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Sterile Lube Not so Sterile
FDA issues recall of Triad Group's Triad Sterile Lubricating Jelly because it may not be sterile.
Preventing Poor Public Health
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a $750 million investment in prevention and public health, funded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the new health care law.
The Fix Causes the Problem
Children with hip and thigh implants face an increased risk of bone fracture of the same bones being treated by the implants, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Getting By with a Little Help from Friends
Programs in which volunteers and patients share information about their depression symptoms appears to work as well as one-on-one cognitive behavioral therapy.
On the Defense
For years, researchers have known that physicians use defensive diagnostic procedures for their patients, usually to little benefit. For the first time, a thorough study confirms that doctors often order such screening.
Unsafe Syringes
Janssen® Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issues recall of Invega® Sustenna® because syringes can easily crack.
More than Salsa on these Tortilla Chips
Prime Choice Foods announced that it is taking the precautionary measure of recalling certain lots of  some of its tortilla chip products due to undeclared ingredients.
Come On back and See Us Real Soon
Hospital readmission rates for elderly black patients are greater than those of white patients, according to a new study.
Urgent Medtronic Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall on Medtronic products SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump and Refill Kits.
Another Heartbreaker
The way the heart responds to beating may predict cardiac death regardless of conventional risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes.
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