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Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

Nov 20, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.

Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers

Medicine & Health / Medications

Nov 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity.

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

Medicine & Health / Medications

Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.