http://www.mail.com/subjects/1482-medication.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1482-medication.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2108400-fda-warns-infections-tied-to-tennessee-pharmacy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a ... Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2108400-fda-warns-infections-tied-to-tennessee-pharmacy.html 2013-05-24T23:27:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107700-zimbabwe-activist-prisoners-denied-aids-drugs.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications. Douglas Muzanenhamo said in court documents Friday he was denied anti-retroviral drugs when detained for a month in 2011 on treason charges. He wa... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2107700-zimbabwe-activist-prisoners-denied-aids-drugs.html 2013-05-24T14:13:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104158-vote-pot-shops-lingering-la-issue.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry. The winning ballot measure on Tuesday caps the number of nonprofit dispensaries at about 135 from a high of nearly 1,000 a few years ago. It also imposes higher taxes, regulates hours of ope... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2104158-vote-pot-shops-lingering-la-issue.html 2013-05-22T23:37:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2103816-fda-panel-backs-experimental-merck-insomnia-drug.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal panel of medical experts said that an experimental insomnia drug from Merck & Co. Inc. appears safe and effective, despite evidence from company trials that the pill can cause daytime sleepiness and difficulty driving. A majority of Food and Drug Administration panelists voted Wednesday that Merck's sleeping aid, suvorexant, he... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:47:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2103816-fda-panel-backs-experimental-merck-insomnia-drug.html 2013-05-22T21:47:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097592-actavis-buying-warner-chilcott-85b-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market. The announcement Monday comes after the companies said earlier this month that they were in talks about a possible pairing of one of the world's largest generic drugmak... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097592-actavis-buying-warner-chilcott-85b-deal.html 2013-05-20T22:36:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097056-us-adviser-board-firm-that-sold-anthrax-drug.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday. While there is no evidence a... Mon, 20 May 2013 02:57:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097056-us-adviser-board-firm-that-sold-anthrax-drug.html 2013-05-20T02:57:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2096588-fate-la-pot-shops-left-to-voters.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime. Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide how Los Angeles should handle its high with three competing measures that seek to either limit ... Sun, 19 May 2013 20:27:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2096588-fate-la-pot-shops-left-to-voters.html 2013-05-19T20:27:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088068-shrinks-critics-face-psychiatric-manual.html CHICAGO (AP) — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder." Those changes are just some of the reasons prominent critics say the American Psychiatric Asso... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088068-shrinks-critics-face-psychiatric-manual.html 2013-05-15T18:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081178-huge-drug-cost-disparities-health-overhaul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay. To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty share of the cost for expensive medications u... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:12:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081178-huge-drug-cost-disparities-health-overhaul.html 2013-05-13T07:12:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2077524-actavis-warner-chilcott-discussing-combination.html NEW YORK (AP) — Drugmakers Actavis Inc. and Warner Chilcott PLC said Friday that they in early talks about a possible combination of the two companies. Both say there is no agreement on a deal yet. Shares of both companies soared in Friday trading. Actavis was formed in October through a $5.6 billion combination of Watson Pharmaceuticals of New Jersey and... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:27:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2077524-actavis-warner-chilcott-discussing-combination.html 2013-05-10T22:27:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073630-ims-us-medicine-spending-rare-dip-2012.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health care services. Patients also benefited from a surge of new, inexpensive generic versions of widely used drugs for chronic conditions like high cholesterol, according to... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:45:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073630-ims-us-medicine-spending-rare-dip-2012.html 2013-05-09T15:45:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2072572-study-fish-oil-help-prevent-heart-attacks.html Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found. The work makes clearer who does and does not benefit from taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids, the good oils found in fish such as salmon, tuna and sardine... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:31:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2072572-study-fish-oil-help-prevent-heart-attacks.html 2013-05-08T21:31:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068290-baxter-drug-fails-to-slow-alzheimers-big-study.html DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The company says that people who received 18 months of infusions with its drug, Gammagard, fared no better than others given inf... Tue, 07 May 2013 13:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068290-baxter-drug-fails-to-slow-alzheimers-big-study.html 2013-05-07T13:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066408-court-calif-cities-ban-medical-pot-shops.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the industry. In a unanimous opinion, the court held that California's medical marijuana laws — the nation's fi... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066408-court-calif-cities-ban-medical-pot-shops.html 2013-05-06T21:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2067040-bashful-men-buy-blue-pill-online.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to go to the drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press that the drugmaker will begin selling its popular erectile dysfunction pill Viagra to patients on its website. Men still will need a prescript... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:09:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2067040-bashful-men-buy-blue-pill-online.html 2013-05-06T21:09:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066560-fda-warns-pregnant-women-migraine-drug-risk.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that the drugs, including Depakote and Depacon, should never be taken by preg... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:41:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066560-fda-warns-pregnant-women-migraine-drug-risk.html 2013-05-06T18:41:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055688-cvs-caremark-1q-profit-soars-23-percent.html CVS Caremark's first-quarter net income jumped 23 percent to top Wall Street's expectations, as generic drugs continued to improve profitability even though those prescriptions hurt revenue. Generic drugs, which are cheaper, copycat versions of brand-name medicines, help a drugstore's bottom line because they provide a wider margin between the cost for th... Wed, 01 May 2013 22:28:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055688-cvs-caremark-1q-profit-soars-23-percent.html 2013-05-01T22:28:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055676-generic-competition-cuts-mercks-q1-sales-profit.html Merck & Co. on Wednesday posted disappointing first-quarter results and cut its earnings forecast for the year. But the world's third-largest drugmaker predicted that things would soon improve. Merck was slammed by two factors plaguing most of its rivals: growing competition from generic drugs and unfavorable exchange rates. Major drugmakers in recent yea... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:56:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055676-generic-competition-cuts-mercks-q1-sales-profit.html 2013-05-01T20:56:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053288-pfizer-1q-profit-up-drugmaker-cuts-outlook.html Pfizer Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 53 percent despite falling sales, mainly because the world's second-largest drugmaker took big charges a year ago. Pfizer's results fell short of Wall Street's expectations, and the company lowered its profit and sales forecasts for the year, blaming sudden worsening of currency exchange rates. Pfizer is struggl... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:25:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053288-pfizer-1q-profit-up-drugmaker-cuts-outlook.html 2013-04-30T21:25:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044296-court-pot-smokers-fired-colo.html DENVER (AP) — Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling Thursday. The Colorado Court of Appeals found there is no employment protection for medical marijuana users in the state since the drug rem... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:26:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044296-court-pot-smokers-fired-colo.html 2013-04-26T00:26:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2044466-newfound-hormone-holds-hope-diabetes-treatment.html NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment for the most common type of diabetes. People have their own version of this hormone, and the new work suggests that giving diabetics more might one day help them avoid insulin shots. Th... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:16:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2044466-newfound-hormone-holds-hope-diabetes-treatment.html 2013-04-25T16:16:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2027022-war-medicine-helping-boston-bomb-victims.html The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs after Monday's attack. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:40:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2027022-war-medicine-helping-boston-bomb-victims.html 2013-04-18T02:40:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026282-fda-panel-backs-inhaler-drug-lung-disease.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of respiratory experts voted Wednesday in favor of approving an experimental inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance for treating chronic lung disease. A majority of Food and Drug Administration panelists voted that the Breo Ellipta inhaler is safe and effective for long-term use and to control flare ups in patients with... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:15:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026282-fda-panel-backs-inhaler-drug-lung-disease.html 2013-04-17T20:15:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022746-jj-1q-profit-falls-10-pct-despite-higher-sales.html Johnson & Johnson's first-quarter profit fell by just over 10 percent as increased sales were offset by higher costs for production, marketing and administration, plus charges for litigation and other items. The maker of No More Tears baby shampoo, prescription drugs and surgical tools said Tuesday repeatedly during a conference call with analysts that re... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:17:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022746-jj-1q-profit-falls-10-pct-despite-higher-sales.html 2013-04-16T20:17:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020026-legal-pot-draws-tourists-to-colo-wash-420.html DENVER (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, including out-of staters and even packaged tours. The events and crowds will test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults. More than 50,000 are expected to light up outdoors in Denver... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:24:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020026-legal-pot-draws-tourists-to-colo-wash-420.html 2013-04-15T09:24:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2016692-fda-reviewing-heart-risks-glaxo-diabetes-pill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting in June to reassess the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's former blockbuster drug Avandia, which was severely restricted in 2010 due to concerns about its impact on the heart. Regulators announced the highly unusual move in a government notice published on Friday. The FDA said it will ask a ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:17:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2016692-fda-reviewing-heart-risks-glaxo-diabetes-pill.html 2013-04-12T21:17:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2016200-organic-apples-pears-to-antibiotic-free.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The organic apples you buy in the grocery store will soon be free of a widely used antibiotic. The National Organic Standards Board late Thursday rejected a petition to allow growers to use the antibiotic oxytetracyline beyond the existing expiration date of Oct. 21, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's labeling standards gener... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2016200-organic-apples-pears-to-antibiotic-free.html 2013-04-12T17:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2013106-implanted-bracelet-helps-treat-chronic-heartburn.html A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than medicine can give them. It's a novel way to treat severe acid reflux, which plagues millions of Americans and can raise their risk for more serious health problems. It happens when a weak muscle doesn't clos... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:17:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2013106-implanted-bracelet-helps-treat-chronic-heartburn.html 2013-04-11T16:17:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2012620-severe-us-flu-season-helped-roches-q1-sales.html GENEVA (AP) — Strong sales of new cancer drugs and a severe U.S. flu season helped lift first-quarter revenue at Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG by 6 percent. The world's biggest manufacturer of cancer drugs said Thursday that sales rose to 11.56 billion Swiss francs ($12.4 billion) during the first three months of the year, up from 11.03 billion francs ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:07:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2012620-severe-us-flu-season-helped-roches-q1-sales.html 2013-04-11T11:07:02Z