Daily Mail

Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday. ... Bone drugs may raise cancer riskBoston Globe Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal CancerBusinessWeek Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal CancerMedPage Today The Associated Press -Food Consumer -The Guardian all 211 news articles »

Health Jackal

Companies pile bigger share of health-care costs onto workers Washington Post Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers are shifting more health-care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday. The premiums employees pay for employer-sponsored family coverage rose an average of ... US employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workersLos Angeles Times Employers Raise Workers' Share of Health CostsWall Street Journal Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers' walletsKansas City Star Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -Bloomberg -Philadelphia Inquirer all 477 news articles »

MedIndia

New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise Wall Street Journal An international team of scientists has identified a promising drug candidate that represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria, one of the biggest killers in the developing world. The new drug was shown to be effective ... Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promiseReuters Novartis Malaria Drug May Yield First New Treatment in 30 YearsBloomberg Promising Malaria Drug on the HorizonFood Consumer AFP -CalorieLab Calorie Counter News -The Associated Press all 191 news articles »

msnbc.com

People: Zeta-Jones furious over Douglas' late cancer detection Denver Post Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she is having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle stage 4 throat cancer and said she's furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner. Douglas, the Oscar winner of "Wall Street" and a veteran ... Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQWebMD Michael Douglas Discusses His Cancer on 'Late Show'New York Times Michael Douglas Cancer DiagnosisU.S. News & World Report BBC News -MiamiHerald.com -Medical News Today all 1,590 news articles »

ABC News

No Love for Edgy Message: Cancer Bracelets Rankle Schools ABC News A 1-inch thick rubber bracelet has caused quite a stir in schools across the country, despite the positive message its wearers believe it sends. The bracelets say "I [heart] Boobies" and are part of a nationwide ... Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awarenessUSA Today 'I love boobies' bracelet stirs trouble in schoolsSioux Falls Argus Leader Why I do not "(heart) boobies"Salon Right Pundits -CNN (blog) -eMaxHealth all 92 news articles »

Reuters

'Major advance' in tackling aggressive breast cancer Telegraph.co.uk A breakthrough in understanding how a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer develops could lead to the creation of new drugs which would stop tumours ever developing, scientists hope. By Stephen Adams The first targeted treatment for 'triple ... Health News: New breast cancer support group formsSuburbanJournals New breast cancer origin discoveredThe Press Association Preventative Surgery for Some Cut Breast-, Ovarian-Cancer RiskWall Street Journal Los Angeles Times -BusinessWeek -Reuters all 823 news articles »

CBC.ca

Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia BusinessWeek THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas. ... Dementia risk double in PTSD veterans: studyCBC.ca Dementia and PTSD may be linkedUPI.com VA Doctors See Link Between PTSD And DementiaAHN | All Headline News eMaxHealth -AOL News -Montreal Gazette all 45 news articles »

Washington Times

Price for push? Botox maker settles charges, pays $600m Times of India Allergan, the maker of Botox, agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold the drug through 2005 for unapproved uses like treating headaches. That settlement, the latest in a continuing justice department crackdown ... Allergan Pleads Guilty, Settles Botox InvestigationABC News Maker of Botox pays state in improper marketing settlementBaltimore Sun Botox Company Allergan Inc $600 Million SettlementSpreadit AboutLawsuits.com -FiercePharma -MedPage Today all 668 news articles »

msnbc.com

Double hand transplant man Richard Edwards reveals he can move fingers Daily Mail A burns victim who received a new pair of hands in a rare double transplant, has made his first appearance and said he can already wiggle his fingers. Richard Edwards, 55, who received his new body parts in an 18-hour operation on 25th ... Double Hand Transplant Patient Shows New HandsNPR Double hand transplant recipient shows he can curl fingersTelegraph.co.uk Double hand transplant patient shows new handsThe Associated Press BusinessWeek -WLKY Louisville -AOL News all 272 news articles »

TopNews Singapore (press release)

Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in US WebMD Sept. 2, 2010 -- Prescription drug use in the US has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report. The study, published in the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics ... More Americans Taking Rx DrugsMedPage Today Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC ReportsBusinessWeek Prescription drug use is up in AmericaKMOX.com Pharma Times -9NEWS.com -Bloomberg all 38 news articles »