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The Old American Diet has stripped vital nutrients from our food, trained our bodies to store fat, and kept us hungry and unhappy. Comment?
Britain probes transmission of drug-resistant swine flu
British health authorities said Friday they are investigating what could be the world's first cases of person-to-person transmission of a strain of drug-resistant swine flu. Comment?
(Afx Uk Focus) 2009-11-21 00:37 Pfizer to pay $6.3 mln to patient in...
A Philadelphia jury on Friday ordered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to pay $6.3 million in compensatory damages to an Illinois breast cancer survivor after finding menopause drugs Premarin, Provera and Prempro caused the disease. Comment?
Review of study presented at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
In the study presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida today, The Effect of Extended-release Niacin or Ezetimibe Added to Chronic Statin Therapy On Carotid Intima Media Thickness , study found that: Adding the cholesterol drug niacin to a statin improved HDL cholesterol levels and significantly ... Comment?
Businessman sentenced for sale of prescription pills
... of the drugs, Goetz was selling them. In January DEA agents purchased 99 tablets of Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, from Goetz. In May, agents arranged another controlled transaction with Goetz, at which point they bought 1,274 tablets of the ... Comment?
Earlier this month, Lauren Price 's daughter, six-year-old Elizabeth, awoke with a cough, headache and sore throat. Comment?
Pa. Court Mulls Class Decertification in Off-Label Drug Case
A class can't be decertified unless there are substantial changes to the facts of a case, nor can it be decertified once a partial ruling has been made as to the merits of the case, an attorney for a class suing over the off-label marketing of epilepsy and neuralgia drug Neurontin argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Philadelphia ... Comment?
Drug-resistant swine flu strain spread between patients at a Welsh hospital
THE first European cases of a strain of swine flu which cannot be treated with the drug Tamiflu have been diagnosed in Wales. Comment?
British hospital hit by swine flu strain that resists Tamiflu
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Treatment: Tamiflu helps fight swine flu but some patients have been diagnosed with a resistant strain A strain of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu has spread between patients in a British hospital. Comment?
Reduce risk of cancer with inexpensive supplements, foods
I had a mastectomy this summer and I am scared to lose my other breast too. I recently found out about you and bought your "24-Hour" book and it has some information, but I want more guidance, specifically as it pertains to breast cancer. Comment?
Feds bust huge PalmBeach County oxycodone operation
It was the largest such prescription drug-selling operation yet dismantled, according to federal court documents and three sources with knowledge of the investigation. Comment?
Lilly scientist Steve Paul hopes successor can finish what he started
The top scientist at Eli Lilly and Co. will have to trust a company outsider to see if his aggressive transformation of Lilly's research and development arm pays off. Comment?
The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators today announced a new initiative in the war on methamphetamine. Comment?
CT scan finds heart blockage faster
A CT scan - a kind of super X-ray - provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains , a new study suggests. Comment?
WHO said it was assessing public health significance of mutation of H1N1 virus detected in Norway.
The World Health Organization said on Friday that it was assessing the public health significance of a mutation of the pandemic H1N1 virus detected in Norway and some other countries. Comment?
The U.S. Army has reversed its position and now says it will open former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media despite fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. Comment?
Restaurants Prepare for Smoking Ban
It is incredibly tough to quit smoking. Some have likened nicotine withdrawal to heroin withdrawal. Comment?
The basics of pancreatic cancer
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:34 p.m. Read more: Health , Optum , Pancreatic Cancer , Cancer , Insulin , Glucagon , Pancreas By Melinda Ratini, D.O., M.S., Staff Writer, myOptumHealth A A The pancreas is a small but important organ located in the abdomen behind the stomach. Comment?
Tamiflu doesn't help 4 victims of swine flu
A cluster of four Tamiflu-resistant cases of H1N1 flu at Duke University Medical Center have raised concerns that changes in the virus may make severe infections more difficult to treat. Comment?
Tamiflu Resistant Strain Of H1N1 Reported In North Carolina
... it's a single mutation in one spot. This does not mean the overall H1N1 virus is mutating. Another FDA approved medication Zanamivir is still effective. Health officials say the number of resistant cases in the U.S. since April is 21. This does not ... Comment?