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3/23/2006 2:33:00 PM | Efforts to Replicate Controversial Diabetes Therapy Bring Partial 
=(0) Research towards a cure for juvenile diabetes continues, with reports out this month on progress in reversing the disease in mice. The theory is to disrupt the immunological attack that destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, which is the process leading to type I diabetes. In these studies, spleen cells from healthy mice were transp...
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3/23/2006 3:03:00 AM | Ruling on MS Drug Tysabri Delayed =(0) A controversial drug for multiple sclerosis is not yet back on the market. Tysabri was available in the US for only three months when it was recalled due to concern that it was linked to cases of a rare brain disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). An FDA advisory panel recommends reinstatement in view of its success treating MS...
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3/22/2006 6:03:00 PM | Man claims he got hepatitis through illegally harvested tissue =(0) A Nebraska man who received stolen, unscreened tissue in the course of back surgery, alleges that he contracted Hepatitis B and C from the procedure and has filed suit against Biomedical Tissue Service Ltd. and related companies. This is part of the stolen body parts scandal in which thousands may have received illegal tissue and would be at risk ...
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3/22/2006 4:56:00 PM | New Data Show Zometa Increased Bone Mineral Density in Breast =(0) Postmenopausal women with certain types of breast cancer are treated in the long term with the drug Femara to reduce the risk of recurrence; however this treatment carries with it a risk of bone loss. Studies underway suggest that women given injections of Zometa from the onset of their cancer therapy have increased bone mineral density compared wi...
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3/22/2006 4:16:00 PM | Increased Risk of Mesothelioma from Environmental Exposure to =(0) Studies indicate that environmental exposure to minerals can cause the lethal lung cancer known as mesothelioma. It has previously been established that occupational exposure of asbestos leads to this, and other cancers but now scientists have found that people living near an asbestos source are also vulnerable. A volcanic rock known as erionite h...
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3/22/2006 4:16:00 PM | Merck scientist grilled in court session delayed by bomb scare =(0) Yet another Vioxx trial is underway in New Jersey. Two plaintiffs claim the drug triggered their heart attacks, while drug maker Merck contends that it did not withhold any research results in the FDA application for Vioxx in 1998....
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3/21/2006 6:19:00 PM | Scrapped UK warship: Large amount of asbestos found dumped near =(0) Large quantities of asbestos from a dismantled British warship ended up dumped in plastic bags along a coastal area in Pakistan. Officials claim no knowledge but local residents are concerned especially since dozens of green turtles have recently died there....
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3/21/2006 9:18:00 AM | Obesity a Risk Factor in Kidney Failure =(0) Yet another potential consequence of the epidemic of obesity has been revealed by a California study. Even the moderately overweight have double the risk of kidney disease, with the morbidly obese falling ill at 7 times the rate of the non-obese. Obesity remained a significant risk factor even when the effects of high blood pressure and diabetes, ...
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3/21/2006 4:18:00 AM | Wyeth wins fen-phen case against area woman =(0) A jury decided against Texas plaintiff Gail Roork in her suit against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Roork took the diet drug Pondimin (fen-phen) and alleged that it caused damage to a heart valve. A Texas lawyer quoted in the story thinks that the verdict might impact other ongoing fen-phen lawsuits in the United States....
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3/21/2006 3:29:00 AM | Tests may tell whether school in OC linked to cancer rates =(0) Cancer cases among faculty at an Ocean City, NJ school are on the rise and the superintendent is raising an investigation into the causes. The school, built in the 1920's, has been tested for Radon and other natural carcinogens with no cancerous levels found. Tests for Asbestos are now pending....
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3/20/2006 7:33:00 PM | Paramedic who worked at WTC morgue dies of respiratory illness =(0) Doctors and family of the late Deborah Reeve claim that her fatal form of lung cancer, mesothelioma, was caused by toxic dust from the World Trade Centers. Reeve was a paramedic who worked at the WTC morgue after the 9/11 attacks. City officials so far deny any link, but lawsuits are pending....
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3/20/2006 5:08:00 PM | St. Louis firm files new batch of claims against ICR =(0) Dozens of lawsuits are underway in Illinois, against Illinois Central Railroad. The claim is that the Railroad knowingly exposed workers to asbestos, did not take appropriate precautions, and that the workers subsequently became ill with asbestosis....
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3/20/2006 4:47:00 PM | Bad Medicine: A Brandweek Exclusive =(0) The use of human growth hormone as an anti-aging therapy has risks, both medical and legal. Medical risks for the consumer include increased incidence of diabetes and cancer. Legal issues for Pfizer, the drug company that manufactures and markets the hormone, are currently under investigation by federal authorities....
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3/18/2006 12:10:00 AM | Playing with asbestos in Ellwood City: Town's illness rates being ... - =(0) Federal officials recently met with residents of Ellwood City Pennsylvania to inform them about possible asbestos exposure from a local Zonolite plant. Zonolite, used in insulation, is made from vermiculite, a mineral which releases asbestos upon processing. The factory, owned by W.R. Grace & Co., dumped waste rock in a nearby playground....
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3/17/2006 12:52:00 PM | New Study Shows Women With Osteoporosis Preferred Once-Monthly ... =(0) This article concerns a study comparing two postmenopausal-osteoporosis medications, Boniva and Fosamax. It showed that a larger percentage of women would tend to stay on treatment and thus retain some protection against bone fracture when taking only one pill a month (Boniva) than one pill a week (Fosamax). Boniva belongs to the class of drugs kn...
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3/17/2006 10:32:00 AM | Clock expires on polio lawsuit =(0) An expired statute of limitations caused a US District Court Judge to nullify a $5 million judgement against the former American Cyanamid Co. (currently Wyeth Holdings Corp.) The suit was filed by an Indiana man whose wife became a paraplegic in 1991 after contracting polio from a child who was given defective polio vaccine. The woman, Cathy Price,...
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3/17/2006 9:30:00 AM | Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer, Too. =(0) This article discusses the fact that, while smoking is a primary cause of lung cancer, that the most virulent strains of the disease will strike those who do not smoke. While the occurance is low of non-smoking lung cancer, other environmental issues can cause a threat in products such as Radon can cause a hazard in addition to other carcinogens in...
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3/17/2006 7:08:00 AM | Hana Biosciences to License Three Targeted Cancer Drug Candidates =(0) Three licenses for cancer drugs have been filed for release and clinical trials. These target entering clinical trials this year and release onto the market in 2007. Licenses were purchased by Hana Bioscience to Inex Pharmaceuticals for a reported 11.5 million dollars. ...
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3/16/2006 10:14:00 PM | Some widely-used drugs increase risks for baby =(0) Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension is a disease in newborns which causes oxygen deprivation and can lead to brain damage, other conditions, and even death. The risk of this condition is increased by the use of SSRI antidepressants by the mother in the second half of pregnancy, leading to a difficult choice for pregnant women with depression. The cho...
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3/15/2006 4:07:00 AM | Bowel-cleansing products, kidney failure are linked - =(0) Products used to clean out the bowel in preparation for medical tests such as colonoscopies may be responsible for some cases of kidney failure. Biopsies of damaged kidneys have shown phosphate toxicity which could have been caused by these preparations taken by the patients. At question are preparations containing sodium phosphate such as Visicol ...
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