Expert urges FDA to take action to reduce BPA exposure (2008)
Public release date: 16-Sep-2008 MU studies have shown dangerous health effects with BPA exposure since 1997 COLUMBIA, Mo. – In the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical…
BPA - Bisphenol A
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FDA defends (BPA) plastic linked with health risks (2008)
Public release date: 16-Sep-2008 With scientists at odds over the safety of a chemical found in plastic baby bottles, metal cans and other food packaging, consumers got minimal…
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Anti-psychotic drug use in the elderly increases despite drug safety warnings ( 2008 ) – 70% of people receiving antipsychotic drugs lived in nursing homes
Public release date: 25-Aug-2008 Three regulatory warnings of serious adverse events slowed the growth of use of atypical antipsychotic drugs among elderly patients with dementia, but they did not…
Heart attack patients who stop statins were 88% more likely to die during the following year compared to those who had never been on the medication
Public release date: 27-Aug-2008 Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death, say McGill researchers Study finds doubled mortality risk if treatment is discontinued Patients discontinuing statin medication following an…
Post-marketing studies finding adverse events in drugs used in children / Very rare serious adverse events are seldom defined during a study
Public release date: 2-Sep-2008 DURHAM, NC -- The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA, 1997), designed to stimulate more drug safety studies in children, has resulted in more than…
Higher anaphylaxis rates after HPV vaccination: CMAJ study / significantly higher – 5 to 20 fold – than that identified in comparable school-based vaccination programs
Public Release: 1-Sep-2008 OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA – The estimated rate of anaphylaxis in young women after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was significantly higher – 5 to 20 fold – than…
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MSG - Monosodium Glutamate
UNC researchers find MSG use linked to obesity
Public release date: 13-Aug-2008 CHAPEL HILL – People who use monosodium glutamate, or MSG, as a flavor enhancer in their food are more likely than people who don't use…
Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly / no decrease in hospital admissions or all-cause mortality
Public release date: 26-Aug-2008 While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary…
Medical doctors who do research could be a dying breed
Public release date: 7-Aug-2008 Britain's training programs may be contributing to the 'lost tribe' of clinician-scientists -- medical doctors who also perform laboratory research on disease The road…
Documentary Evidence Reveals Motives of Pharmaceutical “Seeding” Trials / pharmaceutical company framed a marketing effort as a clinical trial
Public release date: 17-Aug-2008 Clinical studies that are designed by pharmaceutical companies to promote use of their drugs are called "seeding" trials. While much has been written about the marketing…
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Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters / cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing
Public release date: 3-Aug-2008 Study says harm from prescription drugs growing, cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing BOSTON — Americans are likely to be…
In era of pills, fewer shrinks doing talk therapy / psychiatrists get reimbursed by insurance companies at a lower rate for a 45-minute psychotherapy visit than for three 15-minute medication visits
Public release date: 5-Aug-2008 Cartoons about the psychiatrist's couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum. A…
Androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer not associated with improved survival
Public release date: 8-Jul-2008 A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly men with localized prostate cancer, compared…
Schering-Plough, Merck’s Vytorin misses study goal / no better than placebo and startled to see about 50 percent more new cancer cases and cancer deaths in patients
Public release date: 21-Jul-2008 In the latest disappointment for cholesterol pill Vytorin, a major European study in patients with heart valve disease found the drug didn't prevent worsening of…
Drug “Innovation comes mainly from NIH-supported research in academic medical centers. The drug companies do almost no innovation.” – ( 2008 )
Public release date: 24-Jun-2008 New report: The truth about drug innovation New York, NY: A new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi, and…
Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Public release date: 3-Jul-2008 For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future…
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Weight gain in children has no association with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (2008)
Public release date: 13-Jun-2008 - Please note the date and the publication June issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition WASHINGTON, DC – An analysis of 12 recent studies indicate…
Diabetes drug slows early-onset puberty in girls
Public release date: 16-Jun-2008 In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin…
Should doctors be ‘selling’ drugs for the pharmaceutical industry?
Public release date: 19-Jun-2008 Feature: Key opinion leaders -- independent experts or drug representatives in disguise? Are senior doctors who help drug companies sell their drugs independent experts or…
US reporters often do a poor job of reporting about new medical treatments
Public release date: 27-May-2008 Most medical news stories about health interventions fail to adequately address costs, harms, benefits, the quality of evidence, and the existence of other treatment options, finds…
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