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Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT)Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
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.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:18 GMT)Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:03:23 GMT)Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression
While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wedne...
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:19:54 GMT)Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling: UN
The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:03 GMT)Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:54:30 GMT)Workers see higher health costs, less care
Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:21:23 GMT)Soy may ease sleep problems in older women
The estrogen-like compounds found in soy could help postmenopausal women get a better night's sleep, according to a small study.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:35:04 GMT)Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk
Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:19:32 GMT)Text messages little help in remembering the Pill
A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:33:16 GMT)Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered
Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:50 GMT)Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis
Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:38:17 GMT)Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise
An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:54:42 GMT)Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB
A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:48 GMT)Groups of friends key to changing health behaviors
When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:46:11 GMT)Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
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.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:53 GMT)More than 49 million Americans 'food insecure': study
More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said Thursday.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:46 GMT)Timer may help kids' bladder control problems
Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:24 GMT)Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab
2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:54:41 GMT)Response Team Reduces Rate of Cardiac Arrests: Hospital
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Having a rapid response team manage hospital patients whose condition is rapidly deteriorating sharply reduced the rate of cardiac arrests at a U.S. hospital, a new study found.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:16 GMT)Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases
Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:17:02 GMT)East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As Hurricane Earl, packing 145 mph winds, crept closer to the U.S. east coast Thursday, federal officials urged residents to take steps to protect themselves and their property.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:22 GMT)Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:36 GMT)Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer
People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:19 GMT)Double hand transplant patient shows new hands
The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:17:39 GMT)Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:23 GMT)Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:25 GMT)Health Tip: If You Have Cirrhosis
(HealthDay News) -- Cirrhosis is the medical term used to describe the slow deterioration of the liver as a result of chronic injury to the organ.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:27 GMT)Many Americans Don't Even Know They're Fat
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:26 GMT)Health Tip: Get Ready for Baby's Bath
(HealthDay News) -- A bit of preparation can make bath time less stressful for parents and safer for baby.
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