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FDA Approves Multaq To Treat Heart Rhythm Disorder
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Multaq tablets (dronedarone) to help maintain normal heart rhythms in patients with a history of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (heart rhythm disorders). The drug is approved to be used in patients whose hearts have returned to normal rhythm or who will undergo drug or electric-shock treatment to restore a normal heart beat.
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HUD To Distribute $310M In Housing Assistance Grants For People Living With HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that it will provide several housing assistance grants to help low-income families living with HIV/AIDS, the Boston Globe reports (7/23). "A record $310 million will assist 58,000 U.S. households annually, officials said," KITV.com reports. The grants were distributed based on the number of AIDS cases reported nationwide. The Gregory House Programs of Honolulu, a nonprofit that provides housing assistance, substance use and other services, will receive $1.3 million (KITV.com, 7/22). The Frannie Peabody Center in Portland, Maine, will receive $1.3 million; the city of Portland will receive $1.4; New Hampshire will receive over $716,000; and the Burlington Housing Authority in Vermont will receive over $392,000, the Globe reports (7/23).
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Total Confirmed Human Swine Flu Cases Jumps To 4,250 In The UK

An additional 535 confirmed human cases of Swine Flu A(H1N1) cases have been confirmed in the England, plus 111 in Scotland, 5 in Northern Ireland, and 3 in Wales, bringing the UK total so far since April 2009 to 4,250, says the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The HPA informs that the infection can be effectively treated with antiviral medication. The majority of UK cases have been mild, the agency says, and people have recovered fully after treatment. The increase in the number of cases appears to be accelerating each week - just in one day during the last week the figure rose 20%. Total confirmed cases of Swine Flu A(H1N1) infection in the UK ( HPA) East of England - 205 East Midlands - 63 London - 985 North East - 34 North West - 55 South East - 323 South West - 88 West Midlands - 1516 Yorkshire & Humber - 95 TOTAL ENGLAND - 3364 Northern Ireland - 24 Scotland - 850 Wales - 12 TOTAL UK - 4250 Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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