Archives - Wednesday 05 November 2008
Vytorin Class Action Lawsuits Mount as Justice Deptartment Investigates
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 20:58 - http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. currently face around 140 Vytorin class action lawsuits involving their once-popular cholesterol drug, which has been shown to provide no medical benefits over...
A worse slander than being an atheist? [Pharyngula]
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 20:25 - http://www.scienceblogs.com/At least there seems to be one in Montana: candidate Roy Bown was accused of being a vegetarian.''"I am not and have never been a vegetarian," Brown said. "I am disgusted by the baseless allegation...
Cholesterol Drugs For Kids Draw Controversy
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 19:41 - http://www.wdsu.com/WDSU Medical Editor Dr. Corey Hebert said a staggering one-third of children have a serious problem with their weight.
Self-exams for things other than breast cancer
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 19:10 - http://empowher.com/We are all familiar with breast self-exams. And we know that suspicious moles need to be checked out by a doctor or dermatologist. But did you know there are other self-checks you can do to help...
Marion County Health Department schedules clinics
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 17:07 - http://www.hannibal.net/The Marion County Health Department has set dates for upcoming clinics.'
Lower Cholesterol Naturally: Add fortified foods to your grocery list
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 16:32 - http://www.emaxhealth.com/There is a new way in town that can block disease-building plaque from your arteries and can lower your cholesterol naturally. The plant stanols and plant sterols, both known as phytosterols....
Glaxo Experimental Drug Shows Promise In Study
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 16:32 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Journal Cell Metabolism' InjuryBoard on Diabetes Drugs' InjuryBoard on Obesity' InjuryBoard Resveratrol News' Sirtris Pharmaceuticals' ' ' IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ red wine/...
More Kids Taking Drugs to Combat Obesity-Related Health Problems
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 16:19 - http://www.topix.com/Doctors are more frequently prescribing drugs to kids with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.
Merck racks up time in court
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 15:26 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/Attorneys for Merck and Schering-Plough are spending a lot of time in the courts these days. Now, a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission by Merck shows that the...
Application Of FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging To Study Effects Of Age And Dietary L-arginine On Aortic Lesion Composition In Cholesterol-fed Rabbits
Published on Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 13:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/A novel chemical imaging approach could potentially improve understanding of atherosclerosis, the arterial disease that remains the primary cause of mortality in all developed countries. Imperial...
