Category Archive: Health

May 09 2012

FDA staff: Gilead’s Truvada may help reduce HIV risk

WASHINGTON – (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc’s Truvada tablets appear safe and effective for reducing the risk of HIV infection, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. But they recommended a cautious approach for using the drug in efforts to prevent the virus that causes AIDS. Food and Drug Administration staff said Truvada, which is already being …

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Mar 27 2012

New Hope With Surgery to Fight Type 2 Diabetes

Stomach surgery can reverse Type 2 diabetes even in people with severe disease, reducing or eliminating their reliance on insulin and other medicines, two highly anticipated studies reported Monday. Surgery or surgery combined with medication helped patients more than medicine alone, the studies also found. With the number of diabetes patients soaring in the United …

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Feb 27 2012

New Study Says Gender “Non-Conformity” Tied to Abuse

(Reuters) – Girls who dress or act like boys, and boys who act more feminine, may be more likely to be abused and end up with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a U.S. study. Researchers whose findings appeared in Pediatrics said that parents or other adults who are uncomfortable with so-called gender non-conformity may treat …

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Feb 15 2012

Counterfeits of Roche Cancer Drug Found in U.S.

(Reuters) – Counterfeit versions of Roche’s multi-billion cancer drug Avastin have been distributed in the United States, the Swiss drugmaker and its U.S. biotech unit Genentech said on Tuesday. Roche was contacted about the bogus Avastin by a health authority outside the United States and was informed that the counterfeit drug in the United States …

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Feb 15 2012

Antibiotics No Help Against Most Sinus Infections

By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antibiotics don’t help fight most sinus infections, although doctors routinely prescribe them for that purpose, researchers said Tuesday. The medications are known to fuel the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria and experts have grown increasingly worried about overuse. That’s a particular concern with sinus infections, because doctors can’t …

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