Prescription Meds Can Put on Unwanted Pounds

FRIDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Medications taken ~ dint of. millions of Americans for mood disorders, extreme blood pressure, diabetes and other of long duration conditions can have an unhealthy sect effect: weight gain.While other choices live for More...

Joint action on HIV and TB saved 900,000 lives: WHO

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Toxins Afloat in Shark Fin Soup?

THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Shark fins contain high levels of a neurotoxin called BMAA, that is linked to neurodegenerative diseases in humans of the like kind as Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's indisposition (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), according More...

Cholesterol Statin Safety Alerts Prompt Search for Alternatives

COMMENTARY | The Food and medicine Administration has issued new safety alerts towards statin drugs like Lipitor, Zocor, Vytorin and Crestor which are used to reduce cholesterol, says the New York Times. Along by increased blood sugar, patients have reported More...

Aide to American producer killed by drugs fined in Uganda

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Two Pancreatic-Enzyme Products Approved

THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs that continuation the digestion-aiding actions of pancreatic enzymes be seized of been approved by the U.S. Food and drug Administration, the agency said Thursday in a recent accounts release.Ultresa (pancrelipase) More...

Official: Doctor had recruiters in Medicare scheme

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Self-prescribing declining among young doctors

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Far fewer doctors-in-breeding are prescribing themselves medication than in the past time, suggests a new study.Less than one percent of residents surveyed said they wrote themselves a prescript for an allergy medication, antidepressant More...

Many Vegetarians Unaware of Animal-Derived Gels in Pills

TUESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Vegetarians and others who keep out of the way of eating meat for religious or cultural reasons may unknowingly be consuming gelatin derived from beast of the field products when they take prescription medications, More...

7 accused of $375M Medicare, Medicaid fraud

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