Kidney transplant patients may benefit from going off of certain immunosuppressive drugs

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Withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors provides long-term health benefits and saves money
Withdrawing certain immunosuppressive drugs following kidney transplantation prolongs survival and saves money compared with keeping patients on these medications for life, according to a study appearing in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).


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Cholera outbreak kills 20 in northern Nigeria

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A cholera outbreak has claimed 20 lives in northern Nigeria's Kano state in the last week, officials and residents said Saturday.

US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears

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(AP) -- When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates ...

Limit on cold remedies for kids was FDA's idea

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(AP) -- When drug makers made a surprise announcement this week that they no longer recommend cough and cold remedies for youngsters under 4, they didn't let on that it was the government's idea.

Just a numbers game? Making sense of health statistics

Oct 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
Presidential candidates use them to persuade voters, drug companies use them to sell their products, and the media spin them in all kinds of ways, but nobody - candidates, reporters, let alone health consumers - understands ...

Statins may prevent miscarriages

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Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to a study ...
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