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Ex-wife: Man shot by police had heart transplant
A man fatally shot by a police officer was unbalanced because of medication he was taking after a heart transplant operation, his ex-wife said. Sharon K. Thompson told The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne that her former husband, Stephen T. Thompson, wasn'...Tags: Murder, Western Medicines, Assault, Heart Disease, Medicine
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Wife's appeal gets probation for Carbon man
A Carbon County man who police said caused a seven-hour standoff in November when he threatened his wife and son was sentenced today to probation after telling a judge he slept through the whole ordeal and his estranged wife begged for him not to go to...Tags: Trials, Allentown, Punishment, Clubs and Associations, Police Arrests
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Drugs from engineered goats' milk a first
You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the...Tags: Genetics, Medical Specialization, Health Organizations
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FDA weighs approval of anti-clotting drug from milk of genetically engineered goats
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday...Tags: North Carolina, Genetics, Massachusetts, Family, Health Organizations
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Wyeth, Dutch biotechnology company Crucell in preliminary talks for combination
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Drugmaker Wyeth is in preliminary acquisition talks with Dutch vaccine maker Crucell NV, according to a statement from Crucell. The statement came shortly after a Wall Street Journal report saying Wyeth was in talks to buy Crucell,...Tags: Technology, Western Medicines, Medical Conditions, ImClone Systems Incorporated, Johnson & Johnson Incorporated
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ABCs of preventing heart disease, stroke and heart attack
Sounds simple doesn't it? So why is coronary heart disease the single major cause of death and stroke the No. 3 killer in the U.S.? One reason is undeniably a lack of commitment to a heart-healthy lifestyle, according to the American Heart Association....Tags: Illnesses, Epidemics and Plagues, Health Treatments, Heart Disease, Diabetes
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Changing the cardiovascular prevention game
Results from a large clinical trial may mean a new era of super-low LDL targets and anti-inflammatory strategies. Commentators on the presidential debates in the fall of 2008 were often asked whether they had spotted any "game changers" — something...Tags: Western Medicines, Heart Disease, Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics, Trials
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Man pleads guilty to selling diabetes test strips
A northern Indiana recycling company owner has pleaded guilty to selling defective diabetic glucose test strips, many of which were voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer because they were defective. William Greg Kroa admitted in federal court in...Tags: Sales, Diabetes
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Tribune reporterPatients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows. But the deep brain stimulation patients also...Tags: Medical Research, Health Treatments, American Medical Association, Therapies, Medical Specialization
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Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks
Associated Press WriterParkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers...Tags: Medtronic Incorporated, Health Treatments, American Medical Association, Therapies, Veterans Affairs
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Busy Gupta performs brain surgery, reports for CNN
AP Television WriterIf Barack Obama wants a surgeon general with visibility to promote health issues in his administration, it can't hurt to hire a CNN correspondent called one of People magazine's "sexiest men alive." Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon and one of...Tags: Health Treatments, Therapies, Colleges and Universities, Ford Motor Co., Hillary Clinton
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Brain pacemakers give jolt to hard-to-treat illnesses
Tribune staff reporterEvery day during a four-year deep depression, Sean Miller thought of ending his life. Nothing relieved the emotional darkness -- not therapy, not medication, not loving attention from family and friends. Then doctors in Toronto implanted electrodes in...Tags: Medtronic Incorporated, Illnesses, New Jersey, Health Treatments, Depression
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