Nurse visits may aid blood pressure control
• Heart • Jul 20 04
Frequent visits to a nurse may help people gain better control over their high blood pressure, study findings suggest.
Researchers in Brazil found that…
Nigerian state to restart polio immunization
• Infections • Jul 20 04
Nigeria’s Muslim-run Kano state said it would restart polio immunizations on Tuesday after tests proved vaccines safe, ending fears its eight-month ban would allow…
AIDS drugs may fight cervical cancer, study finds
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 20 04
Drug cocktails used to control the AIDS virus may also work to prevent cervical cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
It is not clear…
FDA to revise drug review letters
• Public Health • Jul 20 04
A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal aims to provide clearer explanations for companies whose medicines do not win immediate approval, the agency…
The Anti-Alzheimer’s Diet
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 19 04
Eating vegetables like broccoli and spinach may help older women retain some memory abilities later on, while avoiding obesity in middle age lowers the…
Drug delays but does not prevent Alzheimer’s
• Brain • Jul 19 04
A popular Alzheimer’s drug appears to delay the onset of the disease among patients with memory loss although does not prevent it, researchers announced…
WHO urges bird flu protections for humans
• Infections • Jul 19 04
Outbreaks of a deadly bird flu in Asia require tough precautions against the emergence of a new virus strain that could sweep through the…
Stronger pot raising concerns in US
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 19 04
Alarmed by reports that marijuana is becoming more potent than ever and that children are trying it at younger and younger ages, U.S. officials…
Cancer patient did not take no for an answer
• Cancer • Jul 19 04
Jerry Mayfield figures he has had two lucky breaks.
The first was after he was diagnosed with leukemia, and found a new drug called…
Alzheimer’s researchers seek quicker trials
• Brain • Jul 19 04
Regulators, researchers and drug companies must work quickly to develop faster and less expensive trials for treatments to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists…
With sporadic exercise, seniors live longer
• Gender: Male • Jul 19 04
Staying physically active during the golden years may help seniors live longer, according to a team of Swedish researchers.
They found that men and…
Permanent hair dyes tied to adult leukemia risk
• Anemia • Jul 19 04
People who spent years using older permanent hair dyes may have somewhat higher odds of developing leukemia, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that…
Prozac and therapy are best for depressed teenagers
• Depression • Jul 18 04
PHOENIX - In the midst of a worldwide debate on whether depressed children should be treated with antidepressant drugs like Prozac, a landmark government-financed…
Alleviating the dysfunction
• Gender: Female • Jul 18 04
While experts have much to learn about women’s sexual problems, they do know of many things that can help.
A variety of drugs, creams,…
Painkiller Vioxx Often Taken at Too High Dose
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Evidence continues to grow that the popular pain reliever Vioxx may cause high blood pressure, swelling, and other health problems. And with the latest…
Vioxx in high doses causes hypertension
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
The evidence is growing: chronic, high-dose consumption of the arthritis pain reliever Vioxx can raise blood pressure and the risk of serious heart problems.
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Vioxx or Celebrex
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Too much aspirin
About half of those who take Vioxx or Celebrex for arthritis pain also take aspirin, a combination that could be dangerous,…
Stopping Shopping Addiction (Celexa)
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Shopping can be fun, but it can also become compulsive and addictive. Now, there is a drug that can put an end to this…
Lawsuit claims Glaxo hid Paxil findings
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
A lawsuit is drawing increased attention to an issue some physicians have been pushing to improve in recent years: Doctors’ access to scientifically sound…
Paxil flap spurs Glaxo to list drug trials
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
GlaxoSmithKline, facing complaints that it selectively disclosed results from pediatric trials of its popular antidepressant drug Paxil, said Friday that it planned to create…
Paxil Results Depressing Some Americans
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Vickie McCarthy was going through a rough emotional patch, and her doctor thought an antidepressant drug might help her out of it.
“He said,…
Doctors say release of Paxil data helps
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
Though it contained information that had previously been released, GlaxoSmithKline’s posting last week of studies about the antidepressant Paxil in children was a “positive…
Glaxo Paxil data show drug ineffective in depressed kids
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which is being sued for allegedly concealing negative information on the effects of its Paxil anti-depressant on children, admitted this week that…
Under Pressure Glaxo Publishes Paxil Data
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) , responding to a lawsuit claiming it suppressed negative data about its antidepressant Paxil, published results of trials…
Drug Maker Charged With Fraud Over Paxil Marketing
• Drug News • Jul 18 04
The maker of one of the SSRI market leaders is girding for a major legal battle over charges that it withheld crucial data about…