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Medications/Drugs News

Supreme Court sends back California Medicaid cuts case (Reuters)
Reuters - The Supreme Court sent back to a lower court a case on whether Medicaid recipients and medical providers can sue California for cutting reimbursement rates in the healthcare program for low-income Americans.
U.S. advisers back experimental obesity pill (Reuters)
Reuters - Experimental obesity drug Qnexa won the backing of U.S. health advisors on Wednesday, raising hopes for approval of the first prescription weight-loss pill in 13 years.
Judge strikes down law mandating sale of contraception (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Washington state cannot require pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives if to do so violates their religious beliefs.
Pension, Medicaid changes sought in Illinois budget (Reuters)
Reuters - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address on Wednesday to stop the two programs From devouring more of the cash-strapped state's general funds budget, top officials in his office said on Tuesday.
FDA acts to stem shortages of two cancer drugs (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will resolve a potentially life-threatening shortage of two leading cancer drugs by allowing one of them to be imported from abroad and rushing approval for a new manufacturer to make the second.



Study questions antidepressant-suicide link (Reuters)
Reuters - The Food and Drug Administration has a blanket warning on antidepressant medications stating they increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among kids and young adults, but a new review of clinical data finds no link between suicide and at least two of the medications.
Few RA clinical trials compare one drug to another (Reuters)
Reuters - To test whether a new drug is an improvement over existing treatments, the ideal clinical trial would compare the medications head to head, but few trials of rheumatoid arthritis treatments happen that way, according to a new study.
Few rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials compare drugs: study (Reuters)
Reuters - To test whether a new drug is an improvement over existing treatments, the ideal clinical trial would compare the medications head to head, but few trials of rheumatoid arthritis treatments happen that way, according to a new study.
Why Prescription Drug Addiction Is Growing Among Teens (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - By the time Jessica McDonald was 13, she had already started drinking, smoking marijuana and using Adderall — a stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — to get high. Physically abused by her father and feeling aimless, the Corona, Calif., girl quickly became an addict, racking up five DUI convictions while high on Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug.
Recent counterfeit drug warnings in US (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration is investigating fake vials of the cancer drug Avastin that may have been sold to doctors in three states. In recent years the agency has warned the public about several pharmaceutical counterfeiting cases:
Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug (AP)

AP - Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing.



New Blood Thinner May Prevent Blood Clots During Cancer Treatment (Heal...
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood-thinning medication called semuloparin reduces the risk of blood clots in people undergoing certain cancer treatments, new research shows.
FDA approves BioSante/Teva's testosterone gel (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. drug regulators approved a new testosterone gel from BioSante Pharmaceutical Inc and Teva Pharmaceuticals, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said.
Whitney Houston's Addictions: How Couples Share Their Drug Habits (LiveS...
LiveScience.com - Whether Whitney Houston, who died on Saturday (Feb. 11), had substance abuse problems before her marriage to the singer Bobby Brown, or whether she was influenced by his "bad boy" ways, one thing is clear: the fact that the couple shared a drug habit is not surprising, experts say.
Obama's '13 budget to increase healthcare savings (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs than the White House put forward just five months ago.

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Yahoo! News: Diseases/Conditions News
Diseases/Conditions News

Study: Colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk (AP)
AP - Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.
Endometriosis Could Raise Risk of 3 Ovarian Cancers (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a history of endometriosis have a significantly increased risk of developing three types of ovarian cancer, according to a new study.
Migraines May Raise a Woman's Odds of Depression (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- As if the debilitating headaches weren't bad enough, women who get migraines or have had them in the past are at increased risk for depression, a new study suggests.
Migraines Linked to Depression in Women (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Women who have had migraine headaches are more likely than other women to develop depression, according to a new finding based on 14 years of health data.
Doctors: Myanmar desperate for HIV and TB drugs (AP)
AP - Some 85,000 HIV-infected people in Myanmar are not getting treatment due to a lack of funding, despite renewed international engagement with the government amid a wave of political reform, a medical aid group said Wednesday.
Hepatitis C killing more Americans than HIV (Reuters)
Reuters - Hepatitis C has surpassed HIV as a killer of U.S. adults, and screening all "baby boomers" could be one way to stem the problem, according to two new government studies.
Eating Fewer Calories May Lower Risk of Asthma, Other Diseases (LiveScie...
LiveScience.com - VANCOUVER — People with asthma may one day receive an unconventional prescription for their condition: eat less.
Antibiotics no help against most sinus infections (Reuters)
Reuters - Antibiotics don't help fight most sinus infections, although doctors routinely prescribe them for that purpose, researchers said Tuesday.
Antibiotics Don't Help Most Sinus Infections, Study Finds (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Treating a sinus infection with antibiotics doesn't speed recovery, new research shows.
Antibiotics no help against most sinus infections: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Antibiotics don't help fight most sinus infections, although doctors routinely prescribe them for that purpose, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers Spot New Gene Mutation Linked to Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a new gene mutation linked to breast cancer.
Transgender Children at High Risk for Child Abuse (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Feb. 20, the American Academy of Pediatrics released the disturbing, but unsurprising, results of a long-term study investigating abuse rates among transgender children. The investigation followed some 17,000 people who demonstrated "gender nonconformity" before age 11, measuring their mental health and markers for abuse in early adulthood. The findings of the study were alarming and indicate a frightening and hidden epidemic of abuse.
Hepatitis C Now Kills More Americans Than HIV (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths from hepatitis C have increased steadily in the United States in recent years, in part because many people don't know they have disease, a new government report says.
New Melanoma Drug May Extend Survival (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma that has spread to other areas of the body is almost always fatal, but a new drug appears to double survival for those with a certain type of this skin cancer, researchers report.
Gender Identity Issues Can Harm Kids' Mental Health: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New studies show that children struggling with their gender identity also face higher risks for abuse and mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder.

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