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Drug Companies Await FDA Guidelines for Online Marketing (Time.com)
Time.com - As online ad spending ramps up, pharmaceutical companies are pushing the FDA to issue guidelines on how they can use Twitter, Facebook and Google to market their products
Health Tip: When to Call the Pediatrician About Jaundice (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Jaundice, a yellowing of the skin, is a
common condition among newborns that's caused by a buildup of a chemical
called bilirubin in the blood.
Doctor Shortage Adds to Pain of Juvenile Arthritis (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Most people think of arthritis as
a disease of old age, with people's joints growing creaky and painful
later in life.
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 23, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Obese Drivers at Higher Risk of Death in Car Crashes: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Here's another reason not
to pile on too many excess pounds: A new study finds that the obese and
very obese are at raised risk of death in severe car crashes.
Flu Activity Low So Far, But More Cases to Come: CDC (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Flu activity in the United
States was low this fall throughout most of the nation, but government
health officials expect flu viruses will infect more people in the weeks
and months to come.
GSK offers UK rebate if Pfizer cancer drug better (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's state-run health service will get a partial rebate from GlaxoSmithKline if the company's new kidney cancer drug Votrient does not match up to a rival medicine in a head-to-head clinical trial.
Do all contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk? (Reuters)
Reuters - Birth control pills have long been known to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, but a new study suggests any type of contraceptive - even, surprisingly, vasectomy - may also be protective.
Doctor Shortage Adds to Pain of Juvenile Arthritis (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Most people think of arthritis as
a disease of old age, with people's joints growing creaky and painful
later in life.
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 23, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Obese Drivers at Higher Risk of Death in Car Crashes: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Here's another reason not
to pile on too many excess pounds: A new study finds that the obese and
very obese are at raised risk of death in severe car crashes.
Flu Activity Low So Far, But More Cases to Come: CDC (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Flu activity in the United
States was low this fall throughout most of the nation, but government
health officials expect flu viruses will infect more people in the weeks
and months to come.
Corrected: Shea nuts appear safe in allergy study (Reuters)
Reuters - Shea butter is in everything from diaper cream to tissue paper, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers shea nuts -- from which the butter derives - to be tree nuts, and therefore potential allergens. A new study suggests, however, that shea butter poses little, if any, allergy risk to people who use products containing the substance.