3 hrs ago | The Belfast Telegraph
Thalidomide victims get 1m payout
Survivors of the thalidomide scandal in Northern Ireland are to receive more than 1 million compensation enlarge Survivors of the thalidomide scandal in Northern Ireland are to receive more than 1 million compensation, it has been announced.
7 hrs ago | Shepparton News Online
Smoking 'won't prevent Alzheimer's'
The tobacco industry worked for two decades to skew research into smoking and Alzheimer's disease, to promote the wrong belief it could prevent the degenerative condition, a review of research has found.
11 hrs ago | ABC News - Brian Ross
Sanofi-Aventis Completes Tender Offer for Chattem
French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said Tuesday it completed its tender offer for shares of Chattem Inc., which makes Gold Bond skin products, Icy Hot pain relief packs, and Selsun Blue dandruff shampoo.
15 hrs ago | Physics Org
Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unassisted
Health authorities should emphasize the positive message that the most successful method used by most ex-smokers is unassisted cessation, despite the promotion of cessation drugs by pharmaceutical companies and many tobacco control advocates.
20 hrs ago | Physics Org
Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke
In tests at Berkeley Lab of celluose surfaces contaminated with nicotine residues from third-hand smoke, levels of newly formed TSNAs rose 10 times following a three hour exposure to nitrous acid.
Yesterday | Ledger Dispatch
Thirdhand smoke forms indoor carcinogens, Lawrence Berkeley lab scientists report
Residue from smoking is collected in samples as part of a study on the effects of "third-hand smoke" at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Feb.
Common antidepressant reduces effectiveness of cancer drug tamoxifen: study
Paxil can reduce or even negate the effects of the breast-cancer drug tamoxifen Canadian researchers are warning.
Addex: ADX71943 Demonstrates Analgesic Effects in Pain Models
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The liver processes your body's waste products and detoxifies harmful substances that you ingest, such as alcohol.
Weekly pop may double risk of pancreatic cancer risk
Eating too much sugar increases insulin levels in the body, and one of the leading sources of added sugar in our diets are soft drinks Drinking two or more soft drinks a week may nearly double a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer, researchers are warning.
Plan proposed to further track cold medicines
A South Sound lawmaker wants to further regulate and track sales of over-the-counter cold medicines this time through an electronic database.
Straight talk on diabetes myths
Diabetes can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and nerve damage.
Delcath Systems Begins Data Analysis Of Phase III Trial
Delcath Systems, Inc. , a medical technology company testing its proprietary treatment system for metastatic cancers to the liver, announced that sufficient events have been reached to allow data analysis to begin on its Phase III trial.
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. announced today that it initiated an internal pre-licensing program to confirm the utility of its proprietary Cobalamin platform technology for targeted delivery of siRNA therapies.
Seattle Genetics, Millennium start Phase I trial of brentuximab vedotin in Hodgkin lymphoma
Brentuximab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate that is also in single-agent clinical trials, including a pivotal trial for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and a Phase II trial for systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
FDA probes candy-like tobacco products
U.S. health officials are seeking more information about the possible attraction and addiction of flavored, dissolvable tobacco products that regulators worry look too much like candy and can entice children.
Cymbalta(R) Significantly Reduced Chronic Low Back Pain In New Study
In a new study, 60 mg of Cymbalta taken once daily significantly reduced chronic low back pain, as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory average pain rating, compared with placebo.
Reader has trouble finding thyroid medication
Dear Dr. Gott: I have been on Armour Thyroid for many years, but all of a sudden, I cannot get it.
Published: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, February 1, 2010 at 3:32 p.m. Dear Dr.
Smoking habit is harmful February 6, 2010
DEAR DR. GOTT: Please write an article on smoking. DEAR READER: Smoking is the most common form of drug addiction in the United States.
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