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Reader Feedback: Patriotism, Church, College, Swine Flu and More

(April 22) -- Editor's note: Below is a sampling of reader feedback we received to op-eds published on AOL News over the past week. The comments have been edited for length and clarity. A Modest Proposal for Anti-Government Crowd -- By Alan Colmes Alan seems to be under the false impression that tea party members in...

Report: India Has More Cell Phones Than Toilets

(April 19) -- In the global rush toward modernization, some luxuries are outpacing the necessities. According to a new study released by the United Nations University, more people in India now own cell phones than have access to proper sanitation, including the use of a toilet. In 2008, just 366 million of India's 1.2...

Maternal Death Studies Spark Public Health Debate

(April 14) -- Editors of a prestigious medical journal and experts at the United Nations are clashing over global maternal death rates, with the dispute revealing how politics can play into public health issues. On Monday, researchers at the University of Washington published surprising findings in The Lancet medical...

WHO Admits Errors in Handling H1N1

(April 12) -- The World Health Organization has admitted to errors and a lack of clear communication in handling the H1N1 pandemic last year, but its top influenza expert says the agency doesn't regret proclaiming the flu a pandemic. "The reality is there is a huge amount of uncertainty [in a pandemic]. I think we did not...

Hyping H1N1: Did It Create a Dangerous Flu Fatigue?

(Feb. 27) -- With the World Health Organization warning yet again this week that the H1N1 virus has yet to reach its peak, a flu season that's milder than average hardly seems that way. Now, the nearly yearlong coverage of H1N1 has left some worried that future influenza outbreaks will be met with ambivalent flu fatigue...

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05/29/12 FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for 800mg... Source: Johnson and Johnson Inc Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response letter for a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for an 800mg tablet of PREZISTAÂ® (darunavir).
05/23/12 FDA approves Mylan generic HIV drug Source: Drug Store News A generic antiretroviral drug for treating HIV infection has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
05/23/12 Dr Margaret Chan appointed to a second term as... Source: Pharmaceutical Processing Today, the World Health Assembly appointed Dr Margaret Chan for a second five-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
05/18/12 Salix Pharmaceuticals Outlines Data Presentations at... Source: PharmiWeb.com DDW 2012 is being held in San Diego, CA, Saturday, May 19 â Tuesday, May, 22.
05/16/12 Nation At 65th World Health Assembly Source: AllAfrica Health Angola will attend on 21-26 May the 65th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva (Switzerland), aimed to discuss a number of public health issues such as universal health coverage, Millennium Development Goals, noncommunicable diseases, mental disorders, nutrition and adolescent pregnancy.