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    Feb 8, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Blood pressure drugs need to match the situation

    For some people, lifestyle measures are enough to keep blood pressure under control. But they're not enough for everyone.
    For some people, lifestyle measures are enough to keep blood pressure under control. But they're not enough for everyone. For one thing, "many patients are not willing to change their lifestyle," says Dr. Peter Rudd, professor of medicine emeritus at the...

    Tags: Medical Research, High Blood Pressure, Colleges and Universities, Birmingham , Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Sep 17, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  2. FDA approves swine flu vaccine

    Booster Shots
    The Food and Drug Administration this morning approved the pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine from four different manufacturers, clearing the way for the vaccine to be administered as soon as enough of it is available. The approval was announced to Congress....
    3. Nov 13, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Swine flu continues slow climb on college campuses

    Booster Shots
    Influenza-like illnesses on college campuses, generally assumed to be primarily pandemic H1N1 influenza, grew slightly during the week ending Nov. 6, with 8,951 new cases reported -- an increase of 1% from the previous week. There were 15 hospitalizations...
    4. Oct 14, 2009 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Seasonal flu vaccine may fall short

    With all the attention given to the slow pace of distribution of the swine flu vaccine, doctors and other providers are raising concerns about a shortage of vaccine for the other flu that is expected to slam the state and country this year.
    With all the attention given to the slow pace of distribution of the swine flu vaccine, doctors and other providers are raising concerns about a shortage of vaccine for the other flu that is expected to slam the state and country this year. Demand...

    Tags: FluMist (vaccine), Corporate Crime, Vaccines, Politics, MedImmune Inc.

    5. Oct 19, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Experts: Swine Flu Vaccine Safe

    Untested? No.
    Chicago Tribune Staff Writer
    Untested? No. Rushed into production? Not really. Full of substances that do harm? Hardly, and especially not compared with the dangers of the H1N1 flu virus. That is the retort of researchers, scientists, federal health authorities and others familiar...

    Tags: Vaccines, Weather, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests

    6. Nov 10, 2009 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Battling Rare Cancer

    LOS ANGELES -- Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is battling a rare form of Leukemia, but he says his long-term prognosis is good.
    KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES -- Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is battling a rare form of Leukemia, but he says his long-term prognosis is good. The 62-year-old basketball star was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia -- a...

    Tags: Cancer, National Basketball Association, Twitter, Inc., Illnesses, Education

    7. Jun 10, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Novartis MS drug sent to full FDA for approval

    Chicago Breaking Business
    Associated Press | Federal health experts say a first-of-a-kind multiple sclerosis drug from Novartis is effective at controlling tremors, concentration problems and other symptoms of the debilitating disease. Swiss drugmaker Novartis has asked the Food...
    8. Dec 15, 2009 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. Swine Flu Vaccine for Children is Recalled

    ATLANTA -- Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday.
    Associated Press
    ATLANTA -- Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The shots, made by Sanofi Pasteur, were distributed across the...

    Tags: Children, Vaccines, France, Sanofi-Aventis, Death

    9. May 21, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Moles' Split Personality

    We've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of those differences are not really understood. However, scientists are making progress on several fronts.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    We've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of...

    Tags: Oncology, Medical Research, Michael Green, Tumors, Education

    10. Sep 10, 2009 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  10. Studies: 1 Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works

    Good news in the world's flu fight: One dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough to protect adults -- and can spark protection within 10 days of the shot, Australian and U.S. researchers said Thursday.
    (AP)
    Good news in the world's flu fight: One dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough to protect adults -- and can spark protection within 10 days of the shot, Australian and U.S. researchers said Thursday. Australian shot maker CSL Ltd....

    Tags: Adults, New York City, Medical Research, Colleges and Universities, Vaccines

    11. Aug 21, 2009 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Protein Sciences Corp. In Meriden Gets Federal OK To Begin Clinical Trials Of Swine Flu Vaccine

    Protein Sciences Corp. said Thursday that it has received federal approval to conduct clinical trials of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine, an essential step in the drug approval process.
    egershon@courant.com
    Protein Sciences Corp. said Thursday that it has received federal approval to conduct clinical trials of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine, an essential step in the drug approval process. Chief Executive Dan Adams said the company has been cleared by the Food...

    Tags: Chris Murphy, Vaccines, Crime, Law and Justice, Australia, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine

    12. Jun 11, 2009 |Story| WGN-TV

  12. H1N1 Now a Pandemic

    On the Medical Watch -- swine flu is a pandemic ... but what does that mean for you.
    Medical Reporter
    On the Medical Watch -- swine flu is a pandemic ... but what does that mean for you. The World Health Organization says updating the status will speed a vaccine to the public. For the first time in 41 years health officials utter the word pandemic ......

    Tags: Vaccines, Death, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Health, Rush University Medical Center

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