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Thursday, Jul. 2nd 2009
Environmental Working Group Sees Improvements, but Still Gives Industry Low Marks By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 2, 2009 — Sunscreens are improving, but three of five brand-name products either don’t protect the skin from sun damage sufficiently, contain hazardous chemicals, or both, according to a report by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group (EWG).
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Thursday, Jul. 2nd 2009
Conflicting Data Over Possible Cancer Risk From Lantus Insulin By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 2, 2009 — Shaky data from European studies suggest that the long-acting insulin product Lantus might slightly increase cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes.
People should not stop taking Lantus because of this finding, says the FDA. A wide range of diabetes organizations Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
Once Again the Nation’s Heaviest State, Mississippi Grapples With Its Growing Girth By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 1, 2009 — It’s official, again. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi is still the nation’s heaviest state — ground zero for obesity in the U.S.
That’s according to a new report, F as in Fat 2009, issued today by the nonprofit Trust for America’s Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
Once Again the Nation’s Heaviest State, Mississippi Grapples With Its Growing Girth By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 1, 2009 — It’s official, again. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi is still the nation’s heaviest state — ground zero for obesity in the U.S.
That’s according to a new report, F as in Fat 2009, issued today by the nonprofit Trust for America’s Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
Stopping PPI Drugs Can Lead to Increased Acid Reflux By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 2, 2009 — Proton pump inhibitors are highly effective treatments for acid reflux symptoms, but taking prescription-strength dosages of the drugs for just a few months can lead to dependency, new research suggests.
Healthy adults in the study with no history of acid reflux symptoms — such Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
Studies Show Genetic Combinations May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 1, 2009 — A vast number of common gene variants come together in a perfect storm to increase risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, new studies reveal.
Because schizophrenia tends to run in families, researchers have long sought a “schizophrenia Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
Advisers Tell the Agency to Lower Over-the-Counter Dose of Popular Pain Drug By Kathryn Foxhall
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 1, 2009 — The FDA should put new restrictions on acetaminophen, an advisory committee recommended Tuesday, saying the move would protect people from the potential toxicity that can cause liver failure and even death.
The FDA does not have to follow its advisory Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
Researchers Say the Digestive Disorder Is Underdiagnosed By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 1, 2009 — Celiac disease — the digestive disorder treated by banning wheat and other grains containing gluten from the diet — is four times more common in the U.S. today than it was 50 years ago, a study shows.
The study by Mayo Clinic researchers also linked undiagnosed and untreated Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, Jul. 1st 2009
French Doctors Report Successful Pregnancy, Delivery After Two-Step Ovarian Transplant in Sickle Cell Anemia Patient By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
July 1, 2009 — French doctors report that a woman who banked her ovarian tissue before sickle cell anemia treatment had a baby girl after getting her ovarian tissue transplanted back into her.
The woman, whose name has not been Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, Jun. 30th 2009
Study Shows Statins Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes in Patients With Normal Cholesterol By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC
July 1, 2009 — Millions of people without established heart disease could benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin therapy even if they don’t have high cholesterol, a new analysis suggests.
Combined data from 10 trials that included more than Read the rest of this entry »
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