July 31, 2007
(Insidermedicine)From
Toronto,Aricept helps improve
memory in those with
Alzheimer's. According to a
research study on over 300
patients, those who received
the drug were more likely to
have improvement in memory and
attention. The drug doesn't
stop progression of the
disease.From Maryland,The
Avandia saga c
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July 31, 2007
(Insidermedicine)From
Toronto,Aricept helps improve
memory in those with
Alzheimer's. According to a
research study on over 300
patients, those who received
the drug were more likely to
have improvement in memory and
attention. The drug doesn't
stop progression of the
disease.From Maryland,The
Avandia saga continues.
Despite one FDA scientist
recommending that Avandia- the
Diabetes drug- be removed from
the market, a panel has voted
overwhelmingly to keep the
drug on the market. The drug
will likely have a stong
'black box' warning agains use
in those with heart
disease.From New Jersey,Coffee
and exercise may work together
to prevent skin cancer.
Research, conducted in mice,
showed that the two worked
together to increase
apoptosis- a type of cell
death- that lowers the chance
of damaged cells becoming
cancerous.And finally from
Oxford,Alcohol may be bad for
your bowel. Researchers,
studying nearly 500,000
patients, noted that those who
drank more a large glass of
wine or a pint a day had a 10%
higher risk of developing
bowel cancer; the risk rose to
25% in those who drank more
than 30 grams per day.For
Insidermedicine in 60, I'm Dr.
Susan Sharma.

Category News & Politics

Tags aricept, alzheimers, avandia, fda, diabetes, heart, coffee, exercise, skin, cancer, apoptosis, alcohol, bowel, wine, pint, medical