Pharmacy-made pregnancy drug under scrutiny after meningitis outbreak

Pharmacy-made pregnancy drug under scrutiny after meningitis outbreak

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Many restricted use of the FDA-approved Makena in favor of $ 20- to $ 40-a-dose versions that had been made for years by pharmacies, saying that would give more women access to the treatment. Federal … Vials of a compounded version of the injectable …
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Genetic testing changes breast cancer focus

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Cindy Tomaszewski, 34, of Martinez, receives a Herceptin treatment at Georgia Health Sciences. EMILY ROSE BENNETT/STAFF. Cindy Tomaszewski, 34, of Martinez, receives a Herceptin treatment at Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center.
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Treating obesity with surgery

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The number of obese adults is on course to increase dramatically in Georgia over the next 20 years, according to reports recently released by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In an effort to put a dent in those numbers …
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