindu
Research warns one in three of us will develop dementia   NEWS.com.au
The Australian (blog)   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Boston Globe
   
Huge hikes in prices of drugs raise protests and questions   
The Boston Globe
NEW YORK — Specialists in infectious disease are protesting a gigantic overnight increase in the price of a 62-year-old drug that is the standard of care for treating a life-threatening parasitic infection. The drug, called Daraprim, was acquired in ...
Dramatic overnight increases in old drugs ignite new worries   The Seattle Times
5000 Percent Increase In Popular Drug Prompts Protests From Specialists   CBS Local
NY 'big pharma' company buys a $13 drug, boosts price to $750 per pill   Examiner.com
Motherboard   
FierceBiotech   
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Reuters
   
Merck antibody reduces risk of Clostridium difficile recurrence: study   
Reuters
An experimental antibody developed by Merck & Co Inc was shown in pivotal studies to reduce by about 10 percentage points the risk that infection with Clostridium difficile bacterium, which can cause a deadly diarrhea, will recur. In the United States, ...

Merck's bezlotoxumab successful in two late-stage studies for prevention of C ...   Seeking Alpha
Pivotal Phase 3 Studies of Bezlotoxumab, Merck's Investigational Antitoxin to ...   MarketWatch
Merck Antibody Shows Promise in Reducing Deadly Diarrhea Recurrence Risk   Youth Health Magzine
Healio   
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Irish Examiner
   
Alzheimer's discovery by Trinity researchers   
Irish Examiner
A major breakthrough in understanding Alzheimer's disease by Irish scientists could lead to new forms of therapy for those living with the condition. Trinity College Dublin scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the disease — the most common ...

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New York Times
   
FDA Nominee Califf's Ties to Drug Makers Worry Some   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — At a DoubleTree Hotel in Durham, N.C., in May 2014, Dr. Robert M. Califf gave a presentation to a group of biomedical researchers, lawyers and industry experts. He spoke about ways to quicken the pace of biomedical innovation by ...

FDA Nominee Received Industry Fees   Wall Street Journal
Will Industry Ties Hamper Nominee for FDA Commissioner?   Legal Reader (blog)
D.C. Week: Califf Nomination for FDA Chief Wins Plaudits   MedPage Today
Pioneer News   
Rapid News Network   
Bulletin Leader   
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USA TODAY
   
US officials to stop screening Liberian passengers for Ebola   
KDWN
NEW YORK (AP) — Travelers entering the U.S. from Liberia will no longer be screened for Ebola. U.S. officials said Friday that the screening will end Monday for passengers from Liberia. But the screening and monitoring will continue for travelers from ...
Bungling by UN agency hurt Ebola response   Jakarta Post
Let's work together to prevent epidemics   Gulf Times
10 critical mistakes in last year's Ebola outbreak   Economic Times
UPI.com   
TIME   
USA TODAY   
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Deseret News
   
Government single-payer health coverage may be nation's future   
Deseret News
Soon, there will be no one but the government to merge with. If health costs continue spiraling upward, insurers may be forced into a marriage with Uncle Sam. That's a wedding to which no patient wants an invitation. Shutterstock. Enlarge photo». Summary.
Judy Putnam: Governor should brag about health plan   Lansing State Journal
Health clinics awarded $500 million in ACA funding to expand PC services   Dispatch Times
Transgender discrimination in health coming to an end   Albany Times Union (blog)
The Intelligencer (subscription)   
Essex News Daily   
Muncie Star Press   
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NBC New York
   
Schumer Urges DEA to Target Online K2 Sales   
NBC New York
Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to create a special investigative unit to target online sales of synthetic marijuana. The New York Democrat said that despite state bans on fake pot, dealers are able to sell it online ...
Schumer Calls On Feds To Shut Down Websites That Sell Synthetic Marijuana   CBS Local
Sen. Charles Schumer calls on DEA to prevent online synthetic marijuana sales ...   amNY
Senator: Create special DEA unit to go after fake pot   KOMO News
10TV   
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seattlepi.com
   
Some Minnesota marijuana patients opting to buy illegally   
seattlepi.com
ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 21 AND THEREAFTER - In this Sept. 17, 2015 photo, Jonathan Holmgren poses with medical cannabis products at his home in Spring Lake Park, M.N. Holmgren is back to using the raw plant that the state still deems illegal ...

Costly marijuana has Minnesota patients opting to buy illegally   TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

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CBS Local
   
Denver Police To Hold Prescription Drug Take-Back Event   
CBS Local
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – The Denver Police Department will hold a prescription drug take-back event this Saturday. Police are inviting residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and bring expired, unwanted or unused over-the-counter and prescription ...

ADAPT Invites Local Residents to Participate in the National Prescription ...   TAPinto.net
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Sept. 25   Yankton Daily Press
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event to Take Place Saturday   Corona del Mar Today
KSLA-TV   
The Weather Space   
SurfPaducah   
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