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With all the changes going on in the medical world, we have put together the latest headlines regarding news related to pharmaceuticals. It's important to keep an eye out in case any of the prescriptions you are discovered to be dangerous. We're sure you have been hearing in the news all of the lawyers filing the class action lawsuits against drug companies for people having adverse reactions, particularly the weight loss drug lawsuits. If you have been taking any of the drugs that are problems be sure to visit your doctor to see if you need to contact a lawyer. The latest one we have heard about is Serzone® (nefazodone hydrochloride) which is a prescription drug used for depression. Serzone® was marketed as an antidepressant less likely to decrease sexual functioning or libido.

11/21/2008 12:12 PM

Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma - U.S. News & World Report

ABC News Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma U.S. News & World Report - 11 hours ago By Serena Gordon FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The season of a baby's birth may help predict that child's risk of asthma, new research suggests. Infant Allergy Risk Could Depend On Birth Month NewsChannel 9 WSYR Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma WebMD eFluxMedia - ToTheCenter.com - Reuters - Drug Topics Magazine all 124 news articles

11/21/2008 10:51 PM

Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties - New York Times

InjuryBoard.com Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties New York Times - 1 hour ago By GARDINER HARRIS An influential psychiatrist who was the host of the popular NPR program “The Infinite Mindâ€� earned at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drugmakers, income not mentioned on the program. Radio show host receives $1 million from drugmakers Food Consumer Popular Radio Host Goodwin Tied to Drug Companies PsychCentral.com eFluxMedia - Pharmalot - InjuryBoard.com - FiercePharma all 15 news articles

11/21/2008 04:06 PM

Study: Pill as good as chemo for some patients - CNN

Javno.hr Study: Pill as good as chemo for some patients CNN - 7 hours ago By Miriam Falco (CNN) -- A cancer treatment that comes in a pill is as effective as the standard chemotherapy for lung patients who had previously been treated for their cancer, according to a study released Thursday. Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer U.S. News & World Report Lung cancer pill may get second chance after tests Reuters The Associated Press - eFluxMedia - Expressindia.com - TransWorldNews (press release) all 197 news articles

11/21/2008 12:36 AM

Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests - Washington Post

The Money Times Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests Washington Post - 23 hours ago By David Brown Two years after the federal government recommended that patients in emergency rooms and doctors' offices be routinely tested for HIV, the advice is generally not being followed, according to a large number of studies presented this week ... US Lags on HIV Testing Goals U.S. News & World Report Much higher cancer risk in HIV patients raises cancer Atlanta Journal Constitution The Associated Press - Bloomberg - Baltimore Sun - eFluxMedia all 315 news articles

11/20/2008 08:46 AM

Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away - CNN

Telegraph.co.uk Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away CNN - Nov 20, 2008 By Elizabeth Cohen (CNN) -- Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she's pretty hip. She keeps up with all the latest health news, and a while back, she called her daughter wanting to know whether she should start taking the herb ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find New York Times Ginkgo Biloba Shows No Benefit in Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease ... Medscape Washington Post - Food Consumer - Los Angeles Times - Voice of America all 556 news articles

11/21/2008 07:10 PM

FDA cracks down on Calif. raw milk supplier - San Jose Mercury News

E Canada Now FDA cracks down on Calif. raw milk supplier San Jose Mercury News - 4 hours ago AP FRESNO, Calif.—The US Food and Drug Administration is seeking a court order to block a Kerman dairy from shipping raw-milk products outside California. New mad-cow rule poses health dangers of its own FOXNews FDA opens office in China USA Today People's Daily Online - KVUE - guardian.co.uk - E Canada Now all 167 news articles

11/21/2008 02:11 PM

Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor - Washington Post

Telegraph.co.uk Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor Washington Post - 9 hours ago FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Doing aquarobics during pregnancy reduces the amount of pain-killing medication requested by women during labor, according to a Brazilian study that included 71 expectant mothers. Water aerobics help delivery go swimmingly Los Angeles Times Water Aerobics Reduces Pain in Childbirth WebMD KARK - Current World News - Expressindia.com - MedPage Today all 92 news articles

11/19/2008 03:27 PM

US teen lives 118 days without heart - Reuters

ABC News US teen lives 118 days without heart Reuters - Nov 19, 2008 By Jim Loney MIAMI (Reuters) - An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant, doctors in Miami said on Wednesday. Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital The Associated Press Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart eFluxMedia ChattahBox - Telegraph.co.uk - Electric New Paper - AFP all 350 news articles

11/21/2008 03:20 PM

Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say - New York Times

eFluxMedia Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say New York Times - 8 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies on Thursday to be more vigilant for suspected cases of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under age 5, in part because of a continuing vaccine shortage that ... CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine U.S. News & World Report Doctors to be on guard for meningitis in kids Reuters MedPage Today - ABC7Chicago.com - Newsinferno.com - eFluxMedia all 37 news articles

11/21/2008 09:37 PM

Time to sign up for Medicare Part D - Los Angeles Times

East Texas Review Time to sign up for Medicare Part D Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago Because of big changes in coverage, including cost increases, seniors are advised to review their options. Enrollment continues through Dec. 31. Time to sign up for Part D East Texas Review Open enrollment for Medicare drug plans WWSB La Prensa San Diego - The Ledger - Delta County Independent - The News Journal all 10 news articles

11/21/2008 06:28 PM

Pros and cons in health care fixes - MPNnow.com

SmartAboutHealth Pros and cons in health care fixes MPNnow.com - 5 hours ago By Robert J. Ostrander “Massa joins Obama’s healthcare coalitionâ€� read a Sunday Messenger front-page headline this week. Indeed, health care is likely to be one of the first actions of substance of the new Congress and administration. Health Buzz: Health Insurers Propose Overhaul and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition New York Times Great Falls Tribune - San Jose Mercury News - BNET all 397 news articles

11/21/2008 03:01 AM

‘08 health benefits costs contained in Atlanta area - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Fresh News ‘08 health benefits costs contained in Atlanta area Atlanta Journal Constitution - 20 hours ago By Andy Miller Atlanta employers tamed their health benefits costs in 2008 better than their counterparts nationally, according to a survey released this week. PPO deductible climbs over $1K for individuals FierceHealthcare Dayton-area employers shifting more health costs to workers Bizjournals.com Los Angeles Times - Wall Street Journal - Houston Chronicle - Insurance News Net (press release) all 54 news articles

11/20/2008 05:06 PM

TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say - New York Times

I Really Should Study TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say New York Times - Nov 20, 2008 By RONI CARYN RABIN Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the US by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in a ... Restaurant Industry: Fast-Food Ads, Obesity Study Based on Old ... FOXNews TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say I Really Should Study eFluxMedia - Telegraph.co.uk - 13WHAM-TV - KSPR all 493 news articles

11/19/2008 05:08 PM

Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes - U.S. News & World Report

Sydney Morning Herald Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes U.S. News & World Report - Nov 19, 2008 By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Testing for 18 different gene variations associated with type 2 diabetes was no better at predicting a person's risk for the blood sugar disease than a doctor's assessment, researchers report. Genetic Screening May ID Diabetes Risk WebMD Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods eFluxMedia That Happened! - Food Consumer - Los Angeles Times - dBTechno all 53 news articles

11/20/2008 04:38 PM

Amgen Drug for Lung Cancer Suspended After Deaths (Update3) - Bloomberg

TheMedGuru Amgen Drug for Lung Cancer Suspended After Deaths (Update3) Bloomberg - Nov 20, 2008 By David Olmos Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Amgen Inc.'s decision to suspend a clinical trial of its experimental cancer drug motesanib because of higher deaths among patients sets back the company's efforts to expand in the market for oncology treatments. Wall Street brushes off Amgen study concerns CNNMoney.com Takeda, Amgen to suspend trials of cancer drug Reuters BusinessWeek - FierceBiotech - SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno all 48 news articles

11/21/2008 08:08 PM

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to cut 99 positions - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare to cut 99 positions Memphis Commercial Appeal - 3 hours ago By Daniel Connolly (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal The cuts show that economic woes are affecting the health care sector, which is sometimes viewed as recession-proof. Portland Medical Center will be shuttered Bizjournals.com Economy wounds hospitals Akron Beacon Journal Kaiser network.org - Asheville Citizen-Times - CBS 2 - NEWS.com.au all 11 news articles

11/20/2008 08:46 AM

Scientists Could Find Cure For 'Wolf Boy' - FOXNews

Telegraph.co.uk Scientists Could Find Cure For 'Wolf Boy' FOXNews - Nov 20, 2008 It's not easy being a preteen "wolf boy" - but scientists at Columbia University are confident they've finally found the silver bullet that can cure one. See the Werewolf Syndrome Boy Mom Logic 'Werewolf boy'in India China Daily Examiner.com - Post Chronicle - Telegraph.co.uk - TopNews all 36 news articles

11/21/2008 11:09 AM

Three Hospital Employees Fired After Patient’s Death - eFluxMedia

Fresh News Three Hospital Employees Fired After Patient’s Death eFluxMedia - 12 hours ago By Dianna Cooper Three employees at Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro were fired and others were disciplined in the death of 50-year-old Steven H. Sabock, of Roanoke Rapids, a bipolar disorder sufferer who passed away on April 29 after being neglected for ... Three Employees Fired After Patient Chokes on Medicine, Dies FOXNews Hospital must repair its culture, official says News & Observer United Press International - TheMedGuru - Goldsboro News Argus - WRAL.com all 38 news articles

11/19/2008 05:13 PM

US panel urges study of antipsychotics in children - Reuters

www.worldbulletin.net US panel urges study of antipsychotics in children Reuters - Nov 19, 2008 By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A panel of outside experts is calling on the US Food and Drug Administration and other US health agencies to study the long-term effects of prescribing powerful antipsychotic drugs to children. Panel of Experts Warns FDA of Frequent Use of Antipsychotics in ... Kaiser network.org FDA Panel Slams Rising Antipsychotic Use In Kids Pharmalot Newsinferno.com - New York Times - TopNews - Wall Street Journal Blogs all 18 news articles

11/21/2008 03:34 PM

Report shows room for improvement in environmental health - Wausau Daily Herald

Report shows room for improvement in environmental health Wausau Daily Herald - 8 hours ago Local health officials said a report citing the region’s lower quality of environmental health highlights areas for improvement, but fails to note efforts under way. How healthy is Oneida County? Rhinelander Daily News Study shows county ranks in top half of state health-wise Baraboo News Republic Janesville Gazette - WJFW-TV - WKBT - Greater Milwaukee Today all 21 news articles