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Index — Health in the News Briefs |
| November 2008 News Briefs |
| • Eat Your Statins • Salute to a fallen leader • Obese children with high cholesterol may develop heart disease • What the Chemical Industry Doesn't Want You to Know about Everyday Products • Diabetes causes more kids to take drugs • Wall Street Journal supports a yes vote on AZ Proposition 101 • Study suggest drugs for anxious children |
| October 2008 News Briefs |
| • Probiotics may prevent colon cancer • Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising in Women • Pentagon researches alternative treatments • New Jersey parents resist mandatory flu shots for kids • Pediatricians Double Vitamin D Requirement • Celiac disease discussion goes mainstream • Brain pathway's connection to obesity, diabetes • Dietetic Association's junk food sponsors • FDA's safety pronouncement for BPA is criticized |
| September 2008 News Briefs |
| • Mobile phones raise children's risk of brain cancer fivefold • Genetically modified foods to be labeled in South Africa • EWG finds high levels of fire retardant in children's bodies • Study indicates MMR vaccine may not be linked to autism • FDA approves six vaccines for the 2008-09 influenza season • Doctors pressured by health insurers to alter treatment • Wakefield Speaks Out on Autism Theories • FDA to shield drug companies from lawsuits? |
| August 2008 News Briefs |
| • Bacteria essential to a healthy immune system • Technique to reverse stroke damage? • Vitamin C Injections Slow Tumor Growth in Mice • Babies deficient in vitamin D • Stanford University limits drug money to limit influence • Measles rates blamed on fear of autism • FDA approves Irradiating spinach, lettuce to kill germs • Lily to buy Monsanto's rBGH growth hormone • Arsenic in drinking water may increase diabetes • FDA claims BPA in plastics is safe • Monsanto gives up on rBGH hormone in milk • More chemicals approved for our environment • Bigger meals add up to bigger bodies • New labels for sunscreens |
| July 2008 News Briefs |
| • Chelation therapy for autistic kids called "Fringe" • Statin Drugs Recommended for Kids • FDA to regulate cancer-causing cigarettes? • Are Pediatricians Industry Shills? • Secret Toxic Laundry Products • FDA funding increases despite complaints of incompetence • FDA orders Cipro warning |
| June 2008 News Briefs |
| • FDA Admits Mercury Fillings May Be Unsafe • Vitamins May Rescue Defective Genes • Smoking a bad habit or profitable disease? • CNN's Lou Dobbs blasts FDA's incompetence • MSG to be reviewed by FDA • Baby Boomers fuel "brain fitness" market • Heart surgery not linked to cognitive decline • Sunshinevitamin Dis the new wonder drug |
| May 2008 News Briefs |
| • Prescribing antidepressants for stroke • GMO sugar is here and everywhere • More than half of us are on drugs • New asthma inhalers cause problems and cost more • Politics control EPA analyses of chemical risks |
| April 2008 News Briefs |
| • Yuma girl's autism case spearheads court fight • Alzheimer's Risk Test identify the gene • Study suggests life expectancy declining • Children taking AD/HD drugs should be screened • BOTOX may get to the brain after all • Plastic's bisphenol A is a gender-bender • Bats are dying like bees, it's a mystery • Health Insurance Mafia by Jonathan Kellerman • Low birth weight, excessive adolescent weight is it low-grade inflammation? • Normal body weight may have high body fat - increased disease risks • Mercury fillings banned - Norway and Sweden are first • Measles reported in Pima County call for vaccinations |
| March 2008 News Briefs |
| • Cell phones more dangerous than smoking • Resveratrol and pancreatic cancer - helpful antioxidant • WalMart goes rBGH free - cleaner milk • Dennis Quaid's twins drug ordeal - hospital mistakes • Genes factor into post-traumatic stress disorder - child abuse key • Not all diabetes is the same - there are genetic subtypes • Natural personal care products contain carcinogens - misleading • Brazilian protesters destroy GM crops - sending a message • Exposure to diacetyl fumes may cause lung damage - "popcorn lung" • CDC withdraws preference for combination MMRV - increased seizures • Pharmaceuticals found in drinking water - what affect on humans? |
| February 2008 News Briefs |
| • Worrisome phthalate levels in infant urine Babies are contaminated • Largest beef recall in US history triggered by secret video • Americans spend more to treat back pain it isn't working • FDA issues Botox & Chantix warnings aggressive behavior and deaths reported • Stunning reversal on food additives AAP says hyperactivity is real • Vinyl toys unpopular retailers respond to safety concerns • Fluorescent lights release toxic mercury campaign to switch has problems • Infertility helped with acupuncture successful and inexpensive • Environmental chemicals bad for sex life Damage is passed through generations • Give up multivitamins - Harvard warns • FDA approves Nexium for kids - aged 1-11 years old • Combo vaccine linked to seizures, fever - chickenpox and MMR • CDC says annual flue vaccine is for childredn aged 6 months to 18 years • Government concedes 1st vaccine-autism case in court • Saturday Night Live spoofs drug ads for Seasonale • Vaccine Companies Investigated for Manslaugher - Hep B vaccine • Diabetes study suddenly halted deaths from low blood sugar • Humira for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - FDA gives approval |
| January 2008 News Briefs |
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• Dietary Strategies for Cardiovascular Health a new approach • Diabetes costs Americans $174 billion each year More than the war in Iraq • Sublingual flu vaccine better than shots? • FDA approves cloned animals • Prescription Drugs are 4th Cause of Death in USA • France Moves to Ban GMO Foods • FDA goes after bio-identical hormones • California autism rates up despite • Spenda Goes on Trial • Early puberty is earlier than ever is it normal? • Majority do not benefit from statins high cholesterol problem overstated |
| December 2007 News Briefs |
| • Unpublished Results of Cholesterol-Drug Studies • Pfizer Sued Over Lipitor Promotions • Drugs' Side Effects Fodder for Lawsuits • Biophosphonates Not So Good for Osteoporosis • Lipsticks Containing Mercury Get Fined • Smarter Use of Chemo and Radiation • Waist-to-hip ratio may predict heart disease • New Jersey recommends mandatory vaccinations • Fruits and Veggies in WIC • Cleaner Air Improves Lung Function • Employers Say "Get Healthy or Pay Up" |
| November 2007 News Briefs |
| • Drinking Water with Hormone Mimickers • E. Coli in Meat • More Doctors Take Supplements Than General Public • Diabetes Prescriptions Double in 3 Years • More Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease |
| October 2007 News Briefs |
| • Organic Really is Better • Red Lipsticks Contain Lead • California Bans Use of Phthalates in Children's Toys • "Raw" Almonds are Now Sterilized |
| September 2007 News Briefs |
| • Kentucky Fried Chicken Uses "Scent" Marketing • Vitamin C Protects Health • FDA Threatens Use of Stevia in Sweetened Teas • "HFCS-Free" Emerging as New Health Claim • Adverse Drug Reactions Spike • Safety of Human Microchip Implants Questioned • Germany Warns of WiFi Dangers? |
| August 2007 News Briefs |
| • Cage-Free Eggs are All the Rage • Kids Throw Away Nutritious Food • CDC Investigated for Fluoride Promotion • FDA Warning for Red-Yeast Rice Products • President Bush Treated for Lyme Disease • Statin Therapy for Children with Familial Hyper-Cholesterolemia |
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