Statins may lower stroke risk during surgery
A Johns Hopkins led study suggests taking cholesterol lowering statins before surgery could reduce the chance of stroke or death during operation. With about 180 000 Americans undergoing preventive surgery yearly, researchers seek new ways to avert the nation’s leading cause of disability and third most deadly killer.
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Washington, D.C
Bruce Perler
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
FDA rebuffed morning-after pill sale amid scientific concerns
The FDA rejected nonprescription sales of emergency contraception in May 2004 in a move critics call politically charged. An independent audit found the decision deviated from a decade of practice and suggested it may have been preordained before evidence was fully reviewed. Members of Congress urged a probe into possible destroyed documents and questioned agency integrity and reliance on science over politics.
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Washington, D.C
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Henry Waxman
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Health and Human Services
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Mark McClellan
Medicare
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Medicare drug benefit enrollment opens with plans to choose
Enrollment for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit runs Jan 1 to May 15, 2006. Beneficiaries should review plans, costs, and drug lists, using the official site or helpline to compare options among about 40 plans and determine subsidies and eligibility for low income help.
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Washington, D.C
Mark McClellan
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
Bush
Medicare Gov
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