| F.D.A. Panel Urges Denial of Diet Drug By a 9-to-5 vote, the advisers decided that the potential benefits of the drug lorcaserin, from Arena Pharmaceuticals, did not outweigh risks. feeds.nytimes.com |
Study finds mammograms offer modest benefit By ALICIA CHANG 2010-09-22T21:04:26ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mammograms don't help women over 50 as much as has been believed, new research suggests.... hosted.ap.org |
Douglas almost done with chemo Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas has almost completed a gruelling eight weeks of chemotherapy and radiation to treat advanced throat cancer. abc.net.au |
Arthritis costing Australia $4b a year The prevalence of arthritis continues to grow in Australia, generating hefty health bills. abc.net.au |
Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti - 142 dead By JACOB KUSHNER 2010-10-22T15:51:58ZST. MARC, Haiti (AP) -- At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake.... hosted.ap.org |