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Researchers: Key to living long is in genes
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Haymarket Media
Aug 30, 2007
Living to 100 may hinge on having special genes that balance out the harmful effects of other, “bad” genes, researchers say. Their discovery could lead to the development of medications aimed...
Smith & Nephew launches negative pressure wound care system
Feb 24, 2009
Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management division recently announced the U.S. launch of its new Renasys EZ negative pressure wound therapy system. The new product will enable clinicians to exercise...
Nursing home faces trailblazing lawsuit over asking workers for family medical histories
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McKnight's Staff
May 29, 2013
A nursing and rehabilitation center violated federal law by asking for workers’ family medical history, a government lawsuit alleges. The suit is one of the first of its kind.
Popular Alzheimer’s drug going generic
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Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided tentative approval to Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. to make and market the generic version of dementia treatment Razadyne.
FDA places black-box warning on blood thinner Plavix
Mar 15, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration Friday placed a black-box warning—its most severe safety labeling—on the blood thinner Plavix. In a statement, it said that the drug could put certain patients at increased...
McKesson’s Mobile Manager helps providers take stock
Jun 06, 2012
McKesson’s Mobile Manager helps providers take stock McKesson’s Mobile Manager alerts providers to drug shortages and offers substitutions and generics that are available. The hand-held ordering...
New aging theory finds dangers in gene deregulation
Dec 01, 2008
Just as the deregulation of banks and businesses is believed to have contributed to the financial crisis, researchers at Harvard are saying the deregulation of certain genes leads to cell damage and aging.
Nursing home residents are living longer while becoming exposed to a toxic cocktail of indoor pollutant that could make them more susceptible to chronic lung diseases like COPD, European researchers reported...
Gene mutation linked to macular degeneration, researchers find
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Haymarket Media
Mar 16, 2005
Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, has been linked to a gene mutation, according to three sets of researchers working independently.