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Bin Laden Addresses Americans in New Tape (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - Osama bin Laden changed his usual lofty, sharply militant rhetoric to address Americans in a more conciliatory tone - though one tinged with threat - in his new video, dropped off at the Pakistan offices of Al-Jazeera television days ahead of the U.S. presidential elections. |
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60% of Australian Doctors Plan to Raise Their Fees (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - A Taverner Research poll published in a Sydney newspaper has revealed nearly 60 per cent of GP's surveyed in New South Wales and Victoria are planning to lift their fees by up to $5, despite new subsidies aimed at encouraging bulk-billing... click link for more info. |
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Entecavir Better Than Lamivudine In Chronically Infected Hepatitis B Patients (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - According to data to be presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company investigational chronic hepatitis B compound entecavir demonstrated significantly greater improvements in both liver histology and reductions of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels compared to lamivudine in two studies investigating both nucleoside-naïve, e-antigen-negative (HBeAg-) chronic hepatitis B patients (Study AI463-027) and e-antigen-positive (HBeAg+) chronic hepatitis B patients who had developed resistance to lamivudine (Study AI463-026) -- both multinational, double-blind, Phase III clinical trials... click link for more info. |
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VYTORIN Superior to Lipitor at Lowering LDL Cholesterol, New Trial Shows (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - Greater LDL Cholesterol Reduction with VYTORIN-TM- Compared to Lipitor Resulted in Greater Goal Attainment At Most Common Doses - Results from a new clinical trial conducted in 1,902 patients with high cholesterol showed that VYTORIN(TM) (ezetimibe/simvastatin) provided greater reduction in LDL ("bad") cholesterol across the dosing ranges compared to Lipitor... click link for more info. |
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Herbs, Lifestyle Changes May Reduce Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - Symptoms of an enlarged prostate - known medically as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - can range from a weak, slow urinary stream, to hesitancy and straining to urinate, to an inability to empty the bladder completely, to more serious complications including recurrent urinary tract infections and kidney damage... click link for more info. |
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Hispanic Children Less Likely to Get ADHD Diagnosis (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - Hispanic children are less likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder during primary care visits than white or black children are, according to a new study that looks at children's physician visits nationwide... click link for more info. |
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Raising COPD awareness (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - Can you name the fourth leading cause of death in adults in America? Chances are you can't, says William Bailey, M... click link for more info. |
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Do Statins Reduce Dialysis Patients' Risk of Heart Disease? (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - International researchers will, for the first time, present findings from the landmark 4D trial about whether a cholesterol-reducing drug decreases the risk of heart attacks and strokes with type 2 diabetics on dialysis at the American Society of Nephrology's 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in St... click link for more info. |
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Dialysis Patients Half as Likely to be Treated After a Heart Attack (Oct 31 2004 00:24 GMT) - Despite a higher risk of death after a heart attack, dialysis patients are only half as likely to receive standard treatment after suffering from one, compared to the general population, according to a new study being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in St... click link for more info. |
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