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Canadian Pharmacy News

Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drug (AP)
AP - An anti-bleeding drug probably will stay off the market, experts say, after a rigorous study found patients getting the medication during heart surgery were much more likely to die than patients given other drugs..

Government to unveil fitness test for adults (AP)
AP - If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape..

More Americans are taking prescription medications (AP)
AP - For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows..

Doctors told to check up on heart device patients (AP)
AP - People with implanted heart devices need closer follow-up care, an international panel of heart specialists recommended Wednesday in the first guidelines for monitoring this rapidly growing group of patients..

Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancer (AP)

AP - Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause.

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Obesity may start as early as baby's bottle: researchers (AFP)

AFP - Early exposure to chemicals used in the making of products such as baby bottles or plastic food wraps may lead to obesity, according to new research presented Wednesday.

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Malaysia considers teaching sex to graduates (AP)
AP - Malaysia's government is worried that high school graduates may not know enough about sex..

Clinical Trials Update: May 14, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:.

Mother's mental health tied to child's development (Reuters)
Reuters - Evaluating the emotional health and social connectedness of pregnant women may help determine if their children will need extra help to meet developmental goals later on, Canadian researchers say..

Retired justice O'Connor speaks on Alzheimer's (Reuters)
Reuters - Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor made a rare public appearance on Wednesday with emotional testimony in Congress in which she told how Alzheimer's disease had forced her to bring her husband to work with her..

HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are most responsive to current chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while those that express high levels of a growth factor called EGFR are the least responsive and most deadly, a new study concludes..

Media

• More than Half of Senior Citizens will not Enroll for Medicare Part D, Says Survey
  By Frank Kaiser (01/19/2006)
• BLAME AARP FOR PLAN D's MANY SHORTCOMINGS
  By Frank Kaiser (01/07/2006)
• Council Approves Canadian Drug Bill
  By Tim Craig, Washington Post Staff Writer (11/02/2005)
• Prescription Drugs Cheaper on Canadian Internet Sites, Study found savings of 24% per dose when compared to U.S. pharmacy sites.
  By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter (09/19/2005)
• Prescription drugs: The facts about Canada
  FROM CONSUMER REPORTS (October 2005)
• California sues 39 drug makers
  By Deena Beasley, Reuters (08/25/2005)
• Dueling initiatives offer very different programs
  By Bill Ainsworth, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER (08/22/2005)
• Drug Co-Pays Hit $100 To Curb Rising Costs, Companies Try Range of Tactics to Push Employees to Cheaper Medicines
  Barbara Martinez, Wall Street Journal (06/28/2005)
• Eliminate Asset Tests for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Programs
  Asclepios (05/19/2005)
• House Dems Proposing Health Care Agenda
  David Espo Associated Press
• Statistics aside, prescription costs are increasing
  Joe and Teresa Graedon PH.D, King Features Syndicate
• Ex-FDA chief urges passage of import bill
  Christopher Rowland, Globe staff (04/20/2005)
• Drugs prices outstrip inflation
  William M. Welch USA Today (04/12/05)
• MEDICARE: Low-income seniors largely ignore $600 credit for drugs
  William Sluis, Chicago Tribune (03/27/05)
• Panel OKs buying of Canadian drugs on Internet
  Kirsten Searer, Las Vegas Sun
• Canada 'Nowhere Near' Internet Pharmacy Clampdown
  Reuters
• Canada drug-buying programs are working outside North America
  Joann Loviglio, Associated Press
• Group of seniors to test application for new drug aid
  Susan Jaffe, Plain Dealer