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(Reuters) – BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc said a late-stage trial of its experimental genetic disorder drug met the main goal of improving patients' walking ability when administered weekly, sending the company's shares up 28 percent in prem… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

(Reuters) – People who abuse the prescription pain drug Opana ER by injecting it into their bloodstream risk developing a serious blood disorder that could result in kidney failure or death, U.S. health regulators warned on Thursday. Opana is prod… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition, according to a lawsuit filed by the … The post EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder appeared first [...]

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Roche's injectable eye drug Lucentis for a new use in treating a diabetes-related condition that can cause blindness. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) — "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts announced today that she is facing her second major health battle in just five years. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

FRIDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) — Women with a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation are slightly more likely to suffer a stroke than men with the condition, according to a new study. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking vitamins E and C may do nothing to protect aging eyes from macular degeneration — the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, a new clinical trial finds. Researchers had been hoping the vitamins, both anti… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

(Reuters) – Cornerstone Therapeutics said U.S. health regulators have accepted the specialty pharmaceutical company's marketing application for its drug to treat low blood sodium levels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set an action … View full post on Yahoo! Health News

THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, a new study finds. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — The first gene linked to an often painful neck disorder has been identified by researchers. View full post on Yahoo! Health News