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Firms accept Ecuador plan to break pharma patents
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Foreign pharmaceutical firms including Pfizer agreed Wednesday to accept Ecuador's decision to bypass patents on 2,000 drugs in order to produce them locally or buy cheaper versions elsewhere.
Nations:Ecuador India Brazil Thailand Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects
Giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get childhood vaccinations may backfire and make the shots a little less effective, surprising new research suggests.
Source:(AP)
2009-10-16
Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually
NEW YORK - Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey.
Nations:Mexico Nicaragua El Salvador Nepal Cambodia Poland Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
J&J recalls infants', children's liquid Tylenol
NEW YORK - Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination.
Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
Birth control could help combat climate change
LONDON - Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said Friday.
Source:(AP)
2009-09-19
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- Firms accept Ecuador plan to break pharma patents 2009-10-28
- Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines' effects 2009-10-16
- Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually 2009-10-14
- J&J recalls infants', children's liquid Tylenol 2009-09-25
- Birth control could help combat climate change 2009-09-19
- Study: Ibuprofen is best for kids with broken arms 2009-08-19
- Antidepressant use doubles in U.S., study finds 2009-08-03
- Abortion pill used in a quarter of US abortions 2009-07-09
- Drug gives anthrax protection in animal studies 2009-07-08
- Patients fret over proposed Tylenol restrictions 2009-07-07
- Questions and answers about pain medicine dangers 2009-07-07
- FDA panel recommends smaller doses of painkillers 2009-06-30
- FBI takes sudden new interest in 'Tylenol Man' 2009-02-05
- Home of man linked to 1982 Tylenol deaths searched 2009-02-05
- FBI announces review of evidence in Tylenol deaths 2009-02-04
- In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better 2009-02-04
- America abortion debate reaches into African slums 2009-02-01
- Medicare expands coverage for cancer drugs 2009-01-28
- Pfizer to buy Wyeth for $68 billion, cuts dividend 2009-01-26
- World's highest drug levels entering India stream 2009-01-25
- Future of abstinence-only funding is in limbo 2009-01-18
- Eli Lilly to pay $1.42 billion to resolve Zyprexa probes 2009-01-15
- Nation's health spending rises, but not so much 2009-01-06
- FDA approves new prostate cancer drug 2008-12-30
- Many Teens Don't Keep Virginity Pledges 2008-12-29
- Cancer drug reverses transplant rejection: study 2008-12-27
- King must sell Kadian assets to buy Alpharma 2008-12-26
- Millions of older Americans use risky drug combos 2008-12-24
- Avoiding the painkiller-overuse rut in migraines 2008-12-22
- New rule for health providers stirs objections 2008-12-18
- FDA adds suicide warning to epilepsy drugs 2008-12-17
- Vatican hits out at controversial abortion pill 2008-12-15
- Colo. voters soundly defeat anti-abortion measure 2008-11-05
- Improving the Use of Drugs Through Genes 2008-10-27
- AIDS treatment should start sooner, study finds 2008-10-26
- Survey: Half of US doctors use placebo treatments 2008-10-24
- Drugmakers post lower third-quarter net income 2008-10-22
- Va. pharmacy follows faith, no birth control sales 2008-10-22
- Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too 2008-10-21
- Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations 2008-10-21
- Magnet device aims to treat depression patients 2008-10-21
- $894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits 2008-10-17
- Johnson & Johnson 3Q profit rises, tops views 2008-10-14
- Therapy helps hard-to-transplant get a new kidney 2008-10-13
- Cold meds not for kids under 4: makers 2008-10-07
- Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for over $6B 2008-10-06
- Pope reaffirms Church opposition to contraception 2008-10-03
- Mailmen might deliver meds in next anthrax attack 2008-10-02
- FDA urged to recall cold medicines for youngsters 2008-10-02
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