Heart Health
WASHINGTON - Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S.
PHOENIX - An Arizona man who lost his eligibility for a state-funded transplant due to state budget cuts learned Wednesday he is the beneficiary of an anonymous donation to pay for the life-saving procedure.
PHOENIX - A Phoenix man awaiting a bone-marrow transplant got good news Friday - word of two donors who are possible matches.
U.S. health regulators dealt a major blow to the controversial diabetes pill Avandia Thursday, requiring doctors and patients to sign consent forms before starting a prescription of the drug.
European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.
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- Diabetes drug risks reported ahead of FDA hearing
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- GE invests in $5M in heart disease test maker
- Merck settles patent dispute on cholesterol drug
- Study finds possible heart risk with prostate drug
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- Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds
- Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes
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- Australian court: Vioxx doubled heart attack risk
- Scientists try to break fat-and-disease link
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