President Donald J. Trump's Meeting with Congressman Elijah Cummings
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Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump met with Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) in the Oval Office to discuss rising prescription drug prices. This meeting was a result of a January telephone conversation, during which Congressman Cummings said that he and the President, “had more in common than differences.”
FDA approves Xermelo for carcinoid syndrome diarrhea
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xermelo (telotristat ethyl) tablets in combination with somatostatin analog (SSA) therapy for the treatment of adults with carcinoid syndrome diarrhea that SSA therapy alone has inadequately controlled.
Side effects
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Washington, DC - The American Medical Association believes that we may be taking our medicine for granted with potentially dangerous results. One study showed that some 65% of all Americans take one or more prescription drug on a regular basis, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Pneumonia and the 'walking' kind
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Rochester, Minnesota - Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia can range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. It is most serious for infants and young children, people older than age 65, and people with health problems or weakened immune systems.
New findings detail structure of immature Zika virus
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West Lafayette, Indiana - Researchers at Purdue University have determined the high-resolution structure of immature Zika virus, a step toward better understanding how the virus infects host cells and spreads.
Women's Wellness: Having a heart attack
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Rochester, Minnesota - Although heart disease may often be thought of as a problem for men, heart disease is the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United States. One challenge is that some heart disease symptoms in women may be different from those in men. Fortunately, women can take steps to understand their unique symptoms of heart disease and to begin to reduce their risk of heart disease.
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