Flu Declared Epidemic by CDC

Published January 13, 2013

Flu declared epidemic by CDC

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Federal health officials declared this season's flu outbreak an epidemic Friday as Maryland hospitals and clinics continued to treat unusually high numbers of patients for the virus and manufacturers reported low supplies of the vaccine to treat the …
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Miracle drug needed for 'Celtic gene' cystic fibrosis victims in Ireland

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By treating the underlying cause of the disease in people with the G551D mutation, Kalydeco helped them breathe more easily, gain weight and resulted in certain improvements in quality of life, "Stuart Elborn, MD, Kalydeco investigator and President of …
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Behind recently approved cancer drug, a 30-year history of scientific …

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Then a third, option emerged: a new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in January 2012 called vismodegib (brand name Erivedge) to treat inoperable basal cell carcinomas. Like most patients prescribed a new … "That's the exciting …
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