Nurses Who Saved NICU Babies Remember Harrowing Hurricane Night

Nurses Who Saved NICU Babies Remember Harrowing Hurricane Night
Nurse who walked down nine flights of stairs to evaucate NICU babies at flooded NYU hospital share their stories with "20/20."
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Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals

Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget crisis is hurting frontline public services. Drugmakers raised concerns with EU leaders earlier this year over supplies to the euro zone's crisis-hit southern half and Germany's Biotest in June was the first to stop shipments to Greece because of unpaid bills. ...
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Lennon's Tooth Fights Cancer

Lennon's Tooth Fights Cancer
Tony Gedge is using one of John Lennon's molars to draw in old Beatles fans to be checked for for oral cancer.
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Foodie Friday Link Time: Fall Superfoods to Start Eating Now

• November's star superfoods - power up! - HuffPost healthy Living
• Let beets become part of your next favorite party dip - Healthy Happy Life
• A tempeh butternut squash bake that just feels like Fall - Eating Bird Food
• Let the countdown begin: your healthy checklist for Thanksgiving - Blisstree
• A juice for all that ails you - Shape
• It's happy hour; celebrate with these low-cal cocktails - Fab Fit Fun

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Pradaxa bleeding risk appears no worse than warfarin - FDA

Pradaxa bleeding risk appears no worse than warfarin - FDA
(Reuters) - The risk of serious bleeding among new users of Pradaxa, a blood-clot preventer made by Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim, appeared to be no higher than in patients on the widely used standard blood thinner warfarin, U.S. regulators said. The announcement Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may allay some safety concerns about Pradaxa, a pill developed by the privately held drugmaker Boehringer, to prevent strokes among patients with an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. The regulator's findings were based on an assessment of insurance claims and other data. ...
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