Medical

FDA informed healthcare professionals of reports of suicidal thoughts and aggressive and erratic behavior in patient who have taken Chantix, a smoking cessation product.
There are also reports of patients experiencing drowsiness that affected their ability to drive or operate machinery.
FDA is currently reviewing these cases, along with other recent reports. A preliminary assessment reveals that [...]

A new study from France, published in the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, highlights the power of antioxidant polyphenols.
The researcher showed that high doses of the antioxidant polyphenols in red wine, fruits, vegetables and green tea prevent cancerous tumors by cutting off the blood supply to the tumors. [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved new “black box” warnings on drugs used to treat certain types of anemia. The warnings are for the drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit.
The warnings include dangers of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and cancer tumor growth. The revised warning states that there is no evidence that ESAs [...]

The statin explosion in the U.S. may be keeping Americans awake according to a the largest study of its king new study presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting.
While previous studies have pointed to statins and sleep problems, the studies were small and too short-term to be effective. This study followed [...]

A new study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007, finds that breast fed babies tend to have better cardiovascular health by some risk measures than bottlefed babies. The study adds to the ever growing evidence of the huge health benefits of breastfeeding.
The risk measures are a lower body mass index [...]

In another telling and sad statement on the health of America’s children, the number of children between 10 and 14 years of age in the U.S. on medication for type 2 diabetes doubled between 2002 and 2005. The results point to the huge increase in obesity in American children and the need to improve [...]

According to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, coal-fired power plants may be key source of fish and water pollution. Researchers found high levels of mercury and selenium in fish caught in rural streams with possible links to a coal-fired power plant. The [...]

While the effect of serious weight gain ion health is clear, less clear is the issue of “just a few extra pounds”. In new research, a study reported by the Mayo Clinic finds that weight gain of about 9 pounds by lean healthy young adults leads to reduced functioning of their blood vessel lining [...]

Adding to the growing movement and evidence of the benefit of integrative healing, a new study from the Mayo clinic finds that massage therapy helps decrease pain for patients recovering from heart surgery.
The study published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice should not come as a surprise but shows the growing trend of [...]

Although dismissed by drug based medicine, Chinese medicine continues to find a growing body of users because it often offers a safe and effective alternative to drugs.
One of the continuing problems for practitioners of drug based Western medicine is the colorful and often mysterious language used to describe Chinese medicine, which includes thousands of chemical [...]