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==FDA posts list of potential problem drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients....

==Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated....

==FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections....

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