U.S. adds more on clot risk to some birth control pills
• Drug Abuse • • Fertility and pregnancy • Apr 11 12
U.S. health regulators are adding information to the labels on a popular class of birth control pills that includes Bayer AG’s Yaz and Yasmin,…
Appeals court hears case of graphic tobacco ads
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 11 12
The government on Tuesday defended graphic tobacco labels and advertising that use pictures of rotting teeth and diseased lungs as accurate and necessary to…
Screen Time and the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 10 12
Approximately 20 percent of adolescents in the U.S. today are obese or overweight. With the number of obese and overweight younger children close behind,…
Tamiflu: Full reports from trials should be public and regulators respond to Tamiflu recommendations
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 10 12
The full clinical study reports of drugs that have been authorized for use in patients should be made publicly available in order to allow…
Women lack exercise; at risk of developing metabolic syndrome
• Gender: Female • Apr 10 12
A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater…
Canada should play a role in addressing the global cancer epidemic
• Cancer • • Public Health • Apr 10 12
Cancer is a growing health concern in low- and middle-income countries, and there is an opportunity for Canada to make a significant contribution to…
How many calories does it take to reach childhood obesity prevention goals?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 10 12
In order for the nation to achieve goals set by the federal government for reducing obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States…
Online tool estimates youth exposure to alcohol ads on radio
• Public Health • Apr 10 12
A new online tool from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health determines the…
Statins Slowed Progression of Arthritis
• Arthritis • Apr 10 12
Statin use may reduce the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee, although not of the hip, a prospective Dutch study suggested.
During approximately 6.5…
Smoking Menthol Cigarettes Tied to Stroke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Apr 09 12
People who smoke menthol cigarettes were more likely to have a history of stroke than smokers who prefer regular cigarettes, an analysis of federal…
Black flies may have a purpose after all
• Public Health • Apr 09 12
Athens, Ga. - Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness-creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however,…
Obesity Accounts for 21 Percent of U.S. Health Care Costs
• Obesity • Apr 09 12
Obesity now accounts for almost 21 percent of U.S. health care costs – more than twice the previous estimates, reports a new Cornell University…
A Better Tool to Diagnose Tuberculosis
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Apr 09 12
Up to 30% of the world’s population is infected with Tuberculosis (TB), but in many areas of the world, TB diagnosis still relies on…
Heart failure patients with diabetes may benefit from higher glucose levels
• Diabetes • • Heart • Apr 09 12
Lowering glucose levels for people with diabetes is normally critical to improving health outcomes. But for those with heart failure, that might not always…
Emotional issues may follow motor problems in kids
• Children's Health • Apr 09 12
A new study suggests the way kids with severe coordination problems see themselves may influence their emotional wellbeing later in life.
Coordination issues -…
Genes Identified in Common Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 09 12
Genetics researchers have identified at least two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.
“This is the largest-ever genome-wide study…
Can a vegetable cure cancer?
• Cancer • • Dieting • Apr 07 12
We all know that vegetables are good for us - but some are better than others.
A diet rich in leafy green vegetables, for…
Vitamin B12 Drug Pulled for Cracked Vials
• Drug Abuse • Apr 07 12
American Regent has pulled lots of its cyanocobalamin injection due to cracked vials, which may compromise product sterility and possibly lead to the development…
Eating More Red Meat May Mean Quicker Death
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 07 12
Increasing consumption of both processed and unprocessed red meat was associated with a greater risk of dying during the study period, data from two…
Antibiotics May Be Enough for Appendicitis
• Surgery • Apr 07 12
For uncomplicated appendicitis, using antibiotics first may preclude the need to remove the appendix and reduce complications, a meta-analysis suggested.
In a meta-analysis of…
Big advance against cystic fibrosis
• Respiratory Problems • Apr 06 12
Harvard stem cell researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken a critical step in making possible the discovery in the relatively near future…
No link seen between painkillers, enlarged prostate
• Urine Problems • Apr 05 12
In contrast to some recent research, a new study finds no evidence that men who use aspirin or ibuprofen are at any lower risk…
New batch of fake Avastin reached U.S. via Britain
• Drug Abuse • Apr 05 12
A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped through Britain by UK-based middlemen,…
Heightened sensitivity to cheap, high-calorie food is linked with obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 05 12
Obesity is increasing worldwide in adults and children and is currently viewed by many as one of the most serious threats to public health.…
WTO dents U.S. ban on clove cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 12
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dealt a blow to a U.S. law barring the sale of clove-flavored cigarettes to discourage children from smoking,…