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 Kansas City Star | 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 ... Maker of Botox pays state in improper marketing settlement Allergan Pleads Guilty, Settles Botox Investigation Botox Settlement for $600M Reached to Resolve Lawsuits Over Marketing |
 Health Jackal | US employers push increase in cost of healthcare onto workers Los Angeles Times A new survey shows an average worker with a family plan pays nearly $4000 a year, up 14% from 2009. Meanwhile, the average employer contribution to a family plan hasn't increased at all. Healthcare educator Rainelle White, background, helps patient ... Employers Raise Workers' Share of Health Costs Workers Pay 14% More for Health Insurance in 2010 to $4000 on Average Survey: Workers paying more for health insurance |
 MSN Philippines News | Promising Malaria Drug on the Horizon Food Consumer Around the world, malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes, is the most significant parasitic disease of humans and claims the lives of more children worldwide than any other infectious disease. Most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, 98% of malaria infections ... Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise Novartis Experimental Malaria Drug May Yield First Treatment in 30 Years |
 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. ... Link between bone drugs and oesophageal cancer Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer Bisphosphonates Tied to Esophageal Cancer |
 Kansas City Star | Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours Medical News Today A tuberculosis test, called Xpert® MTB/RIF, can successfully identify 98% of all culture-confirmed TB cases, including more than 90% of those with smear-negative disease, a study published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) reveals. ... Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate Rapid TB Test Shows High Accuracy Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB |
 Reuters India | Study: Brain Exercises Delay, But Can't Prevent, Dementia TIME Doctors have been advising us for years to "use it or lose it": that is, to stay as intellectually active as possible into our waning years in order to avoid dementia. But the latest research shows that brain ... Alzheimer's Trade-Off for Mentally Active Seniors Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's |
 Los Angeles Times | Food safety groups slam USDA egg graders at farms in recall USA Today By Robert F. Bukaty, AP By Alison Young, USA TODAY US Department of Agriculture staff regularly on site at two Iowa egg processors implicated in a national salmonella outbreak were supposed to enforce rules against the presence of disease-spreading ... Eggs' 'Grade A' Stamp Isn't What It Seems The egg recall: Know why egg farms caused salmonella outbreak Supplier of feed ingredient linked to salmonella outbreak is inspected |
 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 awareness Cancer Awareness Bracelets offensive to schools Why I do not "(heart) boobies" |
 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 FAQ Michael Douglas Discusses His Cancer on 'Late Show' Zeta Jones reveals cancer anger |
 Kansas City Star | Lineman won't be tackled by flu again CNN A recent survey found that only 32 percent of adults had been vaccinated against seasonal influenza by November 2009. (CNN) -- It was the fifth game of the 2009 Ohio State University football season, and offensive lineman Andy ... Group: Half of Calif health workers got flu shots Lake Co. sets flu shot clinics Basics: What Should We Know About Flu Just Now? |