Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice (HealthDay)
September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to
treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the
prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely
preliminary findings in a mouse study.
Source:Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in
Mice
(HealthDay)
Antihistamine use linked to extra pounds (Reuters)
September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - People who use prescription antihistamines to relieve allergy symptoms may be more likely than non-users to carry excess pounds, a new study suggests, although the significance of the connection is not yet clear.
Source:Antihistamine use linked to extra pounds
(Reuters)
Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP)
September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment
AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia “another flawed diet pill” and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.
Source:Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
(AP)
Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Source:Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report (Reuters)
September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Reuters - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
Source:U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report
(Reuters)