Archives - Friday 01 August 2008
Lawmakers Ask FDA for Study Linking Vytorin to Cancer
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 20:29 - http://www.fdanews.com/Two prominent congressmen have asked the FDA to release what they say are a new trials data linking Merck and Schering-Ploughs controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin to cancer.
Twice-Weekly Rosuvastatin May Be Viable Alternative to Daily Statins
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 17:40 - http://www.medscape.com/A study in the June 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology suggests that treatment with rosuvastatin twice a week reduces total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and...
The Trans Fat Ban - Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Next?
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 16:59 - http://brainblogger.com/On July 25, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger made it official California would be the first state to ban trans fat. Food providers have been given a year after which the law requires them to replace...
Trans-fats
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 16:57 - http://www.nhs.uk/“California has become the first US state to ban restaurants and food retailers from using trans-fats”, BBC News reported. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, has pledged to phase...
FDA Rejects Schering-Plough Anethesia Drug
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 16:45 - http://www.pharmalot.com/The rejection of Bridion, a drug developed to reverse the effects of anesthesia, is the latest setback for the drugmaker, which is still reeling over the controversy and subsequent loss in revenue...
CORRECTED: House asks FDA for Vytorin study analysis: WSJ
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 16:26 - http://www.healthcentral.com/The House Energy and Commerce committee wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to turn over the results of an analysis about the potential links between cancer and cholesterol drug Vytorin,...
Multidisciplinary Collaboration Needed to Incorporate Genomics Into Clinical Care
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 15:54 - http://rmgh.net/Multidisciplinary collaboration is needed to incorporate genomics into clinical care, according to scientists who have launched a new initiative to investigate potential uses of genetic testing in...
Garlic and high blood pressure
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 12:37 - http://www.nhs.uk/“A daily dose of garlic can save your life”, is the headline in the Daily Express. People with high blood pressure who took garlic supplements daily for up to five months “saw their blood pressure...
VigRX Plus Male Enhancement Pills
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 11:48 - http://www.scoopit.co.nz/Penis pills have already been on the market for several years yet many still seem so puzzled by what they are exactly and how they work. Many ask, "What's the safest and most effective pill? How...
Innovative diabetes program in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., a success
Published on Friday 01 August 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/Diabetes Checks & Balances, a unique program launched locally to help people manage the disease, helped decrease emergency room visits and hospital admissions among participants.The first program...
