FDA actions may signal tougher rules
Regulators ended last week and started this one by rejecting two potential blockbuster cholesterol drugs, leaving three drug makers reeling and Wall Street wondering if tougher approval standards are here. via The Boston Globe
Possible Case: Fosamax
the popular osteoporosis drug may put users at risk for stroke.
Headline of the Week Weak
“Sildenafil doesn’t get you going without direct stimulation.”
Filed under: Headline of the Week > Drugs ” Chilean mayor to offer free Viagra to older men ” Fiesta time! to read the article accompanying this headline. via PerezHilton.com
Diabetes Drugs May Be Related to Fracture Risk
“The insulin-sensitizing thiazolidinediones are a relatively new and effective class of oral antidiabetic agents that have gained wide use in clinical conditions characterized by insulin resistance”
A widely used class of diabetes medications appears to be associated with an increased risk for fractures, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives … via Newswise
Aspirin-like compounds increase insulin secretion in otherwise healthy obese people
“The administration of a salicylate led to the lowering of serum glucose concentrations”
Aspirin-like compounds can claim another health benefit: increasing the amount of insulin produced by otherwise healthy obese people. via Physics Blog
Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women Associated with Increased Risk of Stroke
CHICAGO, April 28, 2008-Postmenopausal women taking hormone
therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of
when they started treatment, according to a report in the April 28
issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the…
Takeda and Millennium Announce Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period
OSAKA, Japan, and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29, 2008
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Federal
Trade Commission has granted early termination of the…
Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss in Young Women
“This is one of the first prospective studies to examine the long-term effects of common epilepsy drugs on rates of bone loss in young women.”
Young women who took the commonly used epilepsy drug phenytoin for one year showed significant bone loss compared to women taking other epilepsy drugs, according to a study published in the April 29, 2008, … via Newswise
Diabetes rate increases among women in their reproductive years
“I’m diabetic. I wear an insulin pump. And I constantly have to worry about my blood sugar being too high or too low”
A new study just released Monday shows an alarming trend: the rate of diabetes in reproductive-age women doubled in the span of just six years. via WAVE-TV Louisville
Health Canada and NAHO Launch Innovative Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Web Site
Today, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, was joined by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) CEO Dr. Paulette Tremblay to unveil a new Web site to help combat suicide among Aboriginal youth.
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