Drugs and Diseases

Walgreen, Omnicare to Swap Assets

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:09:00 +0000

Walgreen said same-store sales rose for the third straight month in August and disclosed it will swap most of its long-term-care pharmacy business for substantially all of Omnicare’s home-infusion operations. Read more…

Roche Launches Cost-Cutting Plan

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:09:32 +0000

Faced with austerity programs and health-care reforms around the world, Roche launched a cost-cutting plan that may include job reductions and a revamp of its research-and-development business Read more…

Pedestrian Death By Car More Likely Among Uninsured, Minorities

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:09:59 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — Pedestrians hit by a motor vehicle are much more likely to die if they’re uninsured or a member of a racial minority than their counterparts who are white or insured, even if they sustain similar injuries, a new study shows.It…

Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:08 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A biotechnology company’s genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans’ dinner plates.

Life’s Key Moments Occur Within Relationships, Study Finds

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:09:07 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — It isn’t personal success or failure that make up the best and worst moments of a person’s life, but the events that occur within social relationships, new research has found.”Most of us spend much of our time and effort focused…

Lead Exposure May Delay Puberty in Girls

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:09:23 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — Exposure to lead in early childhood may delay puberty in girls, a new study from the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has found.Researchers from the institute analyzed the findings of blood samples…

Hormone in Hair May Reveal Heart Risk

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:09:04 +0000

High levels of cortisol in the hair shaft may increase the risk of heart attack, a study shows. Read more…

Talks With Plastic Surgeon Urged Before Mastectomy

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:02 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — Breast cancer patients who’ve had a mastectomy are more likely to have breast reconstruction if a plastic surgeon is part of the treatment decision team, new research shows.The study also found that where a woman goes for breast…

Early day care may promote eczema development

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:02 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.

Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:09:59 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc’s genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis released on Friday as they weigh whether to approve the fish for Americans’ dinner plates.

Antidepressant patch doesn’t help smokers quit

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:53 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.

Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil’s Benefits

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:21 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — Feeding obese mice omega-3 fatty acids reduced inflammation that can lead to diabetes, a new study finds.Fish oil supplements that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids are one of the most popular dietary supplements in the…

SAM-e May Boost Effects of Antidepressants

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:09:53 +0000

SAM-e plus prescription antidepressants may spell relief for hard-to-treat depression, according to a new study. Read more…

Lower Risk of Surgery Than Thought for Kids With Crohn’s

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:09:54 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — The risk of bowel surgery for children with Crohn’s disease is much lower than reported in previous studies, according to new findings.Crohn’s disease involves chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The exact cause…

Exposure to Violence May Aggravate Asthma, Study Finds

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:09:11 +0000

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 — People with asthma who witness violence in their neighborhoods are at increased risk for asthma-related hospitalization and emergency department visits for asthma or any cause, finds a new study.It included 397 adults with…