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Diet supplements recalled on unlabeled drug worries
(Reuters)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:50:29 GMT
Reuters - Healthy People Co is recalling 15 lots of seven different dietary supplements because they contain appetite suppressants or a drug for male erectile dysfunction, the Long Beach, California, company said.
Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines
(Reuters)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:20:22 GMT
Reuters - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey.
Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer
(HealthDay)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:47:07 GMT
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect
women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Study: Family Intervention, Parent Education Reduce Childhood Obesity
(ContributorNetwork)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:38:51 GMT
ContributorNetwork - A study published in the February issue of Pediatrics shows family intervention aimed at improving parenting skills reduced behavior problems in kids and obesity and associated health problems. One-third of Americans, including children ages 2 to 17, are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Here are details about parent-child interventions.
FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer
(AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:48 GMT
AP - Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
DEA raids 2 CVS pharmacies in drug abuse probe
(Reuters)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:19:07 GMT
Reuters - The Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday it raided two CVS pharmacies over the weekend as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances.
Health Tip: How to Protect Seniors From Injury
(HealthDay)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:38 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Creating a home safety checklist can help
seniors prevent injuries and let them prepare if they happen to fall or
hurt themselves.
Certain Cancer Drugs May Have Fatal Side Effects: Analysis
(HealthDay)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:26 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with three
relatively new cancer drugs may be linked to a slightly increased risk of
death, a new analysis suggests.
Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study Contends
(HealthDay)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:32 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more fuel to the
controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child
development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical
punishment poses serious risks to a child's long-term development.
Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse
(HealthDay)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:37 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the
United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent
year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows.
Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC
(AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:49:17 GMT
AP - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
Pancreas May 'Taste' Fructose, Hinting at Links to Diabetes
(HealthDay)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:23 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that the
pancreas has sweet-taste receptors -- like those found on the tongue --
that can "taste" fructose.
Could a Blood Test Help Spot Depression?
(HealthDay)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:47:17 GMT
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Depression can be a tough
condition to diagnose accurately, but new research suggests that someday a
blood test might help.
A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
(AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:56:31 GMT
AP - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
Study Looks at Possible HIV Drugs-Birth Defect Link
(HealthDay)
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:47:03 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with HIV can prevent
passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral
drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications
might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a
new study.
Heartburn Meds Won't Help, May Harm Kids With Asthma
(HealthDay)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:47:44 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Children with asthma who
don't have heartburn and other signs of gastroesophageal reflux don't get
additional asthma control from acid-reducing medications, according to new
research.
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
(AP)
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:35:18 GMT
AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.