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Children, Stem Cell Research, Coverage Top Health Care Agenda

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE Obama Biden on Health Care Injuryboard on SCHIP program for children JAMA study Abstract Families USA on health care issues IMAGE SOURCE:   Obama Biden on health care Web site   Health care ranks at the top of the agenda for a new White House - but what will it look like? Rahm Emanuel, the new chief of staff, is certain to have a role in forming the new agenda...

Study Shows Statins Can Benefit Patients With Low Cholesterol

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE NEMJ 11/9/08 The Jupiter Trial AstraZenca News Release InjuryBoard on Crestor InjuryBoard on Cholesterol Drugs InjuryBoard on Heart Disease IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ Cholesterol/ Author: RedAndr A large new study suggests millions of people could benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, even if they have low cholesterol, because the drugs can significantly lower their risk of heart attacks, strokes and death...

Surge Shown In Heart Failure Hospitalizations

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE American Heart Association on heart failure Injuryboard on heart failure drugs  Injuryboard on chemotherapy drugs and congestive heart failure Injuryboard on heart problems Injuryboard on Avandia and heart failure Injuryboard on Angiotensin receptor blockers Injuryboard on diabetes drug and heart health Injuryboard Help Center on obesity    IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ diagram of a heart attack/ author: U...

UK Regulators Warn Of Chantix Adverse Reactions

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE MHRA Drug Safety Update InjuryBoard on Chantix Chantix Web site Pfizer on Chantix CDER on Chantix Information FDA Chantix Alert FDA Public Health Advisory IMAGE SOURCE:© Pfizer, Chantix ad Chantix is no stranger to bad press...

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Florida Law Lowers Driving Deaths Among Elderly

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Ophthalmology InjuryBoard Auto Accident Help Center FL Vision Requirements IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / Vision Test / author: TPopova A Florida law, requiring drivers 80 and older to pass a vision test for license renewal, appears to have lowered the number of driving deaths among older people...

Bone Marrow Transplant Cures Cancer Patient of AIDS

Posted on November 09, 2008
LEARN MORE Abstract InjuryBoard Cancer Help Center InjuryBoard on Leukemia InjuryBoard on HIV/AIDS Drugs InjuryBoard HIV News CDC on HIV AIDS Prevention CDC: 250,000 Americans Are Unaware They Are HIV-Positive IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / HIV Stages/ Ashvidia It may be a fluke; or there may have been unknown factors at play...

More Cases of Salmonella Infection Linked to Dry Pet Food

Posted on November 07, 2008
LEARN MORE MMWR: 11/7/08 Mars Petcare News Release (Nov.) Mars Petcare News Release (Sept.) CDC on Salmonella Schwarzengrund Outbreak FDA: Safe Handling of Pet Food Hand Washing Urged After Salmonella Dry Pet Food IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockPhoto/ jack Russell puppies/ author: shimmo Eight new cases of salmonella infection have been linked to dry pet food, according to US health officials...

Contaminated Heparin Seized By FDA

Posted on November 07, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA News Release InjuryBoard on Heparin Errors FDA on Heparin FDA Heparin Recall NIH's Heparin information IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons / heparin / author: Benjah-bmm27 On Thursday, the U...

Covidien Recalls Mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringes

Posted on November 06, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA News Release ReliOn Recall Notice InjuryBoard on Diabetes Drugs InjuryBoard on Hypoglycemia IMAGE SOURCE:© Creativecommons...

Intrinsa Sex Patch Shows Promise In Post-Menopausal Women

Posted on November 06, 2008
LEARN MORE NEMJ: Testosterone for Low Libido in Postmenopausal Women Not Taking Estrogen Intrinsa Patch WebMD on Menopause InjuryBoard on Cancer IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / Venus / author: Kyle A female testosterone patch showed promising results in boosting the enjoyment of sex in post-menopausal women, but preexisting concerns about the cancer risk of hormone therapies means U...

Study: Migraines May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Posted on November 06, 2008
LEARN MORE Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Press Release InjuryBoard on Headaches InjuryBoard on Breast Cancer MAGNUM: The National Migraine Association American Headache Society IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / splitting headache / author: pidjoe A chronic aching head can be debilitating...

For Teens: Shut Up And Drive Technology Disables Cell Phones

Posted on November 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Mother Jones story Aegis Mobility Inc. Injuryboard on teen drivers and cell phones Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Cell Phone Laws  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Teens Ignoring Cell Phone Ban  National Transportation Safety Board  Injuryboard on Teen text message death  Injuryboard on Teenage drivers  Injuryboard on Teen accident and settlement    IMAGE SOURCE: iStock Photo/Driving & talking teen/ author: MSR photo   The new software is called DriveAssist from Aegis Mobility Inc...

Teens Drug Therapy For Prescription Painkillers

Posted on November 05, 2008
  LEARN MORE National Institute on Drug Abuse JAMA  report Injuryboard on Teens and Prescription drugs The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse 13th Annual Survey   Injuryboard on FDA and Prescription Drugs   Injuryboard News on prescription drugs    IMAGE SOURCE:  ©iStockphoto/ pencil case & drugs/ author: TACrafts    Researchers find that teenagers frequently turn to prescription painkillers and other opioids such as heroin to get high...

Pfizer Halts Obesity Drug Trial

Posted on November 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Pfizer Press Release Sanofi-Aventis Press Release Injuryboard news on obesity The Obesity Society IMAGE SOURCE:© Pfizer Web site banner Pfizer Inc...

Scientists Decode Genome Of Cancer Patient

Posted on November 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Journal Nature The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society National Cancer Institute on Leukemia Cancer Genetics InjuryBoard Leukemia Help Center InjuryBoard on Cancer IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ AML - Acute Myeloid Leukemia / author: Patho For the first time, scientists have decoded the entire genome of a cancer patient and found a set of mutations that might have caused the disease or aided its progression...

Glaxo Experimental Drug Shows Promise In Study

Posted on November 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Journal Cell Metabolism InjuryBoard on Diabetes Drugs InjuryBoard on Obesity InjuryBoard Resveratrol News Sirtris Pharmaceuticals IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ red wine/ author: Andre Karwath An experimental drug that imitates a health-boosting compound found in red wine may offer promise in the fight against diabetes and obesity, according to researchers...

Women Have More Hand Bacteria On Their Palms Than Men

Posted on November 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences University of Colorado Press Release MayoClinic: Protect Against Bacteria, Viruses and Infection Germs and Where They Lurk Most Infectious Disease Society of America IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / woman washing hands / author: christianpound A newly released study by University of Colorado researchers found, not only do human hands harbor far greater numbers of bacteria species than previously believed, but women have a significantly higher amount of bacteria on their palms than that of men...

Diana Levine Case - Can We Rely On Drug Labels?

Posted on November 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Read the Supreme Court transcript, Wyeth v. Levine Wyeth label for Phenergan Wyeth brief  Levine Brief to U.S. Supreme Court  Injuryboard on Levine issues Commentary on federal pre-emption   IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto/ courtroom gavel   When Diana Levine turned 63 recently, her daughter made her a birthday card drawing her as Diana the Huntress of Greek mythology, except without a right arm...

Genentech Seeks Accelerated Approval Of Avastin

Posted on November 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Genentech Press Release InjuryBoard Glioblastoma Help Center InjuryBoard on Avastin FDA on Avastin IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / folic acid / author: Oks Genentech Inc...

Researchers Find Folic Acid, B Vitamins Do Not Prevent Cancer

Posted on November 04, 2008
LEARN MORE JAMA – Nov. 5, 2008 CDC on Folic Acid Linus Pauling Institute on Folic Acid InjuryBoard on Vitamins InjuryBoard on Cancer InjuryBoard on Heart Disease IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / folic acid / author: Oks Daily intake of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid does not reduce the risk of cancer in women who are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease...

Study Links Sexual Content On TV To Teen Pregnancy

Posted on November 03, 2008
LEARN MORE RAND Press Release Does Watching Sex on Television Predict Teen Pregnancy? Findings From a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Longitudinal Effects of Violent Video Games on Aggression in Japan and the United States NIH on Safe Sex IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / TV watching / author: digitalhallway Do you know what television programs your teenager watches? If not, you may want to start paying attention...

Supreme Court Hears Diana Levine Case (Part Two)

Posted on November 03, 2008
Simon Heller, Legal Director of Alliance For Justice Diana Levine, was in the courtroom LEARN MORE Medical Device Safety Act of 2008- overturns Riegel decision Riegel v...

Supreme Court Hears Diana Levine Case (Part One)

Posted on November 03, 2008
  Simon Heller, Legal Director of  Alliance For Justice  Diana Levine, was in the courtroom To learn more about this work and ways you can help, please visit www.afj.org/accessdenied   Simon Heller is Legal Director for Alliance For Justice, a Washington D...

BPA Exposure May Affect Behaviors

Posted on November 03, 2008
LEARN MORE NTP Report on Bisphenol-A FDA on Bisphenol-A Bisphenol-A Overview InjuryBoard on Phthalates Chemical in Plastics Study Confirms Human Health - BPA Plastic Link National Toxicology Program Panel Says FDA Failed To Assess BPA Risk Environmental Working Group- Ways to Avoid BPA Exposure IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ baby boy and bottle/ author: Matthias Sebulke In October, a new study found that maternal exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) could decrease or eliminate the sex difference in certain behavioral responses...

Diana Levine Before The Court This Morning

Posted on November 03, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard News coverage of federal pre-emption - See what everyone is talking about Interview with Diana Levine  Wyeth brief - in Levine case Levine Brief to U.S. Supreme Court  Injuryboard blog on Levine issues  Federal Preemption Constitutional discussion  Injuryboard on medical mistakes NEJM brief to Supreme Court    IMAGE SOURCE:  Courtesy Charles Eller Studios, Diana Levine under a rainbow   It is an issue that is discussed behind law school doors, but it is an issue that citizens in a democracy need to understand...

Study: 40 Percent of Women Report Sexual Problems

Posted on November 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Obstetrics & Gynecology - Sexual Problems and Distress in United States Women InjuryBoard on Women’s Health Matters MayoClinic on Female Sexual Dysfunction IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ Bliss symbol/ author: Immanuel Giel New research shows about four out of every ten women experiences sexual dysfunction...

An Alarming Jump In Pediatric Prescriptions

Posted on November 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on ADHD treatment guidelines, 2001 Injuryboard, Ritalin lawsuit, 2001 Injuryboard - kids and risky drugs InjuryBoard on Antidepressants InjuryBoard on Antidepressants IMAGE SOURCE: iStockPhoto / kids / author: Diane39   According to a published study, more and more children are being medicated to treat chronic conditions...

CDC: HPV-Associated Cancer Study

Posted on November 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Journal Cancer CDC Press Release InjuryBoard on Cervical Cancer Gardasil Cervical Cancer Vaccine FDA on HPV Genital HPV Infection - CDC Fact Sheet IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / low grade cervical changes with HPV effect / author: Dr...

Study Suggests Counties With More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

Posted on November 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescents Medicine - Nov. 2008 Cornell University Press Release InjuryBoard on Autism Controversial Autism Study Canceled Autism Society of America NINDS on Autism Facts Autism Research Institute IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ Autism awareness/ author: Ioannes...

Toviaz Approved By The FDA For Overactive Bladder

Posted on November 02, 2008
LEARN MORE Toviaz.com FDA News Release InjuryBoard on Bladder Control & Urination Problems Bladder Control & Urinary Incontinence Devices MayoClinic on Overactive Bladder IMAGE SOURCE: © Toviaz, distributed by Pfizer Inc...

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