Merck Responds To Journal Of The American Medical Association Articles Merck & Co., Inc. today said it is committed tohigh standards of scientific integrity and ethics, and believes that many of the comments in aJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) news release and in the April 16 issue ofJAMA1 related to VIOXX are false, misleading or lack context. The Company said it was notgiven an opportunity to respond prior to publication.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDisease Risk Better Predicted by How And Where Fat Is Stored Rather Than By Weight A new study in mice indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual's chances of developing insulin resistance, fatty liver, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIndia's NACO Likely To Support Effort To Set Up Condom Vending Machines At Railway Stations Across Country Advocates are calling on India's National AIDS Control Organization to support an effort to set up condom vending machines at railway stations across India, the Hindustan Times reports. NACO is expected initially to lobby for the implementation of the machines at urban centers and large railways if spaces are provided by Indian Railways.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBipartisan Group Of Senators Says FDA Needs More Funding Than Bush Administration Has Proposed A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing said the Bush administration's proposed fiscal 2009 budget increase for FDA is insufficient for the agency to adequately function amid rising costs and a growing need for more staff, the New York Times reports.President Bush in his budget proposed increasing FDA's allocated budget by 3% to about $1.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBlack Churches In Florida, Nationwide, Launch HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative Targeted Toward Black Community Black religious leaders across Florida have launched a joint initiative between the state Department of
Health and the African Methodist Episcopal Church to establish an HIV/AIDS testing site in at least one church in every county in an effort to address the high HIV/AIDS rate among black state residents, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouse Ways And Means Health Subcommittee Hearing Intended To 'Lay The Groundwork' For U.S. Health System Overhaul Health experts and lawmakers discussed ways to overhaul the U.S.
health care system at a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on
Health hearing on Tuesday, CQ
HealthBeat reports. Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) said the hearing was intended to "lay the groundwork" for an expected attempt to overhaul the
health insurance system next year.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMetabolife Launches New, Two-Stage Weight Management Program To Support Diet Success Metabolife, a weight management industry pioneer that successfully helped millions of people lose weight, is back on shelves with a new two-stage supplement program and online support services.
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