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Federal Consumer Information Center Health : Federal health publications from FCIC in Pueblo, CO.
Health-Nexus : Informational site offering links to sites in all aspects of health and fitness.
Multi-cultural Educational Services : These multi-lingual booklets were developed to provide information to newcomers in Minnesota. Multi-Cultural Educational Services created these materials in collaboration with Anoka County Community ...
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Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs : Offers people information about how to help avoid problems with medicines as well as limited scope fee-for-service answers to questions and book sales.
Virtual Hospital : The Virtual Hospital is a digital health sciences library at the University of Iowa, containing over 350 peer-reviewed books and brochures accessible through the Iowa Health Book.
Washington State Medical Association: Patient Brochures : Patient brochures on a variety of health and social topics available online or free by mail to organizations and Washington state hospitals or clinics.
MediMall : Free medical information portal with e-commerce business affiliations offering medical books and a medical PDA resource centre.
E Health Connection : Regional healthcare information for consumers. Local health site displaying easy to use and find clinical information on a local and regional level.
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FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Reports about possible kidney
problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug
exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing
information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. |
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Health Tip: Screening for Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) --
The best way to get a good prognosis when it comes to cancer is to get
diagnosed as early as possible -- and that's where cancer screening tests
come in. |
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GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn't extend patients' lives, say congressional investigators. |
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Leafy Greens Top Risky Food List (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Leafy greens head a list of
the top 10 riskiest foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, a report released Tuesday by a public advocacy group
says. |
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FDA Acknowledges Mistakes in Knee-Device Approval (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration violated procedures last year when it approved a knee
repair device even though its own scientists recommended against approval,
agency officials said Thursday. |
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Report: Tips on creating fat-fighting communities (AP)
AP - Where you live matters when it comes to children's waistlines, says a report that finds lots of options localities could and should use to fight child obesity — from easy bike paths, to luring healthier stores, to taxes on junk food. |
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