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Health Buzz: A Proposed Abortion Regulation and Other Health News

usnews.com     Aug 22, 2008          

Health Buzz: A Proposed Abortion Regulation and Other Health News New Proposal Would Protect Medical Workers Who Refuse Abortions Healthcare workers who refuse to take part in abortions would have more protection with a...                    

FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link (HealthDay)

yahoo.com     Aug 22, 2008   18 related          

By Ed Edelson HealthDay Reporter 2 minutes ago THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. drug regulators said Thursday that they were investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin might be linked to cancer. The...                    

Drugmakers cash in on health supplement segment

rediff.com     Aug 22, 2008   2 related          

Nutraceuticals, consisting of dietary supplements and functional foods with curative or nutritional benefits, are estimated to have a sales of $190 billion globally by 2010. India's food supplement and health food market is...                    

Scandinavian Clinical Nutrition: Interim Report January-June 2008 (Q2) from SCN

finanznachrichten.de     Aug 22, 2008   1 related          

Regulatory News: January-June 2008 in brief for the SCN group -- Scandivir AB has been established and started to work with R&D related to viral obesity -- SCN has achieved "proof of concept" through the establishment of the...                    

Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk

ibtimes.com     Aug 21, 2008   6 related          

A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the...                    

Bacterial Pneumonia, Not Flu, Blamed in 1918 Pandemic Deaths

tmcnet.com     Aug 21, 2008   9 related          

Washington Roundup Bacterial pneumonia and not the flu caused most of the deaths during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported. Viral...                    

Pharma firms betting big on nutraceuticals

pharmiweb.co.uk     Aug 22, 2008          

MUMBAI: Awareness about health care is growing and pharmaceutical companies are betting big on nutraceuticals. Elder Pharma leads the pack while other major players in the nutraceuticals segment include Wockhardt, Plethico,...                    

Warning issued on dangers of diabetes drug Avandia

news-medical.net     Aug 21, 2008   1 related          

Thousands of Australians who are taking the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) have been urged by the drug's manufacturer to see their doctors following safety issues concerning the medication. Avandia already carries a...                    

How Antidepressants Affect Cognitive Abilities

suite101.com     Aug 21, 2008   3 related          

Research Shows How Prozac, Paxil, or Zoloft Changes the Brain Antidepressants may ease the symptoms of depression, but they could affect your driving ability & other cognitive functions. According to a recent study presented at...                    

'Nutraceuticals' Could Prevent Diabetes

uky.edu     Aug 21, 2008          

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2008) – People at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes might be able to delay or prevent the disease by taking certain food supplements and making lifestyle changes, according to a new book by Dr....