FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…

By Alice Carver The US Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Depakote delayed-release tablets (divalproex sodium), the agency announced Tuesday.

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Patients could be denied 'breakthrough' Alzheimer's drug ...
Patients could be denied the new generation of Alzheimer's drugs, which can reverse the symptoms of the disease, unless the NHS changes how it approves medicines, experts have warned.
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Diabetes triples women's risk for birth defects

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who have diabetes before becoming pregnant are about three times as likely as other women to have a baby with at least one birth defect, US researchers said on Wednesday.

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Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Frankincense may help reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a study of 70 patients.
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McCain skin biopsy negative for cancer: clinic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A biopsy conducted on skin taken from the face of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain showed no skin cancer, medical authorities said on Tuesday.

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More West Nile found in Suffolk County
BY JOHN VALENTI | john.valenti@newsday.com West Nile virus has been found in two more mosquito samples collected this month in Huntington, Suffolk County Department of Health officials confirmed on Wednesday.
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Exercise: It's an hour a day, people. Seriously.

That 30 minutes of daily exercise you think you’re supposed to do to keep weight off? You need to step it up, people. As much as twice that amount may be needed to lose weight and keep it off.

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Health Buzz: Black AIDS Epidemic and Other Health News

By January W. Payne The United States isn't doing enough to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African-American community, according to a new report from the Black AIDS Institute, a California-based nonprofit dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDS ...

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Eli Lilly to release Alzheimer's drug study data

AP 07.30.08, 6:18 AM ET Eli Lilly and Co. will become the latest large drug maker to dissect its Alzheimer's research progress when it releases on Wednesday midstage study data for one of two drugs it hopes to develop.

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Wyeth and Elan Shares Plunge on Alzheimer’s Drug Results
By REUTERS Shares in the drug makers Wyeth and Elan plunged on Wednesday as detailed clinical trial results for the companies’ new Alzheimer’s drug raised safety issues and disappointed bullish investors.
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