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  • May 2007

    • Kevorkian Set to Leave Prison Friday

      Associated Press  |  May 27, 07 12:23 PM CDT

      Kevorkian Set to Leave Prison Friday

      (Newser) - Jack Kevorkian, the champion of mercy killing, will be released from prison June 1 after doing eight years for helping a Michigan man commit suicide. The 79-year-old retired pathologist spent a decade assisting terminally ill patients end their lives, using a homemade machine to administer the fatal drugs and then dropping off the bodies at hospitals. More »

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    • Doctor Guilty of al-Qaeda Pledge

      Reuters  |  May 22, 07 10:41 AM CDT

      Doctor Guilty of al-Qaeda Pledge

      (Newser) - A Muslim doctor from Florida who was caught in an FBI sting has been convicted of conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda. Rafiq Sabir, 52, faces up to 30 years in prison after he swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden to an undercover agent posing as an al-Qaeda recruiter and offered to treat their wounded. More »

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    • Abortion Docs Drawn to Fight for Access

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 22, 07 8:49 AM CDT

      (Newser) - Abortion doctors are an embattled bunch, harassed by activist opponents and shunned by other doctors. But a new generation of practitioners is entering the field not in spite of the obstacles, but because of them, the LA Times reports. Galvanized by the prospect of abortion rights being curtailed, they are determined to keep access available. More »

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    • Psych Drugs Drove Kid Crazy

      Salon  |  May 18, 07 9:44 PM CDT

      Psych Drugs Drove Kid Crazy

      (Newser) - The careless prescription of anti-psychotic drugs, often by psychiatrists who draw pay checks from the companies who make them, has drawn attention in the New York Times recently. Now Ann Bauer, writing in Salon , draws an intimate portrait of the effects of such carelessness on one autistic teenager, who turned from shy chess nerd to psychotic bruiser. More »

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      health  • drugs  • medicine  • doctor  • pharmaceutical companies  • drug companies  • psychiatry  • schizophrenia  • pharma  • antipsychotic drugs

    • Doctors Paid Millions To Use Anemia Drugs

      New York Times  |  May 9, 07 8:34 AM CDT

      (Newser) - Doctors are paid millions of dollars by drug companies to give their patients anemia medicine which regulators now say may be dangerous. Spurred by competiton between several similar drugs, companies reward doctors with rebates, which allow them to make a significant profit, the New York Times reports. More »

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      health  • medicine  • FDA  • doctor  • safety  • pharmaceutical companies  • Medicare  • drug companies  • Johnson and Johnson  • Amgen  • Anemia

  • April 2007
  • March 2007

    • ADD Meds Prescribed For Weight Loss

      CNN  |  Mar 23, 07 10:12 AM CDT

      (Newser) - Pediatricians are giving Adderall, the pill that got America's kids to pay attention in class, to patients without ADHD but looking to shed extra pounds. One of the drug's side effects is appetite suppression, and "off-label" prescriptions are working for some chunky but otherwise normal teenagers. Parents worried about obesity and teasing are delighted, but some doctors are worried. More »

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      health  • children  • medicine  • obesity  • doctor  • safety  • ethics  • ADHD  • Adderall

    • POX STRIKES BACK

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 20, 07 10:02 AM CDT

      POX STRIKES BACK

      (Newser) - Doctors now recommend that kids get a second dose of chickenpox vaccine, but a lot of wary parents are balking. A recent study concluded that the longer patients had gone since getting the first dose, the more likely they were to contract the pox, and the more likely that it would be a moderate or severe case. More »

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    • Tech-Savvy Docs Get More Time With Patients

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST

      Tech-Savvy Docs Get More Time With Patients

      (Newser) - A growing number of primary care doctors are opting out of hospitals and big medical groups to open up mom 'n' pop doc shops. Key to these "micropractices,"  reports the Wall Street Journal, is technology that allows doctors to schedule their own appointments, order prescriptions, and process billing and insurance claims, slashing overhead costs. More »

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