Monthly Archives: July 2011

A clinical trial evaluating the effects of antiarrhythemic drug Multaq (Dronedarone) in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation was stopped prematurely after data showed a two-fold increase in death, as well as two-fold increases in stroke and hospitalization for heart failure ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is conducting an ongoing safety review of drugs used to treat osteoporosis and other bone diseases to determine whether they increase the risk of esophageal cancer. The drugs under review include oral ... Read More

Daily aspirin therapy can help prevent heart attacks and even protect against some forms of cancer, but stopping the therapy after long-term use may put people with a history of heart disease at a significantly increased risk of cardiac events. ... Read More

The Gulf Coast and its many of its residents are still languishing in the aftermath of the largest oil spill in U.S. history, with contaminated fish and shrimp habitats and lost tourism revenues, but BP is once again pulling in ... Read More

Two dozen people along the Arizona-Mexico border have developed a rare, life-threatening illness often linked to a bacterial infection transmitted through food or water. The cluster of cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome were reported in Yuma County, Arizona, and just across ... Read More

A family of four from California was killed in British Columbia, Canada, Friday after being struck by a flat-deck tractor trailer and trapped inside their van. The tragic crash happened just after 3 p.m. on Highway 93 in the Kootenay ... Read More

The evidence weighing the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopausal and postmenopausal women continues to tip toward the same conclusion – that taking HRT is dangerous. ... Read More

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) this week is expected to offer advice on the Food and Drug Administration’s fast-track process by which medical devices are approved for use in patients in hopes of cutting down on injuries and recalls. ... Read More

Two workers at an Illinois metal stamping plant received amputation injuries on the job within days of each other, prompting an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA authorities cited T & D Metal Products of Watseka, Ill. ... Read More

People who receive any form of traumatic brain injury (TBI), from a relatively mild concussion to more severe head trauma, are more likely to suffer from dementia later in life, two newly completed studies have found. ... Read More