(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COVER GIRL: MALIN AKERMAN SAVES THE WORLD…ON THE BIG SCREEN, THAT IS, page 108: This month, Akerman hits the big screen as Silk Spectre, the femme fatale in Watchmen, the movie based on the popular graphic novel. Akerman sits down with Women’s Health and reveals how to get buff, beat the bad guys, and look good in latex.
COVER GIRL: CARLA GUGINO KNOWS NO LIMITS, page 36: Watchmen star Carla Gugino shares her no-fail strategies Read the rest of this entry »
-(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that it
is intervening in two whistleblower lawsuits alleging that drug manufacturer
Scios Inc. and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson Inc. (JNJ), marketed the
cardiac drug Natrecor for a use that isn’t approved by the Food and Drug
Administration.
Prosecutors also alleged that the off-label marketing of Natrecor caused
false and fraudulent claims to be submitted to federal health-care Read the rest of this entry »
Washington, February 9:
Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) has finally got a green signal from The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to market a device that could be a potential cure for the common heart-rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation. This is the first ever approval given by the FDA for a device of this kind.
The news is welcomed by the already booming device market. As per the estimations made by JPMorgan analyst, Michael Weinstein the Read the rest of this entry »
SUNDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — Perhaps five years from now, you might actually hear your doctor casually say, “While we’re at it, let’s do a blood test to see if your genetic makeup puts you at high risk of having a heart attack.”
So says Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of preventive cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the leader of a group that has identified three Read the rest of this entry »
2/18/2009 8:06:38 AM(RTTNews) Urological medical devices supplier American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. (AMMD) said its better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit was led by the strength in its male and female health segments.
* Strong expense control enabled the company to generate $37.1 million in cash from operations and reduce its debt by $40.7 million in the fourth quarter.
* The company forecast FY09 earnings above analyst expectations. Read the rest of this entry »
to launch its new £35m ad campaign featuring Welsh singer Duffy, who is up for four prizes, as a “strong and confident woman who takes control”.
The pan-European Diet Coke ad campaign breaks with the Duffy TV commercial to be broadcast at the end of ITV1’s coverage of the Brit awards at 21.58pm tonight.
The campaign, which includes posters with the strapline “I’m no superwoman”, aims to represent confident young women taking a stand against the Read the rest of this entry »
If a weight-loss supplement does contain an undeclared active
pharmaceutical, the F.D.A. considers the product to be an illegal,
unapproved drug. Doctors said undeclared drugs could cause problems on
their own, like elevated blood pressure or seizures, could have toxic interactions with other medications people take and
could make it difficult for physicians to diagnose patients.
As the F.D.A. continues to investigate, many questions remain Read the rest of this entry »
SUNDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — A new scientific discovery could someday lead to medications to fight the flu as well as a vaccine that would not have to be changed every year because it could target a broad range of flu strains.
“We identified new human antibodies that inactivate influenza, not just bird flu, but any of the seasonal influenza viruses that affect us in the winter,” said researcher Dr. Wayne A. Marasco, an associate professor Read the rest of this entry »
A day after he had to jettison the person he hoped would be the architect of a healthcare overhaul, President Obama this afternoon will get to claim a smaller victory.
He signed into law a bill, given final approval by the House today, to extend subsidized coverage to 4 million more children across the country. The bill on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program costs nearly $33 billion and covers children whose parents earn too much to qualify Read the rest of this entry »
said it has completed the construction of a rehabilitation hospital in Texas.
The Birmingham-based general contractor recently completed the 64,000-square-foot Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital of North Houston, said a news release.
The three-story building includes 40 private rehabilitation rooms and 20 private skilled nursing rooms to serve patients in North Harris and Montgomery counties in Texas.
M.J. Harris said it encountered several obstacles Read the rest of this entry »