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FDA panel rejects OTC cholesterol drug (AP)
AP - Government advisers on Thursday rejected Merck & Co.'s bid for over-the-counter sales of Mevacor, the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Wearable kidney device may free dialysis patients
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with chronic kidney failure could be freed from fixed dialysis machines, thanks to a wearable artificial kidney that has shown promising results in a pilot study.

Poisonings, suicides fuel rise in U.S. injury deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death rate from injury in the United States is rising this decade after declining since the late 1970s, spurred by increases in accidental poisonings and ...

Merck pushes for over-the-counter statin in U.S.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Making a cholesterol drug available over the counter could give millions of Americans a new option to reduce the risk of heart disease and provide a ...

Canada halts use of mumps vaccine, launches probe
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada suspended use of three batches of a mumps vaccine on Wednesday after five people fell ill in the midst of a vaccination campaign in the western province of ...

Milk, egg allergies harder to outgrow: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Childhood allergies to milk and eggs appear to be harder to outgrow than in the past, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

TV can raise blood pressure in obese children
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children who watch a lot of television are more likely to have high blood pressure than heavy children who don't spend as much time in front of the tube ...

Spinal curve keeps pregnant women on balance
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - During the last weeks of pregnancy, many women become so large in the middle that they look as though they might tip over. But through evolutionary processes ...

Vitamin A supplements may improve infant survival
CHANNAI, India (Reuters Health) - In a study conducted in India, vitamin A supplements given in the early newborn period reduced the risk of infant deaths from diarrhea, fever and ...

Cholesterol drugs may raise brain hemorrhage risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs, such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin), may raise the risk of brain hemorrhage in ...

Bangladesh completes polio vaccination drive
DHAKA (Reuters) - Millions of children across Bangladesh were given their second vaccination against polio on Saturday, completing a drive to wipe out the disease, which re-emerged early ...

Cephalon drug works in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cephalon Inc's experimental cancer drug Treanda appeared to be effective in patients whose non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) had progressed during or following treatment ...

Party drugs a hit with wealthy in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - It is Friday night. Ling, a bank analyst in Armani heels, pops a small, blue pill into her mouth and dances to the thumping beat. Later she heads to a house party with ...

Boehringer starts mid-stage study on clot drug
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim has started a mid-stage study for its experimental pill dabigatran etexilate to treat acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, the unlisted German ...

China market may be breeding ground for deadly viruses
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Scorpions scamper in bowls, water snakes coil in tanks and cats whine in cramped cages, waiting to be slaughtered, skinned and served for dinner.

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