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January 11th, 2010 Panel wants more scrutiny of biolab workersHAGERSTOWN, Md. — A federal panel has recommended that researchers who work with deadly pathogens undergo more frequent security screening.

November 22nd, 2009 Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guidelineWASHINGTON — The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer. Dr. Bernadine Healy says the directive would save money but not lives.

November 19th, 2009 FDA panel backs stronger benefits of SpirivaWASHINGTON — Federal health experts say an inhaler drug from a German drugmaker works well enough to carry bolder claims about reducing coughing, wheezing and other respiratory problems. The Food and Drug Administration's panel of lung specialists voted 11-1 to allow Boehringer Ingelheim to add new labeling about the benefits of Spiriva Handihaler, which is approved to treat lung disease.

November 18th, 2009 more images more images Sebelius: mammograms still vital in saving lives WASHINGTON — Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier. Sebelius issued her statement following a government panel's recommendation on Monday, that said most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50.

November 4th, 2009 FDA panel has questions about Zimmer spine implantGAITHERSBURG, Md. — Federal health officials say there are lingering questions about whether an implant from Zimmer Holdings Inc.

October 30th, 2009 GENEVA/VIENNA - World Health Organisation (WHO) advisors recommend that children get only one shot of swine flu vaccine, a WHO official said Friday in Geneva, reversing the organisation's previous view that children should receive two doses. The recommendation by the WHO's vaccine advisory group SAGE was based on the view that as many people as possible should be immunised, given the scarcity of vaccines in some countries, according to WHO official Marie-Paule Kieny.

October 28th, 2009 FDA panel backs first non-drug asthma treatmentWASHINGTON — Federal health advisers on Wednesday said a novel technology from a small medical technology firm should be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma. The Food and Drug Administration's panel of respiratory device experts voted 6-1 that Asthmatx's Alair System be approved under certain conditions, including long-term safety monitoring of patients.

October 21st, 2009 Panel backs vaccine as cervical cancer alternativeATLANTA — A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it. The panel gave a limited endorsement to GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine, Cervarix, which the government licensed last week.

October 21st, 2009 Panel recommends 2nd cervical cancer vaccineATLANTA — A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to recommend a second vaccine against cervical cancer for girls and young women. The government last week licensed the vaccine, Cervarix from GlaxoSmithKline, for marketing in the United States.

September 30th, 2009 Military to get mandatory swine flu shots soonWASHINGTON — A top U.S. military commander says troops will begin getting required swine flu shots in the next week to 10 days.

September 13th, 2009 Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early OctoberWASHINGTON — The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday. Sebelius said she is confident the vaccine will be available early enough to beat the peak of the expected flu season this fall and that early doses are intended for health care workers and other high-priority groups.

September 9th, 2009 FDA panel backs Gardasil for use by menWASHINGTON — Federal health advisers say Merck's vaccine Gardasil, which already is used to prevent cervical cancer in women, should also be approved to stop genital warts in men. A Food and Drug Administration panel voted unanimously with one abstention that the vaccine is effective for blocking the human papilloma virus, or HPV, in males ages 9 to 26.

August 31st, 2009 CVS will start giving seasonal flu shots TuesdayNEW YORK — CVS Caremark says it is making flu shots available starting Tuesday, which is three or four weeks earlier than usual. The company said the vaccine will be available throughout the fall at all 500 of its walk-in MinuteClinics, and at scheduled events in many of its 6,900 drugstores.

August 31st, 2009 Drugstores to start giving flu shots TuesdayNEW YORK — Drugstore operators are beginning their seasonal flu shot campaigns several weeks early this year, saying they expect greater demand for the vaccine in a year when the swine flu strain has dominated the news. CVS Caremark Corp.

August 30th, 2009 Flu season: How many shots?WASHINGTON — Doctors don't know yet if it will take one dose or two of vaccine to protect against the new swine flu. Add that to vaccine for the regular winter flu, and it could be a multishot season for a lot of people — or a multisquirt season, for those who choose the FluMist nasal-spray version.