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Weight-loss drug Qnexa is denied approval Los Angeles Times By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday declined to approve the prescription weight-loss drug Qnexa. But there may still be hope that the medication reaches the marketplace eventually, said officials for Vivus Inc. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Turning Back the Clocks a Bad Idea, Scholar Says MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Daylight saving time ends this weekend in Europe and next weekend in the US, but extending it could help couch potatoes get more exercise and might also reduce the incidence of depression, a British social ... See all stories on this topic » MedPage Today

Protesters blame UN base for cholera in Haiti The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of protesters who blame UN peacekeepers from Nepal for Haiti's widening cholera epidemic marched on a rural military base Friday to demand the soldiers leave the country. Demonstrators waving tree branches and ... See all stories on this topic »

Candy-for-cash saves Calgary kids' teeth CBC.ca Angela Ewacha said she plans to make the Halloween Candy Buy Back a family tradition. (CBC) A Calgary dentist wants to be sitting on the biggest collection of Halloween candy in the city come Nov. 1. The Evans Centre for Dental Health and Wellness will ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Pfizer Widens Recall of Lipitor Bottles Wall Street Journal By PETER LOFTUS Pfizer Inc. again widened a recall of its blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor due to reports of musty or moldy odors associated with the product. The New York drug maker said Friday it plans to recall about 38000 bottles of ... See all stories on this topic »

High levels of BPA linked to sperm problems, study says USA Today A controversial, estrogen-like chemical in plastic may be related to conditions that reduce men's fertility, a new study suggests. The study of 514 Chinese workers shows that men with higher levels of BPA, or bisphenol A, were two to four times more ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Healthcare Reform Alters Insurance Choices for 2011 U.S. News & World Report By Deborah Kotz Many people would rather get a tooth pulled than spend hours poring over the coverage details of health insurance plans. But this year, it could really pay off to educate yourself on all the options instead of automatically renewing ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2010 BusinessWeek Possible contamination with glass flakes has prompted the recall of two sizes of methotrexate injection vials sold under the Sandoz and Parenta brands, German drug maker Sandoz announced Thursday. The company said the flakes may occur due to ... See all stories on this topic »

Risks: Smokers Found More Prone to Dementia New York Times By RONI CARYN RABIN Middle-aged smokers are far more likely than nonsmokers to develop dementia later in life, and heavy smokers — those who go through more than two packs a day — are at more than double the risk, a new study reports. ... See all stories on this topic »

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