FDA panel weighs limits on acetaminophen painkillers
ADELPHI MD The FDA assembled over 35 experts to explore reducing acetaminophen overdose risks including black box warnings lowering daily doses or pulling combo drugs from shelves. Industry groups defend safety while Johnson Johnson argues a 4 gram limit could push patients to NSAIDs with their own risks.
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Study predicts swine flu's travel spread by air
The study maps swine flu's world spread using March and April air travel from Mexico. Over 2 million passengers flew to more than 1,000 cities in 164 countries, with four of five heading to the United States. Findings appear in the New England Journal of Medicine and show forecasting potential for future outbreaks. Dr. Martin Cetron of the CDC comments on mapping airline networks to predict next likely locations.
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Credit card ownership and debt rise slightly in 2008
About 91.1 million U S households had at least one credit card by end of 2008, up from 2007. The average outstanding debt for cardholding households was 10 679 dollars in 2008, up from 10 637 dollars a year earlier, per Nilson Report April 2009.
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Experiment Aims to Curb Type 1 Diabetes with Immune Therapy
In Pittsburgh researchers at Children’s Hospital test a vaccine like therapy using a patient’s own blood to calm rogue immune cells that destroy insulin producing cells. The first small trial on Tracey Berg Fulton shows early signs and aims to safety before testing on newly diagnosed children.
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