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Pregnancy labels for medicine?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 31st 2008 2:00PM

The Federal Drug Administration is proposing a change to the way medicines are labeled with warnings for pregnant women. Doctors have been complaining forever that data was available that was not included on labels or that the information that was ...
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Parents ask for Ritalin -- to boost grades

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 19th 2006 2:04PM

In an attempt to raise their kids' grades, it seems some parents are following the examples set by professional athletes and looking for chemical solutions. According to an MSNBC article, they're after drugs that they think will help their kids do ...
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Children might not always need antibiotics for ear infections

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 18th 2006 10:30AM

Children with acute ear infections might not need antibiotics to get better, even when the infection is severe enough to prompt a visit to the emergency room. A new study in JAMA, recently summarized on HealthDay , found that almost two-thirds of ...
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The Institute of Medicine reports that medication errors persist

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 3rd 2006 5:30PM

In a landmark 1999 study, To Err is Human, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) described the extent of medication errors in our health care system. Since then, hospitals have added patient-safety officers, beefed-up quality management oversight, and put ...
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