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FDA Reviewing Preliminary Safety Information on Actos (pioglitazone)FDA Alerts

FDA Reviewing Preliminary Safety Information on Actos (pioglitazone)

Study points to possible bladder cancer risk

September 17, 2010·1 min read
FDA Approves Devices for Left Bundle Branch BlockFDA Approvals

FDA Approves Devices for Left Bundle Branch Block

FDA approves three cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators

September 17, 2010·2 min read
Analysis Slams Drug Company for Ghostwritten ArticlesHealth News

Analysis Slams Drug Company for Ghostwritten Articles

HT therapy: unproven benefits touted, risks downplayed

September 16, 2010·2 min read
'Mindfulness' Promotes Well-Being in Teen BoysMental Health

'Mindfulness' Promotes Well-Being in Teen Boys

Process teaches adolescents to become more aware of experiences

September 15, 2010·3 min read
New Hope for Polycystic Kidney DiseaseHealth News

New Hope for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Pharmacological inhibition of protein blocks cyst formation in mice

September 15, 2010·1 min read
Liver Defect May Cause DHA Deficit in Alzheimer'sNatural

Liver Defect May Cause DHA Deficit in Alzheimer's

Liver Defect May Cause DHA Deficit in Alzheimer's

September 15, 2010·3 min read
Resveratrol Suppresses InflammationNatural

Resveratrol Suppresses Inflammation

Compound appears to prolong life, reduce aging in some

September 15, 2010·3 min read
Personalized Text Messages for Diabetic TeensHealth News

Personalized Text Messages for Diabetic Teens

Pilot study taps into teen market to increase med compliance

September 15, 2010·2 min read
Prostate Cancer: Surgery Better than RadiationClinical Trials

Prostate Cancer: Surgery Better than Radiation

Surgery also bodes better than hormone therapy, study says

September 15, 2010·3 min read
Biochemist: Step Up Vitamin D IntakeNatural

Biochemist: Step Up Vitamin D Intake

Secosteroids shown to reduce frequency of many diseases

September 15, 2010·3 min read
Study Points to Increased Risk of Lupus in MenClinical Trials

Study Points to Increased Risk of Lupus in Men

TLR7 gene shown to promote lupus, putting men at risk

September 15, 2010·5 min read
Novel Model for Rheumatoid Arthritis ResearchHealth News

Novel Model for Rheumatoid Arthritis Research

Novel Model for Rheumatoid Arthritis Research

September 15, 2010·4 min read
Vaccine Fact SheetHealth News

Vaccine Fact Sheet

Vaccines saving lives, money, according to Research!America

September 15, 2010·1 min read
Molecular Gatekeeper of Arthritis DiscoveredHealth News

Molecular Gatekeeper of Arthritis Discovered

Removing key protein leads to initiation of disease

September 15, 2010·4 min read
Asthma Med May Benefit MS PatientsHealth News

Asthma Med May Benefit MS Patients

Compound shown to reduce inflammation in multiple sclerosis

September 15, 2010·2 min read
Disruption of Circadian Rhythm Linked to DiabetesHealth News

Disruption of Circadian Rhythm Linked to Diabetes

Disturbance of body's 'daily clock' may impair insulin delivery

September 15, 2010·2 min read
Lower Cancer Survival Rates Seen in Some AsiansHealth News

Lower Cancer Survival Rates Seen in Some Asians

Liver-cancer survival rates lower for Laotian/Hmong-Americans

September 14, 2010·5 min read
Body Weight Affects Colon Cancer Mortality RiskHealth News

Body Weight Affects Colon Cancer Mortality Risk

Some underweight, overweight women may be at higher death risk

September 14, 2010·2 min read
Blood Clots in Cancer Patients Health News

Blood Clots in Cancer Patients

Enhanced risk model for determining clots introduced

September 14, 2010·3 min read
Anesthesia via Videoconferencing?Health News

Anesthesia via Videoconferencing?

Researchers pioneer world's first transcontinental anesthesia

September 14, 2010·2 min read
Cancer Deaths Decrease in EuropeHealth News

Cancer Deaths Decrease in Europe

Economic crisis threatens to affect incidence rates in areas

September 14, 2010·6 min read
Early Prostate Cancer DetectionHealth News

Early Prostate Cancer Detection

Men with low baseline PSA shown not to benefit from screening

September 14, 2010·3 min read
Key Pathway in Childhood Leukemia FoundHealth News

Key Pathway in Childhood Leukemia Found

Discovery may pave way for drug-treatment development

September 14, 2010·3 min read
Cancer Molecule Could Become Therapy Target Health News

Cancer Molecule Could Become Therapy Target

Cancer Molecule Could Become Therapy Target

September 14, 2010·3 min read