Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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North Americans get plenty of calcium, D: report
Consumers, companies see room to improve at FDA
FDA staff note risks of AstraZeneca cancer drug
Best to focus on preventing HIV in Africa: report
More teens getting dangerous prescriptions
Diet drug faces U.S. test after rivals fall short
Human excreta may help secure future food security
Congress votes to delay pay cut to doctors
Robotic assist eases less-invasive hysterectomies
Austere times demand healthcare efficiency: OECD

North Americans get plenty of calcium, D: report
November 30, 2010 02:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most people in the United States and Canada get plenty of vitamin D and calcium, and may damage their health by taking too many supplements, experts advised on Tuesday.

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Consumers, companies see room to improve at FDA
November 30, 2010 12:13 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies and consumers both feel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does a good job, but high-profile drug recalls have damaged the average American's faith in the agency, according to a report published on Tuesday.

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FDA staff note risks of AstraZeneca cancer drug
November 30, 2010 08:53 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental AstraZeneca cancer medicine carries "substantial toxicity" for patients with inoperable thyroid cancer, U.S. drug reviewers said in documents released on Tuesday.

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Best to focus on preventing HIV in Africa: report
November 29, 2010 12:50 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to treat everyone in Africa infected with the AIDS virus are virtually futile, and public health experts should instead focus on preventing new cases, a committee of experts reported on Monday.

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More teens getting dangerous prescriptions
November 29, 2010 02:10 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The chance that a teenager or young adult will receive a prescription for a controlled medication has nearly doubled in the last 15 years in the U.S., according to a new report.

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Diet drug faces U.S. test after rivals fall short
November 29, 2010 02:08 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last of a trio of diet drug hopefuls faces scrutiny next week, after two rivals failed to convince U.S. regulators that marginal weight loss associated with their drugs made up for major health risks.

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Human excreta may help secure future food security
November 29, 2010 05:23 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Human excreta could have a key role in securing future food security, helping prevent a sharp drop in yields of crops such as wheat due to a shortage of phosphorus inputs, a UK organic body said on Monday.

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Congress votes to delay pay cut to doctors
November 29, 2010 05:03 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to postpone for one month a hefty cut in payments to doctors who participate in the U.S. Medicare health insurance program for the elderly and disabled won final U.S. congressional passage on Monday.

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Robotic assist eases less-invasive hysterectomies
November 29, 2010 03:18 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women undergoing surgery for endometrial cancer can confidently opt for a minimally invasive hysterectomy performed by a skilled surgeon -- with or without a robot's help -- suggests a new review of surgical outcomes.

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Austere times demand healthcare efficiency: OECD
November 29, 2010 08:14 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Cash-strapped governments can no longer raise spending to improve healthcare at the breakneck pace of recent decades, so they must make systems more efficient to offer quality care at no extra cost, the OECD said Monday.

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