Ther. Drug Monitoring News Headlines

• Incorrectly labelled medicines from Internet pharmacies pose serious health risks to consumers
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:02 EST
  
• Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight
  Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:39 EST
  
• Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight
  Reuters - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
  
• High Efficacy Of Gardasil® Leads Independent Data And Safety Monitoring Board To Recommend Urgent Vaccination Of Young Women In Placebo Group
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• AARP: Prescription Drug Prices Up
  WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Breaking Study: Masimo Blue Sensor Shown To Be Most Accurate In Monitoring Cyanotic Infants
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:15 EST
  
• Novartis' diabetes drug faces another FDA study
  The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:26 EST
  
• To Settle Suit, Maker Agrees to Withdraw Growth Drug
  New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:58 EST
  
• Studies Examine Medication Prices, Language Services Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• HIV Drug Resistance Spurred By Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• InterMune Discontinues Phase 3 INSPIRE Trial Of Actimmune In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Drug Maker Stops Work on Lung Disease Medicine
  New York Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:52 EST
  
• Prescription drug plan unaffordable: official
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:05 EST
  
• Prescription drug prices soar for U.S. seniors
  MSNBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:33 EST
  
• CardioDynamics Commences Landmark PREVENT-HF Trial Designed By Leading Heart Failure Specialists
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Brand name drug prices soar for seniors: AARP
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:59 EST
  
• Brand name drug prices soar for seniors -- AARP
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:13 EST
  
• Drug testing children fraught with problems - doctors
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:43 EST
  
• Drug testing children fraught with problems: doctors
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:46 EST
  
• FDA May Approve Cattle Drug Which Could Lead To Drug Resistant Superbugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Doctors: School drug testing a bad idea
  MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:44 EST
  
• Alaska tops states for drug use
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:41 EST
  
• Drug Partnership Introduces Cheap Antimalaria Pill
  New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:55 EST
  
• FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:47 EST
  
• Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:57 EST
  
• Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:12 EST
  
• Drug-treated salt helps limb swelling
  The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:53 EST
  
• FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
  Reuters - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:48 EST
  
• New Pharmaceutical Drug That Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Drug 'stops HIV's entry to cells'
  BBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:59 EST
  
• Roche suspends phase II trial of its anemia drug
  The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:20 EST
  
• Smoking Levels In The WHO European Region Have Stabilized, But Greater Focus Needs To Be Placed On Young People, Women And Marginalized Groups
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• FDA approves drug for carsick dogs
  MSNBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• GlaxoSmithKline to launch a weight loss OTC drug
  The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:51 EST
  
• New malaria drug targets children
  BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:06 EST
  
• FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
  
• FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
  
• Mexican drug gains U.S. following
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:20 EST
  
• AstraZeneca explores 2nd-line therapy for lung cancer; to start Zactima 4th phase III trials
  The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:13 EST
  
• Scientists say an old, unused drug may offer treatment of Down's
  The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:51 EST
  
• Brain Chemical Tied to Drug Addiction
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:26 EST
  
• Brain Chemical Tied to Drug Addiction
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• New Drug Hope For HIV Patients For Whom Treatment No Longer Works
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• FDA Announces Initiatives To Improve Prescription Drug Safety, Public Education
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Blood Marker Helps Predict Prognosis Among Those With Abdominal Infection
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• New low-cost anti-malarial drug launched
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:10 EST
  
• Update On Public Health Issues Related To Polonium-210 Investigation, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• FDA Approves New ADHD Drug
  WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:56 EST
  
• FDA Approves New ADHD Drug
  WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Fraunhofer IESE Leading European Assisted Living Consortium
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Non-hormone drug decreases hot flashes
  Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:45 EST
  
• New AIDS Drug Increadibly Encouraging
  MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• New Pharmaceutical Drug Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Non-invasive, Real-time Monitoring For Sepsis In Neonates Goes National
  ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome
  Reuters - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:13 EST
  
• People underestimate the power of drug cravings
  Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:56 EST
  
• U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
  New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:59 EST
  
• Genetic test may predict drug addiction
  The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:01 EST
  
• U.S. clears use of Abbott drug for Crohn's disease
  Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:25 EST
  
• Growth Drug Is Caught Up in Patent Fight
  New York Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:03 EST
  
• 'A Perfect Storm' for Creating Drug Addicts
  ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:35 EST
  
• MAP Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Results For Its Inhaled Migraine Drug Candidate
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Cancer Drug Can Extend Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Injection Drug Use Fueling Spread Of HIV In Mauritius
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Generic Prescription Drug Industry Lobbyists Target 'Authorized Generics'
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Study shows near-tripling of global ADHD drug use
  Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:23 EST
  
• Skin Deep: Should You Trust Your Makeup?
  New York Times - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:48 EST
  
• Advisory Panel Recommends H5N1 Vaccine To FDA For Approval
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA Directs ADHD Drug Manufacturers To Notify Patients About Cardiovascular Adverse Events And Psychiatric Adverse Events
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Primitive Yeast Yields Secrets Of Human Cholesterol And Drug Metabolism
  ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
  WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:46 EST
  
• Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
  WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• UN drug watchdog ignores HIV, rights groups say
  Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:28 EST
  
• JAMA Commentaries Discuss Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Coverage Gap Solutions, Cutting Waste In U.S. Health Care System
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• AARP Announces 2007 Legislative Agenda
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Drug may boost Down's learning
  BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:08 EST
  
• FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Wild Kitty Cat Food Due To Salmonella Contamination
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• ADHD drug use rises worldwide
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:22 EST
  
• Remote Device Allows Cardiologist To Monitor Patients Daily At Their Homes
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Taking AIM At Post-Stroke Depression
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• TB strain threatens "uncontrollable" epidemic
  Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:12 EST
  
• First Drug Approved to Prevent Vomiting in Dogs
  MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Drug Safety Recommendations Lack Scientific Evidence
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Industry-backed drug studies yield rosier findings
  Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:21 EST
  
• FDA Warns About Asthma Drug, Xolair
  WebMD - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• FDA approves new ADHD drug
  MSNBC - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:13 EST
  
• Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• FDA Approves New ADHD Drug
  MedicineNet - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Lowdown on OTC Weight-Loss Drug
  Washington Post - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Medicare Benefit Appears to Slow Spending Growth on Drugs
  Washington Post - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Tekturna Is First in a New Class of Blood Pressure Drugs
  WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Certain Drug Treatment Associated With Orofacial Clefts
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Ibuprofen rated best painkiller for injured kids: study
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:01 EST
  
• Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis May Be Overturned By New Research
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST