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| Nerve Zap to Kidneys Might Ease Stubborn Hypertension U.S. News & World Report By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A novel approach to blast away kidney nerves has a striking effect on lowering blood pressure in heart patients whose blood pressure wasn't budging despite trying multiple drugs, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FDA warns on alcohol/energy drinks like Four Loko Reuters By Martinne Geller NEW YORK (Reuters) - US health regulators warned four makers of alcoholic energy drinks on Wednesday that they may seize the controversial products over safety concerns, a day after the company behind one of the most popular such ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Human Genome Slips as FDA Panel Questions Lupus Drug BusinessWeek By Molly Peterson and Alex Nussbaum Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Human Genome Sciences Inc. dropped in New York trading after a US advisory panel questioned the effectiveness of the experimental lupus drug the company is developing with GlaxoSmithKline Plc. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Republicans critical as US Medicare chief appears Reuters By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Senate Republicans decried the cost of Medicare and Medicaid and accused the Obama administration of blocking their oversight of the federally supported insurance programs for the elderly and the poor, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New drug bumps up good cholesterol Science News By Nathan Seppa CHICAGO — An experimental drug shows the ability to more than double a person's good cholesterol score, potentially filling a huge gap in cardiovascular care, scientists report. If the findings hold up in a larger trial, the drug, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vitamin D deficiency means higher death risk in diabetes patients Food Consumer The French medical watchdog agency l'Afssaps has recently recommended that patients who took diabetes drug mediator should get tested for heart value damage. A report released by France's national health insurance organization CNAM says that in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Doctors, users back Dendreon vaccine for Medicare Reuters By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Patients, doctors and the company that makes a prostate cancer vaccine all urged US Medicare advisers on Wednesday to support their pleas to have federal insurance pay for Dendreon Corp's (DNDN. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Premature births down, but US still lags developed world AFP WASHINGTON — US premature births fell for the first time in three decades, but the United States still trails most developed nations in what is seen as a vital measure of health care quality, a study released Wednesday found. The study by the nonprofit ... See all stories on this topic » |
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