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FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer (AP)

In this Dec. 13, 2005 file photo, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., smiles in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dingell is part of a congressional committee demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase risk of cancer. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, file)AP - Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer.


FDA: Irradiating spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs (AP)
AP - Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs.

3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- In 2007, about 3.4 million Americans enrolled in the Medicare Part D drug plan reached a gap in their prescription coverage known as the "doughnut hole," leading some of them to stop taking prescribed drugs, says a Kaiser Family Foundation study released Thursday.

Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats (Reuters)

Study head Amy DeMarco in an undated photo. An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. (Brookhaven National Laboratory/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.


New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis (Reuters)
Reuters - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.

ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A daily dose of the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) helped relieve lower urinary tract symptoms in men with signs of enlarged prostates, according to a new study.

Jump in US measles cases linked to vaccine fears (AP)
AP - Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday.

Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Zometa (zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new study found.

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