Globe and Mail

Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas? WebMD Feb. 8, 2010 -- Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. ''People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk -- or ... Health Buzz: Study Ties Soft-Drink Intake to Pancreatic CancerU.S. News & World Report Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancerReuters Study Links Soda Consumption To Pancreatic CancerWCCO KERO-TV 23 -BETTER Health Research -BusinessWeek all 304 news articles »

Forbes (blog)

US clears wider use of AstraZeneca cholesterol drug Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L) won US approval on Monday to promote cholesterol fighter Crestor for preventing heart disease in a vast new market of people with healthy cholesterol but other heart risks. ... FDA Widens Crestor ApprovalWall Street Journal AstraZeneca Gets OK for Expanded Crestor UseABC News FDA Okays Statin for Primary PreventionMedPage Today BusinessWeek -TheHeart.Org -RTT News all 158 news articles »

ABC News

Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, US researchers said on Monday. ... Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism RiskNew York Times Autism Risk Rises With Mother's AgeWebMD Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk, study findsCNN myGLOSS -abc7.com -AFP all 425 news articles »

New York Times (blog)

Obama official 'very disturbed' by Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes Los Angeles Times The insurer should give a 'detailed justification' for its plan to raise premiums on individual policies by as much as 39%, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urges. By Duke Helfand California insurance regulators asked Anthem Blue ... Administration, GOP Start Listing Demands Ahead of Health Care TalksFOXNews Calif. insurer's rate increases draw attention of federal governmentWashington Post US's Sebelius chides WellPoint unit over rate hikeReuters ABC News -Bizjournals.com -AFP all 301 news articles »

BBC News

'Third-hand smoke' could damage health BBC News Lingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows. Berkeley scientists in the US ran lab tests and found "substantial levels" of toxins on smoke-exposed ... Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: studyReuters Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer RiskWebMD 'Third-Hand Smoke' Could Be Troublesome, TooBusinessWeek Discovery News -PhysOrg.com -AOL News all 44 news articles »

The Hindu

How to fight childhood obesity in 3 steps CNN Obesity comes down to eating too much and not being active enough, a psychologist said. Tuesday night, a Larry King prime-time exclusive with first lady Michelle Obama on the first family's first year in the White House. ... Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood ObesityWebMD Family meals can 'cut risk of child obesity by 40%'Daily Mail 3 simple steps can cut child obesitymsnbc.com Dr. Cutler -TIME -TopNews United States all 87 news articles »

Boston Globe

First Lady Aims to Fight Fat Wall Street Journal First lady Michelle Obama, center, speaks with Cabinet members and lawmakers on childhood obesity at the White House on Feb. 2. WASHINGTON—First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity, ... US first lady tackles child obesity, out to change how millions eat, lookThe Canadian Press Obesity threatens national securityAtlanta Journal Constitution Michelle Obama's war on childhood obesityCNN Somerville Journal -News@Northeastern -Women's eNews all 172 news articles »

TheStreet.com

Cell Therapeutics drug draws US FDA staff concerns Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - US drug reviewers questioned effectiveness data from Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTIC.O) (CTIC.MI) for an experimental lymphoma drug and said the medicine had substantial side effects, according to documents ... Abridged Study to Haunt CTI? FDA Questions Pixantrone DataBioWorld Online Cell Therapeutics Panel Cancelled Because Of SnowForbes (blog) FDA Tough on Cell Therapeutics' DrugTheStreet.com Reuters India -MarketWatch -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 50 news articles »

Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: study Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, US researchers said on Monday. Dimebon, made by Medivation Inc. under the ... Pfizer, Medivation Drug May Help Huntington's Disease PatientsBusinessWeek Experimental drug shows some benefit for Huntington's diseaseLos Angeles Times (blog) Huntington Drug Produces Slight BenefitMedPage Today PhysOrg.com -Archives of Neurology -EurekAlert (press release) all 32 news articles »

ChemGenex Falls After FDA Queries Leukemia Drug Data Bloomberg Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the Australian drugmaker seeking to sell its first drug, fell the most in more than seven years in Sydney trading after the US Food and Drug Administration ... CORRECT: FDA: Low Response Rate Seen With Proposed Drug OmaproNASDAQ UPDATE 3-U.S. FDA staff questions small ChemGenex studyReuters India ChemGenex Cancer Drug Helped Few Patients, FDA SaysBusinessWeek Earthtimes (press release) all 30 news articles »