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Doctors: Myanmar desperate for HIV and TB drugs (AP)
AP – Some 85,000 HIV-infected people in Myanmar are not getting treatment due to a lack of funding, despite renewed international engagement with the government amid a wave of political…
Johnson & Johnson CEO to step down in April (AP)
AP – Johnson & Johnson’s longtime CEO Bill Weldon is stepping down as the health care giant’s top executive after an embarrassing string of recalls of everything from Tylenol to…
Johnson & Johnson CEO Bill Weldon retires in April (AP)
AP – Johnson & Johnson’s longtime CEO, Bill Weldon, is retiring in April, following an embarrassing string of product recalls over more than two years that has cost the health…
President Obama’s Disappointing Health Care Budget
(by Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Emily Egan.) President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal came out this month, and again underwhelmed. Obama has consistently given lip service to the need for…
British minister heckled over health reforms (AP)
AP – Britain’s health minister was angrily heckled Monday over health care reforms that the government says will improve efficiency but opponents claim threaten the foundation of the country’s state-funded…
Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk (AP)
AP – Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk. Yahoo! News: Health…
Sex-changing treatment for kids: It’s on the rise (AP)
AP – A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who…
Gene Might Boost Risk for Obesity (HealthDay)
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) — A new animal study suggests that a genetic mutation could put certain people at higher risk for becoming obese if they eat…
APNewsBreak: FDA to review inhalable caffeine (AP)
AP – U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand…
Study questions antidepressant-suicide link (Reuters)
Reuters – The Food and Drug Administration has a blanket warning on antidepressant medications stating they increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among kids and young adults, but…
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