At a time when one out of every two American adults has borderline or high cholesterol, Kroger is advertising a new milk that can reduce your LDL.
Doctors: TB traveler’s diagnosis more treatable than thought
Dr. Charles Daley, with the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, told reporters that multiple tests indicate Andrew Speaker suffers from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, which is still serious and resistant to most of the common drugs used to treat tuberculosis.
Prescribing Information Change: Rocephin (ceftriaxone sodium) for Injection
Prescribing Information revised to provide new information regarding the potential risk associated with concomitant use of Rocephin with calcium or calcium containing solutions or products.
Organic food ‘better’ for heart
Organic fruit and vegetables may be better for you than conventionally grown crops, US research suggests.
Yawning may keep us ‘on the ball’
It may appear the height of rudeness, but a study suggests yawning is the body’s way of keeping you awake.
Poor Sense Of Smell May Be Sign Of Alzheimer’s Disease
Difficulty identifying common smells such as lemon, banana and cinnamon may be the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study that could lead to scratch-and-sniff tests to determine a person’s risk for the progressive brain disorder.
AstraZeneca Diabetes Drug Dapagliflozin Shows Promise
A new, experimental diabetes drug from AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb called dapagliflozin, a Type 2 diabetes treatment developed showed some positive results, according to a presentation at the American Diabetes Association annual conference.
The companies reported that "no discontinuations due to adverse events and no serious adverse events" occurred. Furthermore, pre-clinical data also revealed that in tests on diabetic rats, the treatment significantly reduced plasma glucose levels–in some cases only two hours after a first dose.
Doctor Says New Hormonal Therapy for Menopause Considered “Unsafe”
Bio-identical hormones have been a new alternative to the United States for women in menopause.
Although this form of hormonal treatment may be hope to many women, doctors say that it’s misleading. Bio-identical hormones may pose greater health risks than conventional therapy.
Addicted to the Internet? You may have ADHD
A study performed at Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan set out to investigate the links between emotional conditions such as anxiety, depression and ADHD and Internet addiction. Two thousand fourteen students, 1204 male and 910 female, were assessed for all of the above factors using a self-report questionnaire.
Lawsuit Charges Glaxo Failed to Warn of Diabetes Drug Risk
The widow and son of a Texas man who was taking a GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes drug at the time of his fatal heart attack has sued the drugmaker, claiming that it failed to warn of the drug’s heart risks, according to court papers.
The claim involves rosiglitazone, which is sold under the brand names Avandia and Advandamet. Investors have been bracing for a flood of litigation against Glaxo after a widely publicized medical report last month suggested that Avandia increases the risk of heart attack and death.