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Diabetes :: FDA has requested black box warnings for two diabetes medications

FDA has requested a black box warning for the labels of the type 2 diabetes medications Avandia, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, and Actos, manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, because of increased risk for congestive heart failure associated with the medications, agency Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach announced on Wednesday at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, the New York Times reports.

Fitness :: Benefits of school-based fitness programs fade after summer

A study of 17 middle school students suggests that physical fitness gains made by obese children who participated in a lifestyle-focused physical education class during the school year were lost after the three-month summer break, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Imaging :: New Molecular Imaging Approach Identifies Tumors

Using a new highly sensitive imaging process, researchers have identified two adrenaline tumors in a live mouse. The process, called bioluminescence tomography (BLT), was invented by Ge Wang and his colleagues. ?Adrenaline tumors are just one example of a tumor and our non-invasive technology can be used to study all types of tumors,? Wang said.

Cancer :: Brush on the marinade, hold off the cancerous compounds

With the summer steak season in swing indoors and outdoors, cooks can season the meat on the grill and provide some protection against cancer all at the same time.

Genome :: Mouse model points to possible new strategy for treating rare muscle disease, kidney disorders

Based on clues provided by a study with transgenic mice, a research group at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has developed a strategy that will be tested as the first treatment for people with hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM), a rare, degenerative muscle disease.

Parenting :: Why kids need learning opportunities during the summer

As the school year ends, parents should provide high-quality learning opportunities for children during the summer months.

Malaria :: MIT-led team uncovers malaria mechanism

During the first 24 hours of invasion by the malaria-inducing parasite Plasmodium falciparum, red blood cells start to lose their ability to deform and squeeze through tiny blood vessels-one of the hallmarks of the deadly disease that infects nearly 400 million people each year. Now, an international team of researchers led by an MIT professor has demonstrated just why that happens.

Child Care :: Emergency Physicians Urge Parents to Follow 10 Rules to Prevent Child Drownings

Summer has arrived, and UCLA emergency physicians would like to remind parents how to prevent drownings and water-immersion injuries involving children. These unfortunate and heart-wrenching events most often occur in the summer months, which are filled with water activities.

Mosquito :: K-State biologist hopes mosquito can break viral chain

Most people do their best to avoid mosquitoes. But this summer Rollie Clem will play the wary host to his own homegrown swarm of Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. He’s made a room ready for them, and even a menu.

Ecology :: Prehistoric remains reveal a drastic shift in northern fur seal ecology

Northern fur seals have experienced major changes in their behavior, ecology, and geographic range of over the past 1,000 years, according to a new study appearing in the May 21 early online edition of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.