US health authorities OK the sale of heart drug for blacks (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel recommended the sale of a heart drug for African Americans, the first medicine intended for a particular racial group, the firm developing the drug, NitroMed Inc., said in a statement.

Frist, Clinton Team Up to Back High Tech Medicine (KXTV)

You go to the doctor for a checkup, and with a few clicks she has the results of blood tests performed at a hospital weeks before. When you leave, prescriptions have been sent electronically to your drug store.

Heart Drug for Blacks Endorsed (washingtonpost.com via Yahoo! News)

Federal health advisers yesterday endorsed the approval of a drug to treat heart failure in African Americans, which would make the controversial pill the first medicine targeted at a specific racial group.

Teacher Accused Of Breaking Into Home To Steal Drugs (WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

Police have charged a North Montgomery High School teacher with going into a family’s home and stealing prescription drugs from their medicine cabinet.

U.S. panel backs NitroMed heart drug for blacks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The first medicine for patients of one particular race moved closer to U.S. approval on Thursday after an advisory panel endorsed a NitroMed Inc. heart failure pill for blacks.

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