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Drug study failed to warn of dangers
Published July 3rd, 2009 - 12:05AM
A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death.
CPR in hospitals slow to improve, study says
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 12:05AM
The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a big Medicare study concludes.
Government considers regulating Tylenol dosage
Published July 1st, 2009 - 12:05AM
ADELPHI, Md. – Experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.
Flight data parallel global path of swine flu
Published June 30th, 2009 - 12:05AM
ATLANTA – In a startling measure of just how widely a new disease can spread, researchers accurately plotted swine flu’s course around the world by tracking air travel from Mexico.
Swine flu infects 1 million, says CDC
Published June 26th, 2009 - 12:05AM
At least 1 million Americans have contracted the novel H1N1 influenza, according to mathematical models prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data from the field indicate that the virus is continuing to spread even though the normal flu season is over and that an increasing proportion of victims are being hospitalized.
Test results may not reach patients
Published June 23rd, 2009 - 12:05AM
CHICAGO – No news isn’t necessarily good news for patients waiting for the results of medical tests. The first study of its kind finds that doctors failed to inform patients of abnormal cancer screenings and other test results 1 out of 14 times.
Give your soles some support
Published June 21st, 2009 - 12:05AM
Flip-flops aren’t just hazardous to politicians – they also pose risks for your feet. The floppy footwear, once contained to the beach, can now be spotted year-round.
Homeopathy long ignored by FDA Agency can intervene in market
Published June 18th, 2009 - 12:05AM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The unsettling little secret of Zicam Cold Remedy finally spilled out this week. Though widely sold for years as a drug for colds, it was never tested by federal regulators for safety like other drugs. And that was perfectly legal – until scores of consumers lost their sense of smell.
Study finds shrinking bones after fat surgery
Published June 16th, 2009 - 12:05AM
WASHINGTON – It isn’t just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too.
Get joints in tip-top shape
Published June 15th, 2009 - 12:05AM
One of the most uncomfortable symptoms of getting older is stiff joints. Your knees ache if you stand up after sitting for a while. Your shoulders ache if you have to reach up to put something away.
H1N1 outbreak officially labeled pandemic
Published June 12th, 2009 - 12:05AM
The World Health Organization on Thursday acknowledged what many health experts have been saying for weeks: The outbreak of H1N1 virus is now a pandemic.
‘Tobacco candy’ comes under fire
Published June 11th, 2009 - 12:05AM
WASHINGTON – They’re the newest smoke-free tobacco products – dissolvable pellets or strips that don’t require users to chew or even spit. Sold in shiny plastic cases, the products melt in your mouth like breath mints.
WHO might soon call flu pandemic
Published June 10th, 2009 - 12:05AM
GENEVA – The World Health Organization said Tuesday that an increase in swine flu cases in Australia might push it to finally announce the first flu pandemic in 41 years. It also expressed concern about an unusual rise in severe illness from the disease in Canada.
‘You can either get bitter or get better’
Published June 7th, 2009 - 12:05AM
Bonnie Briscoe was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. She underwent a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.
SEATTLE: Second death reported under assisted suicide law
Published June 4th, 2009 - 6:21AM
A second person has died under Washington state’s new assisted suicide law.
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