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| UPDATE 3-US FDA probes cognitive impact of new cholesterol drugs By Deena Beasley. March 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA to assess potential neurocognitive side effects of their experimental cholesterol drug, Sanofi said in its annual report on ... | |
| LSD-Tainted Steak Sickens Florida Family Local, state and federal investigators were all trying to figure out Friday how LSD got into a Walmart steak that sent a nine-months-pregnant Florida woman, her boyfriend and her two daughters to the hospital. All four were doing fine after the incident Monday ... | |
| Ranbaxy recalls over 64000 bottles of generic Lipitor in US NEW DELHI: Drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has recalled more than 64,000 bottles of the generic versions of its cholesterol-lowering drug in the United States due to reports of a dose mix-up, US regulators said. Ranbaxy recalled tablets of atorvastatin ... | |
| CORRECTED-FEATURE-New hemophilia drugs aim to simplify treatment (Corrects spelling of drug name to Alprolix in paragraphs 7 and 20). By Deena Beasley. LOS ANGELES, March 7 (Reuters) - For 33-year-old video editor and hemophilia patient Travis Roop, being able to get life-saving infusions of a blood clotting agent every ... | |
| New York City investigates measles outbreak New York City health officials said Friday they are investigating an outbreak of measles that's made at least 16 people sick. It might be part of a bigger national outbreak linked to the Philippines. Health officials are quick to declare concern when they see ... | |
| Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US The Zohydro ER drug, a new painkiller that was allowed into the US market this week despite warnings that it did not have safeguards against opioid addiction. (Image courtesy of Drugfree.org). Kerry Sheridan | AFP. Published — Saturday 8 March 2014. | |
| How Republicans won the fight over abortion in Texas Just twenty abortion clinics remain open in Texas following an antiabortion bills that was passed into law in July of 2013. Email. Print. Facebook Delicous MySpace. Twitter Stumble Digg. More Destinations ... | |
| Minister's daughter calls medical marijuana a 'gift from God' (CNN) — Aimee Curry recalls sitting on her couch one day, her back contorted, as spasms — remnants of a car accident that almost killed her in 1992 — rippled up and down her back. A friend who had been visiting that day left, saying she would bring back ... | |
| Colorado Lawyers Want to Get High Like Everybody Else Recreational marijuana in Colorado Marijuana in jars for customers to view at 3D Cannabis Center in Denver, Jan. 01 2014. RJ Sangosti—Denver Post/Getty Images. Legal professionals met at the Colorado Supreme Court to argue for rule changes that ... | |
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| Sugar intake should be halved Sugar is one key risk factor which, combined with others like fat, salt and lack of exercise, could be compared to smoking. Adults should eat less than the equivalent of six teaspoons of sugar a day if they are to avoid health risks, such as weight gain and tooth ... | |
| Is Facebook contributing to eating disorders? Study shows that young women felt bad about their looks after comparing themselves with other women on social media -- or at least a carefully curated version of other women. Michael Franco. by Michael Franco. March 6, 2014 4:05 PM PST. Follow @ ... | |
| Mandatory Flu Shots Kept Small Kids Out of Hospitals Connecticut's new requirement that all kids in daycare get a flu shot every year appears to have kept many of those children out of the hospital during later flu seasons, researchers reported Thursday. Vaccination rates among preschoolers shot up from just ... | |
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| Pfizer recalls antidepressant after report of wrong drug in bottle March 6 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it was recalling two lots of its Effexor XR antidepressant and another lot of its generic version of the drug after a pharmacist reported finding one capsule of a different medicine in a bottle of Effexor. "Although ... | |
| Daylight Saving Time 2014: When Does It Begin? And Why? Peter Shugrue checks a clock at the Electric Time Company factory in Medfield, Massachusetts, on March 8, 2013. PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SNYDER, REUTERS/CORBIS. Brian Handwerk. for National Geographic. Published March 6, 2014. Clock confusion ... | |
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