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Early Prostate Cancer Detection, Screening Has No Benefit for Men With Low Baseline PSA Value

HOBOKEN, NJ -- September 13, 2010 -- Men aged 55 to 74 years who have low baseline blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) are not likely to benefit from further screening and treatment, according to a study published early online and app

American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Influenza Vaccine Recommendations

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill -- August 31, 2010 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued updated recommendations for the use of trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine and antiviral medications for the prevention and t

Acetaminophen Use in Adolescents Linked to Doubled Risk of Asthma

NEW YORK -- August 13, 2010 -- New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents c

FDA Approves Ulipristal Acetate Tablets for Prescription Emergency Contraception

ROCKVILLE, Md -- August 16, 2010 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ulipristal acetate (ella) tablets for emergency contraception. The prescription-only product prevents pregnancy when taken orally wi

FDA Panel Recommends Withdrawing Bevacizumab as Breast Cancer Treatment

WASHINGTON, DC -- July 20, 2010 -- A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 12-1 to recommend to the agency that bevacizumab's (Avastin) marketing authorisation as a treatment for breast cancer be remove

American Porphyria Foundadtion

All U.S. study centers have started administering treatment in clinical trials for erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)
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