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  • May 2007

    • Doctors Paid Millions To Use Anemia Drugs

      New York Times  |  May 9, 07 8:34 AM CDT

      (Newser) - Doctors are paid millions of dollars by drug companies to give their patients anemia medicine which regulators now say may be dangerous. Spurred by competiton between several similar drugs, companies reward doctors with rebates, which allow them to make a significant profit, the New York Times reports. More »

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      health  • medicine  • FDA  • doctor  • safety  • pharmaceutical companies  • Medicare  • drug companies  • Johnson and Johnson  • Amgen  • Anemia

    • Toxic Cough Syrup Causes Deaths in Panama

      New York Times  |  May 6, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Toxic Cough Syrup Causes Deaths in Panama

      (Newser) - American drugmakers are on the lookout this week for another in the growing list of potentially deadly Chinese exports. This time, it's diethylene glycol, a sweet-but-toxic chemical that masquerades as glycerin in common medications like cough syrup and that has already killed almost 400 people—many of them children—in Panama.  More »

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      China  • health  • medicine  • FDA  • Panama  • cough syrup  • diethylene glycol  • glycerin

    • Researchers Link Gene, Heart Disease

      New York Times  |  May 4, 07 7:50 AM CDT

      Researchers Link Gene, Heart Disease

      (Newser) - A gene that can more than double the risk of heart disease, especially in relatively young people, is present in about half of those of European descent, researchers say. The discovery, reported this week, raises hopes of more accurate genetic testing for heart disease—the world's leading cause of death—but not for prevention or treatment. More »

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      health  • medicine  • heart disease  • genetics  • research

    • Lefty Women Die Younger

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 2, 07 12:01 PM CDT

      Lefty Women Die Younger

      (Newser) - Left-handed women have a dramatically higher risk of mortality from just about every disease, a new study reported in the Telegraph shows. Dutch researchers who followed more than 12,000 women for nearly 13 years found lefties had a 40% greater chance of dying from any cause, 70% higher from cancer, and 30% higher from circulatory diseases. More »

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      health  • women  • medicine  • disease  • women's health  • lefties

  • April 2007
  • March 2007

    • Alzheimer's Patients Dying In Prescription Scandal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 30, 07 10:13 AM CDT

      Alzheimer's Patients Dying In Prescription Scandal

      (Newser) - Sedatives commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's and dementia patients are leading to their premature death, new research reported in the Guardian concludes.  The drugs, called neuroleptics, combat the diseases' more alarming symptoms, including agitation and hallucinations. Their widespread off-label use in the U.K.—where they're licensed only for schitzophrenia—is being called a scandal. More »

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      health  • health care  • medicine  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • schizophrenia  • prescription

    • Red Meat May Harm Sons' Sperm

      BBC  |  Mar 28, 07 8:23 AM CDT

      Red Meat May Harm Sons' Sperm

      (Newser) - Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during pregnancy have lower sperm counts, finds a study attempting to track the effect of growth hormones fed to cattle. While the specific chemicals weren't identified, sons of pregnant women who ate beef more than seven times a week were three times as likely to have sperm counts below the fertility threshold. More »

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      health  • food  • medicine  • pregnancy  • fertility  • motherhood  • growth hormones

    • New Breast Scan Beats Mammogram

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Mar 27, 07 12:58 PM CDT

      New Breast Scan Beats Mammogram

      (Newser) - A new type of breast scan promises to pick up the tumors mammograms often miss and to distinguish between benign and malignant masses—without surgery. The technology relies on harmless near-infrared light to illuminate the masses, which glow when exposed to a particular chemical combination. More »

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      health  • cancer  • medicine  • breast cancer  • medical breakthrough  • mammogram  • Harvard Medical School

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