Diabetes :: FDA Knew of Avandia’s Dangers Nearly Five Years Ago, Memo Shows
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew nearly five years ago about the dangers associated with the diabetes drug Avandia, an internal FDA memo shows.
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Exercise :: Can You Exercise Too Much? Mental Health Experts Say Yes
You run in the morning, train for your next marathon at night despite a nagging injury, and head to the gym to weight train in your free time. Missing a workout is not an option.
Diabetes :: Public Citizen’s warnings about risks of diabetes drug Avandia
Evidence confirms Public Citizen?s warnings about the risks of popular diabetes drug Avandia. Statement given by Sidney Wolfe, MD, Director of Health Research Group at Public Citizen:
Contraceptive :: New contraceptive Wyeth’s Lybrel approved by FDA, US
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lybrel, the first continuous use drug product for prevention of pregnancy.
Incontinence :: Minimally invasive device shows promise in treating female urinary incontinence
A minimally invasive device for treating recurrent stress urinary incontinence in women has been shown to be safe and effective in early clinical trials and is now under review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says Emory University School of Medicine urologist and trial co-principal investigator Niall Galloway, MD.
Birth Control :: First birth control pill to end menstrual period
Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access the first birth control pill designed to let women suppress monthly menstrual bleeding indefinitely.
Bird Flu :: UN agency urges response to bird flu outbreaks in Bangladesh
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that the bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and called for action to get it under control.
Diverticulosis :: Can Patients with Diverticular Disease Eat Nuts, Corn and Popcorn?
Diverticulosis is a common disease of the large intestine characterized by pouches in the colon that bulge outward through weak spots in the colon musculature.
Cancer :: Scientists isolate anti-cancer compounds from apple peel
Doctor Mom?s admonition, “Don?t peel your apple,” is getting new scientific support from scientists in New York, who are reporting isolation of chemical compounds from apple peel that may be involved in the apple?s beneficial health effects.
Food :: South Carolina Company Recalls Margaret Holmes Seasoned Turnip Greens
McCall Farms of Effingham, S.C., is voluntarily recalling more than 2,500 cases of Margaret Holmes Seasoned Turnip Greens after tests by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed trace amounts of diesel fuel in product samples, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.