Month: February 2009

U.S. Stimulus Plan Would Pour Billions Into Health

by Maggie Fox Last Updated: 2009-01-29 16:57:03 -0400 (Reuters Health) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Economic stimulus plans being debated in Congress would pour billions into healthcare, propping up Medicaid, the government health insurance plan for th

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FDA Approves New Fibromyalgia Drug

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Savella™, a selective serotonin and norepinephrine dual reuptake inhibitor, for the management of fibromyalgia, a condition that can cause sleep disturbance. The drug was developed by Forest

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NHLBI Seeks Proposals to Enhance Proteomic Technologies

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisitions is seeking proposals from Proteomic Center contractors to develop and enhance proteomic technologies and utilize them to gain a greater understanding of physiological path

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