Wyeth, Elan halt study of Alzheimer's vaccine - Medical Marketing and Media
Wall Street Journal Blogs Wyeth, Elan halt study of Alzheimer's vaccine Medical Marketing and Media - 2 hours ago Wyeth and Elan have suspended a clinical study of their jointly developed Alzheimer's vaccine ACC-001 after a patient receiving the treatment was hospitalized for nearly two weeks with skin ulcers.
FDA Plan on Medical Articles Takes More Heat - New York Times
Canada.com FDA Plan on Medical Articles Takes More Heat New York Times - 2 hours ago By STEPHANIE SAUL The pharmaceutical industry glimpsed its own ghost this week, and the apparition could not have arrived at a worse time for drug makers. Bias seen tainting medical articles CNNMoney.
Debate rages over plastic bottle chemical's safety - Reuters
CTV.ca Debate rages over plastic bottle chemical's safety Reuters - 1 hour ago By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada is moving to get rid of products with a chemical common in plastic baby bottles, the United States is expressing concern over its safety and some retailers are planning to stop selling these items.
Study: Fruits, veggies could reduce heart attacks, strokes - USA Today
NewsOXY Study: Fruits, veggies could reduce heart attacks, strokes USA Today - Apr 15, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) - A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke.
US senator says quot;trying to resuscitate quot; patent bill - Reuters
E Canada Now US senator says "trying to resuscitate" patent bill Reuters - Apr 16, 2008 WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - A leading senator said on Wednesday that the troubled patent bill, which has pitted big drug companies against high-tech firms, may be salvageable.
Nixon reveals secret cancer fight - BBC News
Entertainmentwise Nixon reveals secret cancer fight BBC News - Apr 16, 2008 Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon has said that she was treated for breast cancer and kept it to herself. The star, who played flame-haired lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the comedy series, told US TV show Nightline she "didn't really want to make it .
'Bad habits' link to Alzheimer's - BBC News
Scientific American 'Bad habits' link to Alzheimer's BBC News - 16 hours ago Heavy drinkers and smokers develop Alzheimer's disease six to seven years earlier than those who do not smoke or drink, US researchers claim. Study shows Alzheimer's hits earlier in smokers, drinkers USA Today Smoking, Drinking, Cholesterol May Be Alzheimer's Risk Factors Washington Post Reuters - eFluxMedia - Times Online - NBC 10.
Study: Glaxo s Tykerb Reduces Breast Cancer-Causing Stem Cells - eFluxMedia
The Money Times Study: Glaxo"s Tykerb Reduces Breast Cancer-Causing Stem Cells eFluxMedia - 11 hours ago By Anna Boyd GlaxoSmithKline Plc. said a new study into breast cancer-causing stem cells showed its cancer drug Tykerb managed to reduce the number of stem cells that can cause breast cancer to recur.
Contra Costa Co.: Foreclosures lead to abandoned pools, increased ... - San Jose Mercury News
Contra Costa Co.: Foreclosures lead to abandoned pools, increased ... San Jose Mercury News - 11 hours ago An increase in foreclosures has Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District worried about a recent rise in abandoned pools, which they see as a gateway to West Nile Virus risks.
Africa: Daily HIV Aids Report - AllAfrica.com
Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report AllAfrica.com - 10 hours ago Some countries in Africa have made the least progress among developing nations worldwide toward reaching targets in the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing infant and maternal deaths, according to a report released on Wednesday, .