US ER Visits Tied to Energy Drinks Double
US ER visits tied to energy drinks double
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A GOVERNMENT survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled across the US during the past four years, in the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity in …
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Liposomal Vincristine 'Appears to Be a Step Forward'
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A new formulation of an old drug — vincristine encapsulated in liposomes — offers oncologists a new tool, and "appears to be a step forward in the successful use of vincristine, which still has utility and widespread use after half a century." So …
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US FDA approves Octapharm's Octaplas to treat patients with blood clotting …
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Octaplas, a pooled plasma (human) blood product for the replacement of clotting proteins (coagulation factors) in certain medical conditions where patients have insufficient levels. … “For …
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