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Health

Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, on Wednesday said it abandoned an obesity drug known...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:30
Sales of Sanofi’s Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Suspended In Europe

Sales of Sanofi’s Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Suspended In Europe

Warnings about Sanofi-Aventis’ anti-obesity rimonabant (Acomplia) had always accompanied the drug,...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 15:30
Study Identifies New High-Risk Group for Suicide: Middle-Aged Whites

Study Identifies New High-Risk Group for Suicide: Middle-Aged Whites

A new study shows that the worrying trend of suicides among middle-aged white men and women really...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 14:30
Suicide Rates Go Up

Suicide Rates Go Up

A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has releases some disturbing facts, after...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 13:23
U.S. Suicide Rate Rise For White, Middle-Aged Men And Women

U.S. Suicide Rate Rise For White, Middle-Aged Men And Women

Though the suicide rate dropped between 1986 and 1999, the number of suicides for white women age...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:00
Merck’s Discontinuation On Taranabant Development

Merck’s Discontinuation On Taranabant Development

Merck & Co. has decided to bring to an end the development the experimental obesity drug...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 16:16
Farewell To Development Of Obesity Drug Taranabant

Farewell To Development Of Obesity Drug Taranabant

Merck halted the research of the experimental obesity drug taranabant because of the dangerous side...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 14:01
US Youths More Likely to Be Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

US Youths More Likely to Be Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

A study published online today in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:00
Suicide Rates among Teens Still High Compared to Previous Years

Suicide Rates among Teens Still High Compared to Previous Years

Though the youth suicide rate dropped in 2005 after a sharp rise in 2004, the number of suicides...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 14:00
Older fathers Are More Likely To Have Children With Bipolar Disorder

Older fathers Are More Likely To Have Children With Bipolar Disorder

Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder, a mental illness also known...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:00
FDA Expert Panel Rejects Black Box Warning for Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Expert Panel Rejects Black Box Warning for Epilepsy Drugs

In a push for a black box warning on epilepsy drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 22:10
FDA Panel Says No To Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Panel Says No To Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommendation to add a “black box” warning to some 11...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 10:12
FDA Wants Black Box On Antibiotics, Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Wants Black Box On Antibiotics, Epilepsy Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested black box warnings on fluoroquinolone antibiotics,...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 23:17
VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

Pfizer’s Chantix is once again in the center of attention but not in a good way, following the...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 15:21
FDA: Epilepsy Drugs to Carry Suicidal Behavior Warnings Soon

FDA: Epilepsy Drugs to Carry Suicidal Behavior Warnings Soon

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced it is working on adding new labels to 11...
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 20:07
FAA: Pilots, Air Controllers No Longer Allowed to Use Chantix

FAA: Pilots, Air Controllers No Longer Allowed to Use Chantix

Pilots and air traffic controllers are no longer allowed to use popular anti-smoking drug Chantix...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 11:11
Merck Asthma Drug Questioned for Suicide Risk

Merck Asthma Drug Questioned for Suicide Risk

The Food and Drug Administration has said that Merck's Singulair, which is the brand name for the...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 21:30
CDC: ‘Choking Game’ Turned out to Be Fatal for 82 Youths

CDC: ‘Choking Game’ Turned out to Be Fatal for 82 Youths

At least 82 youths have died playing “the choking game” since 1995, the U.S. Centers for Disease...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 10:36
Study: Epilepsy Drug Trileptal Fails to Prevent Migraine

Study: Epilepsy Drug Trileptal Fails to Prevent Migraine

The epilepsy drug oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) does not appear to prevent migraine headaches as...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 17:00
FDA Seeks For Stronger Warning About Chantix

FDA Seeks For Stronger Warning About Chantix

In a new advisory released yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration alerted health care...
» read full story February 02nd, 2008 - 15:42
Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Suicidal-Thoughts Risk, FDA Warns

Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Suicidal-Thoughts Risk, FDA Warns

Commonly used antiepileptic drugs may increase the risk of suicide among patients who take them,...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 13:06
Pfizer Updates Chantix Label

Pfizer Updates Chantix Label

Pfizer updated the Chantix label in US by including a new warning that says the patients who are...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 22:25
EU Says New Warnings Are Needed for Pfizer’s Champix

EU Says New Warnings Are Needed for Pfizer’s Champix

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) said Pfizer’s Champix, a drug used for smoking cessation in...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 16:01
Study Identifies Veterans' Groups with Higher Suicide Rates

Study Identifies Veterans' Groups with Higher Suicide Rates

A recent study published online in the American Journal of Public Health revealed interesting...
» read full story October 31st, 2007 - 17:22
Suicide Rates Among US Girls Rise

Suicide Rates Among US Girls Rise

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report a worrying reverse in suicide trends among...
» read full story September 07th, 2007 - 16:32
Women With Breast Implants More Likely To Suicide

Women With Breast Implants More Likely To Suicide

A recent study conducted by researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre from...
» read full story August 10th, 2007 - 13:40
EU Health Officials Warn About Weight-Loss Drug

EU Health Officials Warn About Weight-Loss Drug

A European health watchdog has warned that taking weight-loss drug Acomplia bears a risk of...
» read full story July 20th, 2007 - 19:51
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U.S.

Veterans Day Celebrated on November 11

Veterans Day Celebrated on November 11

Both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states, Veterans Day, a day dedicated to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 16:30

US Voters Support Gay-Marriage Bans

San Francisco - Voters in Florida and Arizona on Tuesday backed amendments to their state...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 09:53
Suicide Predominant In White, Middle-Aged Americans

Suicide Predominant In White, Middle-Aged Americans

While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young adults because they are thought to be...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 07:31
Suicide Rates Up Among American Middle-Aged Women

Suicide Rates Up Among American Middle-Aged Women

Suicide rates in America are rising for the first time since the early ‘90s, and the most affected...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 17:16
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World

Jury Unravels Sydney Model's Murder Mystery

Sydney - People wondering why it's taken 13 years to pin the murder of Sydney model Caroline Byrne...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 11:41

German Soldiers in Afghanistan Feel Unappreciated

New Dehli/Kabul - Five years ago, when the German army began its mission in northern Afghanistan,...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 15:41
Israeli Guard Kills Himself during Sarkozy's Departure Ceremony

Israeli Guard Kills Himself during Sarkozy's Departure Ceremony

Israeli police are investigating what seems to have been the suicide death of a policeman, who...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 20:20
U.S. Must Complete its Job in Iraq, Cheney Says

U.S. Must Complete its Job in Iraq, Cheney Says

U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney yesterday declared the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a...
» read full story March 18th, 2008 - 13:02
US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

US Soldiers at High Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems

A report by the U.S. Army Thursday reveals that more than a quarter of U.S. soldiers on...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 14:41
CIA Says Taliban Leader Mahsud Killed Bhutto

CIA Says Taliban Leader Mahsud Killed Bhutto

According to a U.S. intelligence official, the CIA thinks that members of al-Qaeda and the...
» read full story January 18th, 2008 - 11:37
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Specials

Suicide Predominant in White, Middle-Aged Americans

Suicide Predominant in White, Middle-Aged Americans

While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young adults because they are thought to be...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:36
AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder

AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR Gets FDA Clearance for Bipolar Disorder

SEROQUEL XL, AstraZeneca Plc’s schizophrenia drug was approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 14:25
FDA Decides on Epilepsy Drug Situation

FDA Decides on Epilepsy Drug Situation

Although an advisory panel of the US Food and Drug Administration said certain epilepsy drugs may...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 13:53
Report: Parents, Other Adults Supplying Alcohol to Teens

Report: Parents, Other Adults Supplying Alcohol to Teens

A nationwide survey, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration carried out...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 16:40
CDC: Risky Health Behaviors Lowering among US Students

CDC: Risky Health Behaviors Lowering among US Students

U.S. teens appear to engage less in risky health behaviors, meaning they’re having less sex,...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 13:59
Report Warns on Serious Mental Problems in Teens Using Pot

Report Warns on Serious Mental Problems in Teens Using Pot

Marijuana is one of the world’s most commonly used illegal drugs. There are approximately 300...
» read full story May 10th, 2008 - 11:06
Dallas VA Hospital Shuts Psychiatric Wing after 4th Suicide

Dallas VA Hospital Shuts Psychiatric Wing after 4th Suicide

The Dallas VA Medical Center has decided to close its psychiatric wing after a fourth mentally ill...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 16:52
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Technology

In a Missouri Small  Town Online Harassment Is a Crime

In a Missouri Small Town Online Harassment Is a Crime

Yesterday, Dardenne Prairie’s officials declared online harassment a crime, in a move that was...
» read full story November 23rd, 2007 - 08:54
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