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01/01/1970 05:29 AM

Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm - New York Times

ABC News Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm New York Times Three aggressive treatment strategies doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes and some who are the verge of developing it have proved to be ineffective or even harmful, new studies show. ... Common treatments fail to lower diabetic heart risk: studyAFP Aggressive measures to treat diabetics make many of them worse, studies showLos Angeles Times Cholesterol, BP Control Does Little Good for DiabeticsABC News Times of India -BusinessWeek -MedPage Today all 71 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

Abbott Heart Clip May Gain $1 Billion as Surgery Alternative - BusinessWeek

Tampabay.com Abbott Heart Clip May Gain $1 Billion as Surgery Alternative BusinessWeek March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Abbott Laboratories' MitraClip clamped leaking cardiac valves together more safely in a study than use of open-heart surgery to stitch the organ, potentially changing medical practice and reaping $1 billion in ... Abbott Heart Device GainsWall Street Journal Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effectiveReuters Market Report -- In Play (ABT)MSN Money The Associated Press -USA Today -AFP all 295 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

Novartis drugs fail to prevent diabetes in the overweight - Xinhua

TopNews United States Novartis drugs fail to prevent diabetes in the overweight Xinhua BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Novartis AG's (NVS) two drugs have failed to prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in the overweight with poor sugar metabolism, according to study resutls released by the New England Journal of Medicine on Sunday ... Search for Better Diabetes Therapy Falls ShortWall Street Journal Soy products beat drugs for type 2 diabetes prevention?Food Consumer 2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the OverweightBusinessWeek TopNews United States -Los Angeles Times (blog) -Visit Bulgaria all 20 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke Risk - BusinessWeek

BBC News More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke Risk BusinessWeek SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) --Following on recent, similar research, a large five-year study points to fluctuations in blood pressure over time as a key indicator of stroke risk. In the study, British researchers tracked the health of more than ... Health Buzz: Variable Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke RiskU.S. News & World Report Occasional High Blood Pressure Risky, Too?WebMD People with variable blood pressure at stroke riskThe Associated Press TheMedGuru -BBC News -TopNews United States all 235 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

Catholic hospitals support health care bill - The Associated Press

Boston Globe Catholic hospitals support health care bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A group representing Catholic hospitals is rallying behind President Barack Obama's health care bill. Support from the Catholic Health Association could help persuade anti-abortion lawmakers to provide critical votes in the House for the ... Catholic directive may hamstring living willsTulsa World Catholics Start to Show Cards on Health ReformTIME (blog) Enter Your E-Mail Address to Sign UpNational Review Online (blog) Hot Air (blog) -First Things (blog) -Huffington Post (blog) all 218 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

CPSC Cautions Infant Deaths Caused by Baby Sling Carriers - HealthCMI

New York Daily News CPSC Cautions Infant Deaths Caused by Baby Sling Carriers HealthCMI The CPSC (US Consumer Product Safety Commission) has identified 14 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers. Three infants died in 2009 and 12 deaths involved babies under 4 months of age. The highest risk babies are those with low birth ... Local Baby Sling Maker Cautions ParentsWXII The Triad Infant Deaths Spur Baby Sling WarningWebMD Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slingsThe Associated Press CBS News -ABC News -The Money Times all 673 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism - New York Times

New York Daily News 3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism New York Times In a further blow to the antivaccine movement, three judges ruled Friday in three separate cases that thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, does not cause autism. The three rulings are the second step in the Omnibus ... US court rules again against vaccine-autism claimsReuters 'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test casesLos Angeles Times Court says thimerosal did not cause autismThe Associated Press SmartAboutHealth -Seattle Post Intelligencer -eFitnessNow all 482 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

Plavix gets new FDA warning - Reuters

Washington Post Plavix gets new FDA warning Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will carry a new warning about patients who have a poor response to the drug because they do not break it down well, US regulators said on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said it ... New Plavix Warning: Lack of Effect in Many PeopleWebMD FDA Adds Boxed Warning To Plavix On EffectivenessWall Street Journal Clopidogrel Receives Boxed Warning for Reduced Benefit in Poor MetabolizersMedscape The Money Times -The Associated Press -RTT News all 518 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

First Lady Michelle Obama Launches Fitness Campaign - SouthFloridaGayNews.com

Mediaite.com First Lady Michelle Obama Launches Fitness Campaign SouthFloridaGayNews.com Statistics show that one in three American kids is obese or overweight. These numbers were part of the inspiration last month for First Lady Michelle Obama's “Let's Move” campaign to fight childhood obesity. During remarks on March 1, the First Lady ... Presidential movesMonroe News Star Michelle on a MissionNewsweek Play a role in helping to end childhood obesityVineland Daily Journal Houston Chronicle -AlterNet (blog) -Examiner.com all 10 news articles »

01/01/1970 05:29 AM

Smoke alarms still a hard sell to some - Worcester Telegram

Radio Iowa Smoke alarms still a hard sell to some Worcester Telegram By Scott J. Croteau TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF WORCESTER — Sometimes, Fire Capt. William P. Metterville just shakes his head after he heads to a fire and finds the people living there had no working smoke alarm. He saw such a case last week during a fire ... Coppell Fire Department says change your clock, change your batteryMcKinney Courier Gazette A Daylight Saving Time Act Could Save Your LifeCBS 4 Fire officials say check that smoke alarms workSpartanburg Herald Journal Grand Island Independent -Picayune Item -Pensacola News Journal all 270 news articles »