Geriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (
HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans taking
prescription medications face a lower risk for being given an inappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, new research reveals.
Source: news.yahoo.comSeasonal flu vaccine may help in fight against H5N1 (Reuters) 
Reuters - Animals that have previously been vaccinated against seasonal flu appear to respond far quicker to experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccines, a study has found.
Source: news.yahoo.comOral Contraceptives Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (
HealthDay News) -- Woman who take oral contraceptives greatly reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer, and the longer they take them the greater the protection, a new study confirms.
Source: news.yahoo.comAnti-Clotting Drug Trial Shortened by Bleeding Problems (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 (
HealthDay News) -- A study of the new anti-clotting drug idraparinux for preventing strokes was stopped early because of excess bleeding, a problem that has plagued the medication.
Source: news.yahoo.com
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