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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) — Prospects are good for passage of a bill banning authorized generics, U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., said Wednesday.
Eliminating so-called authorized generics — whereby a brand-drug manufacturer produces a generic version of its own drug after the drug goes off patent — is a “tremendous cost-saving alternative,” Kohl told reporters. […]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) — After a seven-year decline, hospital burn admissions rose 22 percent between 2000 and 2004, according to new U.S. research.
By 2004, the most recent year for which data is available, hospital admissions for burns reached 32,000 individuals, at a total cost of $573 million, according to a report by the […]

By ED SUSMAN
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 31 (UPI) — A year after patients underwent controversial treatment to improve blood flow to the brain, their cognitive function continues to improve, researchers said Wednesday.
“When we first did these studies, we were hoping that we would not adversely affect our patients' mental functioning,” Rodney Raabe, director of radiology at […]

By ALEX CUKAN UPI Health Correspondent
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 31 (UPI) — More than 90 percent of men with permanent radiation seed implants to treat prostate cancer are cured eight years after diagnosis.
Seed implants have become a widely accepted treatment option for early-stage prostate cancer because it is very effective at curing the cancer, […]

HAMILTON, Ontario, Jan. 31 (UPI) — A Canadian researcher says osteoporosis isn't just a woman's problem; the bone-wasting disease can severely afflict men as well.
To overcome this common perception, Dr. Aliya A. Khan, a professor of clinical medicine at McMaster University, led a group of five Canadian experts in the development of guidelines […]