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February 1, 2012 — Pfizer Inc announced yesterday that it has voluntarily recalled 14 lots of norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets and 14 lots of the brand-name version of the oral contraceptive, Lo/Ovral-28, from the US market. An internal investigation revealed that some blister packs “may contain an inexact
Diet soda may not be the healthier alternative many had hoped. A new study suggests that the popular drinks may increase the risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death. “People who had diet soda every day experienced a 61% higher risk of vascular events than those who reported
Exposure to amounts of pollution typically found in urban environments may more than double skin damage from the sun, preliminary research suggests presented the findings at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Extreme weather and smoking may also increase the skin damage associated with ultraviolent
Providing further support for the recommendation to eat plenty of dietary fiber, a new large study shows that fiber intake is associated with a significantly reduced risk of total death, including deaths from heart disease, and infectious and respiratory diseases. In the study, which included 30 000 deaths over
When she was just 23 months old, Mira Brouwer was diagnosed with an ependymoma, the third most common type of brain tumor in children. A few months after her fourth birthday, after enduring brain and other surgeries, high-dose chemotherapy, radiation, a short remission, and a relapse, Mira died. Her
An estimated 10 million patients have used the pain reliever propoxyphene and were sent scrambling to doctors’ offices when it was recently pulled from the market. Many physicians are still dealing with the aftermath of the product, first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1957.
Studies from the United States, Europe, and elsewhere indicate that the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) has increased significantly in the last 3 decades — possibly by as much as a factor of 4. “More and more studies indicate a prevalence of CD of more than 1% in both
Reprinted from Medscape High total intakes of vitamins B6 and B12 are associated with a lower risk for depressive symptoms over time in community-residing older adults, according to the results of a cohort study reported online June 2 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. “B-vitamin deficiencies have been associated
Reprinted from Medscape High fructose intake in the form of added sugar is independently associated with higher blood pressure (BP), according to the results of a cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2003 to 2006), reported online ahead of print July 1 in
Reprinted from Medscape Patients with headache and migraine may need to have their vitamin D levels assessed, report researchers. Preliminary findings released here at the American Headache Society (AHS) 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting reveal low vitamin D levels in these patients, with levels similar to those found in patients with
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