FDA to require pediatric dosage labeling for drugs
FDA rules aim to require clear pediatric dosage information on labels for drugs used in children. The move, a Clinton administration initiative, seeks to provide doctors with safer, more complete guidance and address past gaps in pediatric testing and labeling.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Michael Friedman
Paul Glaser
Susan DeLaurentis
Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric Aids Foundation
Glaser
S Assn
Heart disease deaths higher in Appalachia region
CDC figures show Appalachian residents suffer higher heart disease mortality. White men in Appalachia die 19 percent above national rates, white women 21 percent higher. black rates vary. In 1993 white Appalachian men: 201 per 100 000 vs 169 nationally. white women 63 vs 52. Factors include poverty, fewer hospitals with coronary care units, and sparse urban areas.
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Atlanta
Appalachian
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Mountain
Highland
Applachia
CDC
Appalachia
Hib vaccination nearly erases Hib meningitis in young children
U S health officials report Hib invasive disease in children under five fell 99 percent from 1987 to 1997 due to routine infant vaccines. About two thirds of Hib cases cause bacterial meningitis, which is fatal in roughly 5 percent. Vaccination efforts since 1985 cut cases from about 20,000 in 1987 to 81 in 1997.
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Atlanta
Kris Bisgard
CDC
Bisgard
15 Pound Emaciated Teen Dies In Wisconsin Hospital
A 15 year old girl, estimated at 15 pounds, died after being brought to Mercy Hospital in Janesville by her mother Karen Kuffer. Police charged Kuffer with child neglect as an autopsy was planned. The case drew comments from experts about the extreme weight and care concerns.
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Janesville
Wis
Karen Kuffer
Rock County
George Brunner
Kay Kuffer
Mercy Hospital
Brunner
Susan Nitzke
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nitzke
Ularly
Eunice Kuffer
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