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Updated : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:48:39 GMT

Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil's Benefits (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Feeding obese mice omega-3 fatty acids reduced inflammation that can lead to diabetes, a new study finds.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:48:25 GMT

Double hand transplant patient shows new hands (AP)

Dr. Richard Edwards scratches his face with one of his new hands during a news conference  at Jewish Hospital, in Louisville Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The 55-year-old chiropractor from Edmond, Okla., had his hands severely burned in a fire in 2006. Edwards says he can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. He was the nation's third double hand transplant recipient. (AP Photo/The Courier Journal, Michael Hayman)   No sales No mags No archivesAP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.



Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:17:39 GMT

Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:53 GMT

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2010, regarding a major settlement with a pharmaceutical company for False Claims Act and off-label marketing violations. Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a years long federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.



Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP)
AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:25:36 GMT

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