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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Paxil can reduce or even negate the effects of the breast-cancer drug tamoxifen Canadian researchers are warning.

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The liver processes your body's waste products and detoxifies harmful substances that you ingest, such as alcohol.

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.

A South Sound lawmaker wants to further regulate and track sales of over-the-counter cold medicines this time through an electronic database.

Diabetes can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and nerve damage.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dear Dr. Gott: I have been on Armour Thyroid for many years, but all of a sudden, I cannot get it.

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DEAR DR. GOTT: Please write an article on smoking. DEAR READER: Smoking is the most common form of drug addiction in the United States.