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Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal dead at 84
August 9, 2010 9:30 AM
Family members say actress Patricia Neal has died at her Massachusetts home at the age of 84. She'd had lung cancer -- which her family says she fought with "grace" and "stubbornness." Less than two years after she won an Oscar for her role in "Hud," Neal suffered a... more » -
3 prescription drugs linked to strokes
January 11, 2010 5:58 PM
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will review the safety of three anemia drugs after research linked one of the drugs to strokes . The medications include Johnson & Johnson's Procrit, and Amgen's Epogen and Aranesp. The clinical trial from 2004 involved diabetic and kidney disease patients... more » -
Anemia medications linked to strokes
January 11, 2010 5:55 PM
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will review the safety of three anemia drugs after research linked one of the drugs to strokes. The medications include Johnson & Johnson's Procrit, and Amgen's Epogen and Aranesp. The clinical trial from 2004 involved diabetic and kidney disease patients taking... more » -
Common infections may increase the risk of stroke
November 10, 2009 9:01 AM
Researchers at Columbia University followed over 16 hundred adults who had not suffered a stroke at the beginning of the study. They were screened for five common infections: Chlamydia, CMV, two strains of herpes, and an infection that causes stomach ulcers called h. pylori. They found that those who... more »
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