Monday, November 9, 2009

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A Healthcare Portfolio for an Aging Society

Experts pick a dozen stocks set to benefit from the influx of boomers. more >>

Health Buzz: Tylenol May Lessen Vaccines’ Benefit and Other Health News

Body image lessons from a fired-for-being-too-fat model and how to find your body's weak spots. more >>

As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns

Experts question commercials' value to patients and health-care system overall more >>

Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes

'Inexpensive, well-proven medications' could have huge impact, expert says more >>

Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study

Adverse drug reactions cause more than half a million outpatient visits a year, researchers find more >>

Why You Should Think Twice Before Using Alli or Other Weight Loss Aids

Reports of liver injury have been linked to Alli and Xenical, but every pill has its price. more >>

FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage

32 cases reported since orlistat came on market in 1999 more >>

Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure

Hospitalizations decline when doctors, pharmacists collaborate, study finds more >>

Ibuprofen Rated Best for Pain of Broken Arms

Study finds kids don't do as well when given acetaminophen with codeine more >>

Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer

Study suggests a role for aspirin in prevention as well as treatment more >>

Pain Medications: What You Need to Know About Acetaminophen, Darvon, and Darvocet

Despite concerns, experts say it's possible to take the medications safely—at recommended doses. more >>

Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death

Consumers more alert to overdose risks from prescription drugs, survey suggests more >>

Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin

Study found famotidine effective at curtailing ulcers more >>

If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?

Other options, available and in the pipeline, could plug a Percocet-Vicodin gap, experts say more >>

Painkillers May Be Good for the Prostate

Yet medical experts stress that men shouldn't take them with just this in mind more >>

FDA Issues Warning for Over-the-Counter Cold Remedy

Zicam nasal products can cause loss of smell, officials stress more >>

Health Buzz: Antinausea Drug OK During Pregnancy and Other Health News

7 ways health reform will affect you; the effect of sleep on the heart. more >>

Roger Blumenthal: Making a Call on Aspirin

Aspirin may be right for the heart and wrong for the GI tract. more >>

Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies

For those with no history of heart disease, risks may outweigh benefits, research suggests more >>

Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks

Routine use in hospitalized patients should be re-evaluated, experts say more >>

Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels

Study finds that whether a drug is OK for a certain age is often misunderstood more >>

Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable

Aspirin plus anti-clotting therapy boosts dialysis patients' quality of life, study says more >>

Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed

Study suggests higher levels found in bloodstream could improve heart attack treatments more >>

Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease

But findings limited by lack of studies on subject, researchers note more >>

Health Tip: Taking an Antacid

What you should know before you use one more >>

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