Quitting smoking reduces heart disease risk despite weight gain Source: MedWire News Stopping smoking can lead to weight gain and a worsening in some cardiovascular risk factors, Japanese research suggests, but it still markedly reduces an individual’s estimated risk of coronary heart disease. Notably, levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol increased after quitting smoking, although total cholesterol levels also increased. The team analyzed survey information from 1995 [...]
Source: feedproxy.google.comErythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs): Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp: Drug Safety Communication FDA requires REMS that ensures that only those hospitals and healthcare professionals who have enrolled and completed training in risk management program will prescribe and dispense ESAs to patients with cancer.
Source: www.fda.govLong-Acting Beta-Agonists (LABAs): New Safe Use Requirements FDA requires risk management plan and class-labeling changes for all LABAs.
Source: www.fda.govHettich Centrifuges with 2050 and 2076 Plastic Rotors: Recall Plastic centrifuge rotor may crack, break apart and be forcefully ejected.
Source: www.fda.govlife'sDHA™ Featured in New Sara Lee® Soft & Smooth Plus Bread DHA omega-3 innovator Martek Biosciences Corporation (NASDAQ: MATK) announced today that it's flagship product, life'sDHA™, is featured in Sara Lee Corporation’s latest product offering, Sara Lee� Soft & Smooth Plus Bread. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2010)
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Source: www.prweb.comSports Psychologist Focuses on Female Athletes at Winter Olympics 2010 For the past 17 years, Dr. Steidinger has studied and interviewed over 50 Olympic athletes, top sports figures and pro football and basketball players. She is currently working on a book titled Blood, Sweat, and Cheers: The New Female Athlete. Dr. Steidinger’s combined experience in the professional and personal realm of sports gives her unique insight into athletic performance and makes her a perfect resource to comment on the Olympics. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2010)
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Source: www.prweb.comMaalox Total Relief and Maalox Liquid Products: Medication Use Errors Consumers who have a history of gastrointestinal ulcers or a bleeding disorder should not use Maalox Total Relief because it contains bismuth subsalicylate, a substance chemically related to aspirin.
Source: www.fda.govMetformin plus lifestyle changes may help lower obese teens’ weight. Metformin plus lifestyle changes may help lower obese teens’ weight. HealthDay (2/1, Dotinga) reported that, according to a study published in the February issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, “metformin plus lifestyle changes might play a role in obesity treatment.” Researchers randomized “77 fat adolescents, aged 13 to 18″ to placebo or to [...]
Source: feedproxy.google.comSpas of America Names New Life Hiking Spa Top Spa in Vermont Spas of America Names Top 50 Spas in America. New Life Hiking Spa was selected as 12th on the list and the only Vermont spa to make the list. (PRWeb Feb 19, 2010)
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