Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:18:14 -0400

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.

Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:54:42 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases.

Early day care may promote eczema development

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:54 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.

U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:01:50 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.

Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:20:35 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.

Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:24:26 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.

Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:19 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:22:40 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.

Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:23:17 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report.

Odds of getting new kidney uneven

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:13:24 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.