Accusure Insulin Syringes (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals) - Recall Nationwide recall of all lots of product due to potential for needle to become detached from syringe during use.
Source: www.fda.govStudies Negate Concerns That Low Cholesterol Leads To Some Cancers Two new studies from the US published this week negate concerns that have been around since early studies done decades ago suggested that low cholesterol leads to some types of cancer: one in fact affirms that undiagnosed cancer is the likely cause of lower total cholesterol while the other
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRituxan (rituximab) - PML Third case of PML reported, the first case of PML in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with Rituxan who has not previously received treatment with a TNF antagonist.
Source: www.fda.govRecovery In Four Out Of Ten Back Pain Sufferers Within A Year Research published on bmj.com today reports that over a third (35 percent) of patients will recover from chronic low back pain within nine months and four out of 10 (41 percent) will do so within a year. This groundbreaking study reveals findings that are contrary to the broad theory that recovery from an episode of chronic low back pain is doubtful. Dr Luciola Menezes Costa, from the University of Sydney is the lead author.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGene That Stops Flies Storing Body Fat Could Lead to New Treatments for Human Obesity, Study A team of scientists in Germany has discovered a previously unknown gene in fruit flies that controls the metabolism of fat and showed that flies that have a defect in this gene, which they call "schlank" (the German for slim or lean), lose the ability to store fat in their bodies: the scientists
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