ScienceDaily (Dec. 25, 2008) — At least one in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people in the United States, take multiple drugs in combinations that can produce a harmful drug-drug…
Scientists at The Babraham Institute have begun to unpick the complex mechanisms underpinning the development of drug resistant cancers. They have identified a novel target that may help to combat…
http://www.oncologynursingnews.com/Lung-Cancer-Vaccine-Undergoing-Study-May-Be-on-the-Horizon/article/122228/ December 08, 2008 A clinical trial has begun at the Moores Cancer Center…
In an article appearing in some 30 papers and websites including the Washington Post, the AP (12/24, Perrone) reports that the FDA has scolded the Coca-Cola company for placing inappropriate…
Lisa Fayed’s Blog at About.com on December 18, 2008 reports ona possible connection between cancer and diabeters. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association…
The CBS Evening News (12/22, story 10, 0:25, Smith) reported, There is a new warning tonight for Americans looking to take a short cut to weight loss. The FDA has listed more than 25 weight loss…
Children whose mothers took antacid drugs during pregnancy were 1.5 times more likely to develop asthma than children whose mothers did not take the drugs, researchers from Children’s Hospital…
In a report appearing in at least 66 media outlets, the AP (12/18) reports, Under new FDA policy, drug companies will have to test [diabetes] drugs on greater numbers of high-risk patients, such as…
In a story about the Bush administration’s midnight regulations, focusing on the efforts at pre-empting lawsuits in state courts, MSNBC with Keith Olberman (12/16, 8:32 PM EST) reported that: in…
The American Association of Justice (AAJ) reports that the FDA has moved to protect diabetes patients by requiring more testing of diabetes drugs. In a report appearing in at least 66 media outlets,…
Vaccine Layering Extra Risky You’re planning a trip to Central Africa so you need a vaccination for Yellow Fever… your doctor has urged you to get immunized against shingles… and you still…
Type 2 Diabetes treatments increase in number and cost. A new report in the Archives of Internal Medicine documents the increase over the past few years of a more complex and expensive range of…