June 2010

• FDA Approves First Generic Effexor
• FDA: Livestock Antibiotics Affect Humans
• NIH Eye Study: Therapies Slow Diabetic Eye Disease
• New Study: Avandia Riskier Than Actos
• Statins May Protect Prostate Cancer Patients
• Seizure Risk Rises With MMRV Vaccine
• New Diabetes Drug Drops Weight With Blood Sugar
• Kellogg's Cereal Recall Due to Odd Smell
• Parenting Style Linked to Heavy Drinking in Kids
• Inhaled Insulin May Help Treat Diabetes
• Lack of Sleep Triggers 'Migraine' Proteins
• First Rapid Blood Test for HCV Antibodies Gets FDA Nod
• Stem Cell Treatment Restores Vision
• Botox May Affect Ability to Feel Emotions
• Folate Promotes Healing In Spinal Cord Injuries
• Hormone Ghrelin Raises Desire for High-Calorie Foods
• Obesity After Age 50 Raises Diabetes Risk
• McDonald's May Face Suit Over Happy Meal Toys
• FDA: Pfizer Withdraws Mylotarg
• How Red Wine Helps the Heart
• New HIV Test Cuts 'Window Period'
• 'Female Viagra' Is Rejected by FDA Panel
• FDA Approves First HIV Diagnostic Assay
• FDA Warns About Fraudulent Tamiflu
• 5-Days-After-Sex Pill Gets FDA Panel Nod
• Drug Abuse on the Rise in Baby Boomers
• FDA OKs New Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Vitamin D May Cut Risk of Flu
• Mediterranean Diet Helps Offset Bad Genes
• Healthy Diet May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk
• COPD Patients May Be Overtreated With Steroids
• Vitamin B6 Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Risk
• Babies May Get Too Much Vitamin D From Droppers
• No Proof Healthy Lifestyle Prevents Alzheimer's
• Drug Could Be a Lifesaver for Accident Victims
• IVF Babies and Major Birth Defects
• Far Less Costly Than Lucentis, Avastin Saves Sight
• Gout Survey Offers Peek at the Pain
• FDA Panel Votes to Approve Gilenia, First Oral MS Drug
• Researchers Find Clues for Early Alzheimer's
• Birth Defects Linked to Valproic Acid
• Coverage Gap Gets Smaller for Medicare Patients
• Green Tea Compound May Fight Leukemia
• Newer Drugs Beat Gleevec for Leukemia
• Is LRSA the New MRSA?
• Common Painkillers Raise Heart Death Risk
• Avastin May Help Treat Ovarian Cancer
• New Drug Extends Lives of Melanoma Patients
• Pill Shrinks Some Lung Cancers
• Dengue Outbreak Hits Key West, Fla.
• McDonald's Shrek Glasses Recalled Due to Cadmium
• Survey Reveals Rx Drug Abuse by Teens
• Waning Sexual Desire May Be Early Sign of ED
• 6-Month Chemo Best for Early Breast Cancer
• Drug Combo May Prevent Diabetes
• FDA Approves Prolia Osteoporosis Treatment
• New Drug Spray May Help Premature Ejaculation
• PediaCare Children's Drugs Recalled
• Bipolar Disorder Misdiagnosed as Depression
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Is on the Rise
• Exercise May Buffer Effects of Stress
• Drug Tests Often Trigger False Positives