Brand-name Drug Prices Rise Faster Than Most Items
A Families USA study shows the average price increase for the top 30 brand-name drugs used by older Americans was 6.5 percent last year and 9.9 percent for the five leading drugs Lipitor Plavix Fosamax Norvasc Celebrex. Pfizer Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck manufacture these drugs with the Bush administration offering 10 to 17 percent savings on brand-name drugs via a new card starting June 1.
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Drug prices rise for top elderly meds 2003 04
Prices for top brand-name drugs used by the elderly rose as much as 19.8 percent from 2003 to 2004. The data lists combinations and treatments such as Combinent and Diovan with varying percent changes, indicating broad increases across therapies for emphysema glaucoma and overactive bladder.
Aspirin Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Study
A Vanderbilt led study suggests aspirin use lowers the risk of the most common hormone fueled breast cancer by about 30 percent among 1,442 patients and 1,420 controls. Researchers caution about side effects and rely on self reports of aspirin use.
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Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Sheryl Gabram
Loyola University Medical Center
Mold blamed for respiratory ills by scientific panel
A National Academy of Sciences Institute panel led by Noreen Clark of the University of Michigan links excessive indoor dampness to potential health effects. It urges actions in building design, construction, and maintenance to address the widespread problem despite evidence not tying mold to all serious illnesses.
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Noreen Clark
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
Clark
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National Academy of Sciences
Aspirin Could Target Cancer Catalyst COX-2 In Women
Regular aspirin intake may reduce breast cancer risk in women, notably hormone dependent forms. Researchers propose aspirin binds COX-2 enzymes, blocking estrogen synthesis and tumor cell proliferation.
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