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Purdue Pharma submits clinical-trial data on the drug’s safety and efficacy in children FDA approved use for severe pain. PHOTO: TOBY TALBOT/ASSOCIATED PRESS By JEANNE WHALEN The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has approved the use of the … Continue reading →

From Huffington Post Despite this, many states still ban needle exchange programs. By PATRICK WHITTLE Posted: 08/07/2015 12:13 PM EDT MACHIAS, Maine (AP) — Public health agencies and drug treatment centers nationwide are scrambling to battle an explosive increase in … Continue reading →

Taken from Kaiser Health News Once again, the majority of the nation’s hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for having patients frequently return within a month of discharge — this time losing a combined $420 million, government records show. In … Continue reading →

 From NYDailyNews.com SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES CVS is accused of overcharging some pharmacy customers for generic drugs by submitting claims to their insurance companies at inflated prices, a suit filed in San Francisco court alleges. SAN FRANCISCO — CVS Health Corp. … Continue reading →

By ABBY GOODNOUGHJULY 23, 2015 Photo Jerry Searp, 34, of Crescent Spring, Ky., says he stopped injecting heroin in November 2011 and tested positive for hepatitis C a few months later. CreditWilliam DeShazer for The New York Times EDGEWOOD, Ky. — … Continue reading →

Meera Senthilingam, for CNN Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, at the International AIDS Society Conference, in Vancouver. Vital Signs is a monthly program bringing viewers health stories from around the world. Vancouver (CNN)She’s the woman who co-discovered HIV in 1983, and won a … Continue reading →

(CNN) A French teenager infected at birth with HIV has shown the ability to control levels of the infection in her body — without being on antiretroviral treatment. The finding provides new hope that a “functional” cure for HIV — where … Continue reading →

(CNN) A test detecting Alzheimer’s disease early may become easily available thanks to one plentiful bodily substance: saliva, a recently released study shows. The saliva test was presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington this week. Though … Continue reading →

from huffingtonpost.com From the Twitterverse to the Golden Gate Bridge, California’s strict new law requiring childhood vaccination generated very public blowback last week. Many affluent parents have been vocal in their opposition to mandatory vaccination. The views of lower-income parents … Continue reading →

You may want to check your medicine cabinet after reading this. A new study links long-term use of common medications — including over-the-counter drugs for insomnia and hay fever — to a higher risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Medications … Continue reading →