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FDA Pulls Diabetes Drug Avandia from retail shelves

Diabetes drug Avandia will not be available in retail pharmacies after November and available only through a special program, the FDA says. The drug, made by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, was once tremendously popular but it has been linked to heart … Continue reading

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Obesity Link to Prostate Cancer Spread in Men, study

Obesity and prostate cancer may be a bad combination. The risk of the cancer spreading is more likely in both obese and overweight men, Researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., found that obesity is associated with an … Continue reading

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Health Insurers Take In Record Profits As Americans Postpone Medical Care

Some of the nation’s biggest health insurance companies are enjoying record profits as many Americans postpone trips to the doctor or dentist. Both UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have noticed a drop in hospital stays and medical use.

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PDF down: Chronic Disease, Primary Prevention of (Guideline)

Any disease that lasts for three months or more has been defined as a chronic disease by the US National Centre for Health Statistics, which poses the question whether breast cancer can be considered a chronic disease, and whether support … Continue reading

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Signs and symptoms of food allergies in children

Over the years, more and more children have been developing food allergies. Food allergies are an overreaction of the immune system, which identifies a harmless food as an invader and sends out substances (histamines) to fight it off. Common food … Continue reading

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FDA considering dosage instructions for children’s drug

Federal health officials (FDA) are considering adding dosing instructions for children younger than 2 years old to Children’s Tylenol and similar products, a change favored by drugmakers and many doctors. It is being said that the FDA will be meeting … Continue reading

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FDA Orders Hip Makers to Study More Data

Amid growing reports of serious health complications, federal authorities have ordered manufacturers of a type of artificial hip to conduct follow-up safety studies of the devices. The Food and Drug Administration has ordered all producers of a popular category of … Continue reading

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Cocktail of chemotherapy drugs Prolongs Life in Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers comparing pancreatic cancer treatments found notable differences in patient survival rates and quality of life. For the first time in years, doctors are making progress against pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest of all tumors, which kills all but … Continue reading

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Chocolate milk over added sugar ban in school

Chocolate milk, with all of its added sugar, has become a new target for people concerned with childhood obesity in Los Angeles. Most of the milk consumed in schools is chocolate milk. As concern grows about child obesity, more people … Continue reading

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Obese teens almost always are Vitamin D deficient

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that while black and white children with vitamin D deficiency both had higher fat levels, black children were more likely to have … Continue reading

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