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Journal: Bad Vioxx outcomes not disclosed
Dec 8 2005 10:55PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Authors of a study funded by Vioxx maker Merck & Co. failed to disclose in a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2000 that three additional patients in a clinical study suffered heart attacks while using the now-withdrawn painkiller, the journal wrote in an editorial released Thursday.
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U.S. life expectancy hits all-time high
Dec 8 2005 9:16PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - After a century of nearly uninterrupted medical improvements and longer lives, it looks like the baby boomers could screw things up.
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FDA strengthens warning on Paxil
Dec 8 2005 7:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is strengthening its warning that the antidepressant Paxil may be associated with birth defects when it is taken during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Study: Flu pandemic could hurt economy
Dec 8 2005 7:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A severe flu pandemic would probably throw the U.S. economy into recession since people who are ill _ as well as those who are not infected and want to avoid the flu _ would stay home from work, school and public places such as restaurants, a congressional study says.
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U.S. had just 37 cases of measles in '04
Dec 8 2005 7:44PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. had just 37 cases of measles in 2004, the smallest number in more than 90 years of record-keeping, the government said Thursday.
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Breast cancer drug looks more promising
Dec 8 2005 7:44PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The drug Herceptin, already viewed as promising for women with both early and late-stage breast cancer, got another boost Thursday with new research showing the heart damage it sometimes causes might be avoidable.
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Compulsive eating support groups on rise
Dec 8 2005 7:38PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Grabbing a handful of cookies off the plate, stealing a roommate's food, overeating while home alone. These could be signs of compulsive overeating. In the United States, the nation's fixation on weight is only making the disorder more prevalent, experts say. The number of support groups for people whose lives are controlled by food has grown sharply in recent years.
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Romney changes hospital contraception rules
Dec 8 2005 7:22PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Mitt Romney abandoned plans Thursday to exempt Roman Catholic and other private hospitals from a new law requiring them to dispense emergency contraception to rape victims.
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Japanese panel declares U.S. beef safe
Dec 8 2005 11:13AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's food commission Thursday declared American beef as safe as its own, paving the way for the government to ease a two-year ban and resolve a bitter trade dispute with its top ally.
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China reports fifth human case of bird flu
Dec 8 2005 8:30AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A poultry worker in northeast China has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government said Thursday, making her the country's fifth confirmed human case of the disease.
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Poor not buying new drug benefit yet
Dec 8 2005 7:52AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The poor seem to need more convincing that they'd be helped by the new Medicare prescription drug benefit that begins next month.
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Japan food commission finds U.S. beef safe
Dec 8 2005 5:22AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's food commission declared American beef as safe as Japanese beef on Thursday, paving the way for the government to ease its two-year ban on U.S. beef and resolve a bitter trade tiff with its top ally.
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