Vitamin E Supplements May Raise Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin supplements won’t protect
people against lung cancer and taking vitamin E may even heighten the
risk, a new study finds.
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:
Abilify Approved for Children With Bipolar Disorder (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has approved Abilify (aripiprazole) to treat manic and
mixed episodes in children aged 10 to 17 with bipolar 1 disorder, makers
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Inc. said Friday.
Study finds dogs, robots cheer elderly (AP)
AP - Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man’s-best-friend department.
Body of top model Katoucha found (AP)
AP - The body of Katoucha Niane, one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilation, was found in the Seine River, police said Friday.
Cribs recalled for faulty railing (AP)
AP - Safety officials announced a recall of 24,000 cribs Thursday and also warned parents against putting their babies to bed with pillows and other soft bedding that could suffocate them.
Lawmakers to probe delay in CDC report (AP)
AP - A congressional panel will investigate why a federal agency is withholding a report describing potential health threats near 26 heavily polluted areas in the Great Lakes region, lawmakers said.
FDA: Heparin problems’ cause unknown (AP)
AP - U.S. inspectors found some mostly procedural problems at a Chinese factory that supplied the main ingredient for the recalled blood thinner heparin ? but said Thursday they can’t yet tell what is to blame for serious side effects.
FDA OKs Nexium in children age 1 to 11 (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the drug Nexium in children aged 1 to 11 who have acid reflux disease.
Swiss say fans should get measles shot (AP)
AP - Soccer fans and players should take precautions against measles before coming to Switzerland for the European Championship in June, authorities said Thursday. The highly contagious disease has infected more than 420 people this year in the Alpine nation, which is co-hosting with Austria the soccer event that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of fans and tourists.