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HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) — The drug avotermin (brand name
Juvista) seems to improve the healing of skin scars, according to three
new studies.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) — Bowing to the pleas of hospice
experts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has backed off its intent
to remove from the market an unapproved liquid morphine painkiller given
to dying patients.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Debate about the ideal age to
retire has been going on for years. But with the U.S. economy in a
dramatic slump, the flip side of that question — how old is too old to
work? — has become uppermost in many people's minds.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds oxycodone, often
known as OxyContin, successfully reduces the sometimes excruciating pain
of shingles.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — If you detect a lump in your breast, it's
very important to have a doctor examine it promptly.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Everyone has an off day, when they don't
quite feel themselves or struggle with certain issues.

HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

HealthDay – FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — A prescription medication,
benzyl alcohol lotion 5 percent, has been approved by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration to treat head lice.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — A class of Parkinson's disease
drugs called dopamine agonists can cause patients to develop destructive
behaviors such as compulsive gambling or hypersexuality, says a new study.