Pfizer has run into a roadblock at the FDA in its longrunning quest to gain an approval for its experimental osteoporosis drug Fablyn. The pharma giant says the FDA has asked for more information on the drug.
Fablyn has had a long and troubled history. It was rejected as a treatment for osteoporosis almost four years ago after the agency had determined that it could cause cancer in the lining of a woman’s uterus. And it was rejected again in 2006 Read the rest of this entry »
Katie Holmes was a thin bride when she wed Tom Cruise seven months after having baby Suri.
Chris Helgren, Reuters
For Dominique, the only solution was surgery.
She is not alone. Dominique is part of a growing trend in Ottawa and across North America — the “mommy makeover,” plastic surgery to reverse the effects of having children. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that in 2007 more than 325,000 new mothers in the U.S. underwent Read the rest of this entry »
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — They’re discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like “frost” and “spice.” And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke.
But convincing health officials and smokers like Ethan Flint that they’re worth a try may take some work.
Snus — Swedish for tobacco, rhymes with “noose” — is a tiny, tea Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The number of deaths related to the U.S. outbreak of salmonella has risen to seven with the death of a Minnesota woman in her 80s.
The woman had been living in a long-term care facility, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health said on Saturday.
Her name and date of death were not released. It was the third death tied to salmonella in Minnesota.
The spokesman said he did not know if the woman had eaten peanut butter. Read the rest of this entry »
November house fire: Police on Friday arrested two men accused of intentionally setting a Livermore home on fire in November.
The suspects, 27-year-old Robert Ried Ridsdale and 26-year-old Darren James Jackson, were owed money by the home’s residents, police said.
The suspected arson occurred at 3 a.m. on Nov. 5 in the 900 block of Coronado Way. Neighbors who were awakened by a “roaring sound” found the house’s fence and carport on fire, Livermore Read the rest of this entry »
DES MOINES, Iowa –
Iowa Methodist Medical Center in downtown Des Moines is in the middle of an unusual baby boom. The hospital has welcomed 11 sets of twins this month.
“The day we delivered, we knew there were like nine or eight others, we were the ninth,” said proud father Justin Kamman. “Then a 10th one came that weekend.”
His daughter, Delaney, already went home from the hospital and the family is waiting for his son, Cooper, to gain more Read the rest of this entry »
JACKSONVILLE — As the election reaches fever pitch, one particularly hot button is the high cost of health care — for individuals and for employers.
has joined a handful of companies nationwide to try a new cure: on-site employee medical clinics. JM Family has opened its own Health & Wellness Centers at its three Southeast Toyota Distributors vehicle-processing plants in Jacksonville.
The centers are each staffed by a registered nurse, Read the rest of this entry »
It’s almost time. Just one more week until the day when I vowed I would fit into the too-good-to-give-away dress, the dress I have not worn for years because I couldn’t fit into it. But’s it’s one of the most expensive dresses I ever purchased, so I kept thinking, “I’ll fit into it again, I know it.”
I’d love to do a preview, try the dress on to see if it now fits, if I’ve really lost enough fat to look good in it. That would give me a week to come Read the rest of this entry »
(Media-Newswire.com) – ANN ARBOR, Mich. The University of Michigan Health System is intensifying its commitment to childrens and womens health care in the state and across the nation as well as its investment in the Michigan economy to meet the high demand for patient care services.
Today the University of Michigan Regents will be asked to approve a plan to enhance the scope and budget for the U-M C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital and Womens Read the rest of this entry »
Washington (ANI): Oscar-winning American actress Gwyneth Paltrow has declared her support for Barack Obama, claiming that the Democratic presidential candidate shares her passions for women’s rights issues.
“It is crucial that we elect a president who will make women’s health a priority. For his entire career, Barack Obama has stood up for women in this way,” Contactmusic quoted the mother-of-two as telling Glamour magazine.
Paltrow also revealed Read the rest of this entry »