FDA Calls for Tougher Warnings on OTC Painkillers 
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Dec 20 9:01 AM
TUESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) — U.S. authorities are proposing stricter warning labels for popular over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin and Tylenol.Save

Healthcare suffers at L.A. jails 
Los Angeles Times - Dec 24 12:16 AM
Despite some progress, basic needs go unmet and delays can be long in the understaffed county system, records show. The results are sometimes fatal. The Los Angeles County Jail system lacks enough doctors, nurses and other medical workers to meet the most basic needs of inmates, resulting in long delays in treatment for conditions ranging from hernias to heart disease. …Save

New Neurons Could Act To Alleviate Epilepsy 
Science Daily - Dec 23 8:06 AM
The new neurons generated as a result of neural damage due to epilepsy show a reduced excitability that could alleviate the disorder, researchers have found. The researchers said their results suggest that therapies for epilepsy aimed at inducing neurogenesis could prove effective in alleviating the disorder.Save

Spelling out dangers of common pain drugs 
Albany Times Union - Dec 20 2:31 AM
New warning labels planned for over-the- counter medicationsSave

Soldier burned in Iraq sustained by family, friends, wavering faith 
San Antonio Express News - Dec 23 8:50 PM
With his life in the balance and a clear solution of plasma and morphine coursing into his badly burned body, Chris Edwards had a choice. Did he want to save his wedding band, or his finger?Save

Tips for a safe holiday season 
Toronto Sun - Dec 24 1:39 AM
IN TOMORROW’S PAPER:Save

FDA wants sterner pain reliever warnings 
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 20 12:13 AM
Popular over-the-counter pain pills such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetominophen would have to carry labels with sterner warnings under a government proposal to better emphasize the drugs’ risks.Save

eastbayexpress.com - Movies - Rocky V. Ahmadinejad 
East Bay Express - Dec 20 9:02 AM
Another sequel, another chance for Rocky to persevere for America. How much punishment can an audience take? Even 007 gets his license renewed by younger models every decade, but not Rocky, who by now has arthritis in his neck, calcium deposits in his legs, and, as before, pebbles in his head.Save

Dueling Fools: Merck Bear 
The Motley Fool - Dec 21 12:13 PM
There are more attractive investing options among Merck’s peers. Save

Some consumers might not know other drugs contain acetaminophen 
USA Today - Dec 20 9:54 PM
The Food and Drug Administration’s just-announced proposal to add new warnings to the labels of over-the-counter pain relievers may leave consumers wondering what’s left for them to take for their headache, menstrual cramps or aching joints or muscles.Save

Texas judge enters $8.7 mln Vioxx verdict vs Merck 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 21 2:30 PM
A Texas judge has entered a verdict of about $8.7 million against Merck & Co. over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, according to documents provided on Thursday by the company.Save

Welcome to the Langley Advance- About the Advance and the Market 
Langley AdvanceNews - Dec 22 2:51 PM
The Langley Advance is the longest established newspaper in both the City and Township of Langley. Established in 1931, the Langley Advance has the highest circulation of any community newspaper serving the area.Save

FDA OKs Celebrex for Kids With Arthritis 
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 6:02 AM
FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday gave the green light to Celebrex for use in kids older than two as a treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.Save

Rocky returns to ring with surprising punch 
Bangor Daily News - Dec 22 3:18 AM
ROCKY BALBOA, written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, 102 minutes, rated PG-13.Save

Europe: U.S. numbers give bourses the shivers
Herald Tribune - Genmab leapt 38 Danish kroner to 380 kroner after GlaxoSmithKline, the giant drug maker, agreed to pay as much as $2.1 billion for a stake plus rights to one of its cancer and arthritis treatments. SIG, meanwhile, gained after a New Zealand

Johnny Hutch
Guardian Unlimited - never forget the surprise of walking into the gym for our first session and discovering that my teacher was a diminutive man of 79. In reply to my “Hello, how are you?” he said in a broad Yorkshire accent, “No alright, ta, just a bit of arthritis in

Pain relief effectiveness down to mind-set?
innovations report - Human Pain Research Group at The University of Manchester suggests that people s responses to placebo or dummy pain relief varies according to their way of thinking. 40 pain-free volunteers took part in an experiment funded by the Arthritis

Ramadoss blasts Ramdev on cure
Central Chronicle - It has been scientifically-proven that yoga helps in reducing diabetes, arthritis and stress-related problems. But not cancer and AIDS,” he said. “We are willing to work with him if he could prove that he could find a cure for HIV. But not without

Dueling Fools: Merck
Motley Fool - In every big pharma’s life, a little Vioxx will fall. Yes, Merck ( NYSE: MRK ) is still feeling the sting of the cardiovascular side effects of its once popular arthritis-relieving drug, but that’s the price you sometimes have to pay in the pursuit

Some consumers might not know other drugs contain acetaminophen
USA Today - People frequently take acetaminophen in doses near the upper safety limit to manage osteoarthritis pain, says John Hardin, chief scientific officer at the Arthritis Foundation. “If they then self-treat with another (over-the-counter) drug that

Officials seek answers to long ER delays 
East Valley Tribune - Dec 18 4:10 AM
If you’re in pain or your child is, you want help and you want it fast. You’re not thinking about whether there are enough physicians, nurses and specialty doctors, and you don’t expect to run into drug abusers or suicidal teenagers at the hospital.Save

FDA steps up pain drug warnings 
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials yesterday cautioned the tens of millions of Americans who take popular over-the-counter pain pills of their potentially serious side effects and released planned label changes intended to warn of the sometimes deadly risks.Save

Herbal Supplement Fails To Relieve Hot Flashes In Large NIH Trial 
Science Daily - Dec 19 9:06 AM
The herbal supplement black cohosh, whether used alone or with other botanical supplements, did not relieve hot flashes in postmenopausal women or those approaching menopause, who participated in the Herbal Alternatives (HALT) for Menopause Study, according to results from the clinical trial. The research, funded by the NIH, found that women using menopausal hormone therapy, however, did receive …Save

Challenges mount for lethal injections 
Baltimore Sun - Dec 18 9:43 AM
Fla. case latest event to focus attention on method Death penalty foes have warned for years of the possibility that an inmate being executed by lethal injection could remain conscious, experiencing severe pain during a slow death. Save

Despite skepticism, fibromyalgia pain is real 
Asbury Park Press - Dec 18 1:27 PM
The pain of fibromyalgia is real, and doctors need to take patients’ complaints seriously, concludes a review paper by University of Michigan Health System doctors. “It is time for us to move past the rhetoric about whether these conditions are real, and take these patients seriously as we endeavor to learn more about the causes and most effective treatments for these disorders,” Richard E. …Save

Tougher warnings sought on pain pills 
The Philadelphia Inquirer - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Over-the-counter pain pills taken by tens of millions of Americans carry the potential for serious side effects, federal health officials cautioned yesterday.Save

Fake plastic surgeon forced to pay victims for botched procedures 
7 News Miami - Dec 19 7:00 PM
MIAMI — A jury made a decision Tuesday in the case against a man who posed as a plastic surgeon. Police say he maimed at least three people during his charade.Save

Health news
Detroit News - If you feel the warning signs for heart attack — including uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the If you travel, keep migraine medication with you. Avoid your migraine triggers. Maintain your daily lifestyle. Prepare for the

NFL Game Summary - Dallas at Tennessee
Union-News & Sunday Republican - On Wednesday, Owens accidentally overdosed on the pain medication he was given to treat his finger, and had to be taken to the hospital to be treated. Vince Young suffered through a rough debut for the Titans (0-4), who have dropped four straight to

American Opinion
American Reporter - In prison, he is on a morphine pump that administers more pain-killing medication than he was accused of taking before he went to prison. Physicians’ organizations say that one of the worst consequences of the DEA’s campaign against Oxycontin

State hospitals to ask about race, ethnicity
Berkshire Eagle - Many Latino men find it difficult to ask for pain medication.” The language barrier, often one of the most frustrating divides between patient and caregiver, is surmounted at NARH. The hospital uses an electronic interpreter service that puts a staff

Low-cost drugs lure customers
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Dwight Siela, 77, said he uses the anti-inflammatory Prednisone to treat sciatic nerve pain. I was thrilled to death, Siela said of getting medication for $4. He and his wife, Martha, 74, don t know yet whether her thyroid medication or the

Bubbles predict heart attacks
News 14 Raleigh / Durham - Doctors immediately started him on medication. If they’d waited for his blood test to come back, treatment would have been Every patient who enters OHSU Hospital with undiagnosed chest pain receives an microbubble echocardiograph. Some 50 a

Games Help Ease Kids?Pain 
RedNova - Dec 17 7:13 PM
When 11-year-old Gus Luna was able to play one of his favourite video games while recovering from exploratory brain cancer surgery in intensive care, his mother breathed a big sigh of relief. “It was brain surgery… it was so scary.Save

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year: You 
Norwalk Advocate - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Congratulations! You are the Time magazine “Person of the Year.” Save

Specific Symptoms May Signal Ovarian Cancer 
American Cancer Society via Yahoo! News - Dec 17 4:00 PM
Ovarian cancer is typically detected only after it has spread beyond the ovary, making it difficult to treat. That’s one reason it is the deadliest of the gynecological cancers, accounting for more than 15,000 deaths among US women in 2006.Save

Discovery May Help Predict When Toxoplasma Can Be Deadly 
Science Daily - Dec 16 9:05 AM
Toxoplasma is arguably the most successful animal parasite on earth: It infects hundreds of species of warm-blooded animals, most notably half of humanity. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified two of the proteins critical to its ability to thrive.Save

Video games ease sick kids’, parents’ pain 
Independent Online - Dec 18 2:27 AM
When 11-year-old Gus Luna was able to play one of his favorite video games while recovering from exploratory brain cancer surgery in intensive care, his mother breathed a big sigh of relief.Save

Officials seek answers to long ER delays 
East Valley Tribune - Dec 18 4:10 AM
If you’re in pain or your child is, you want help and you want it fast. You’re not thinking about whether there are enough physicians, nurses and specialty doctors, and you don’t expect to run into drug abusers or suicidal teenagers at the hospital.Save

Stallone finds closure in ‘Rocky’ series finale 
Rocky Mountain News - Dec 16 12:44 AM
“Why, Sly?” These days that’s the first question you want to ask Sylvester Stallone, the muscular action hero who punched his way through multiplexes during the 1980s.Save

A-hunting he would go for mistletoe 
Tallahassee Democrat - Dec 16 11:08 PM
Hate to break it to you, kids, but there is no such thing as The Mistletoe Monkey. Despite what your parents have told you, he doesn’t hop around the country at Christmastime to scamper up tall trees and snatch down bouquets of mistletoe.Save

A family celebration 
Daily Press - Dec 17 8:37 AM
Ann Cameron and Shirley Flemming sat at the end of the banquet table giggling like a couple of school girls as they watched their three grandchildren.Save

Pfizer, Merck painkillers win decisions 
The Indianapolis Star - Dec 15 11:54 PM
Pfizer won U.S. approval to market its Celebrex painkiller as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in children ages 2 and older.Save

FDA OKs Celebrex for Kids With Arthritis 
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 6:02 AM
FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday gave the green light to Celebrex for use in kids older than two as a treatment for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.Save

IBEX quarterly loss deepens to $774,500 from $646,300 a year earlier 
CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 15 3:20 PM
MONTREAL (CP) - IBEX Technologies Inc. (TSX:IBT), a cancer and arthritis diagnostics developer, said Friday its first-quarter loss widened to $774,500 from $646,300 in the same period a year ago.Save

Merck wins Vioxx trial in Alabama state court 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 11:29 AM
Merck & Co. scored its second swift victory this week in a Vioxx product liability trial when an Alabama jury found on Friday it did not hide health risks associated with its withdrawn arthritis drug or knowingly market a faulty product.Save

Inconsistency skews vets’ disability pay 
Greensboro News-Record - Dec 17 12:11 AM
David Best of Fayetteville developed knee pain while serving in the Army in Korea during the Vietnam War.That pain turned out to be a symptom of osteoarthritis in his hip. (Credit: “By Lex Alexander Staff Writer”)Save

FDA expands Celebrex approval to include juvenile rheumatoid arthritis 
USA Today - Dec 15 4:17 PM
Pfizer Inc. won federal approval Friday to market the painkiller Celebrex as a treatment for the tens of thousands of children with a devastating form of arthritis.Save

Another Quick Vioxx Verdict for Merck in Ala. Trial 
Law.com - Dec 15 9:12 PM
State court jurors sided with drug manufacturer Merck & Co. last week and rejected the claims of an Alabama man who blamed the painkiller Vioxx for a heart attack in 2001.Save

ACS News Service Weekly PressPac — Dec. 13, 2006 
EurekAlert! - 51 minutes ago
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service Weekly press package (PressPac) with reports selected from 35 major peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News.Save

Merck wins Vioxx trial in Alabama state court 
Reuters - Dec 15 10:31 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama state court jury on Friday handed Merck & Co. its second victory this week in a Vioxx product liability trial, finding that the drugmaker did not hide the health risks associated with its withdrawn arthritis drug.Save

U.S. clears Pfizer’s Celebrex for arthritis in kids 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 5:45 PM
Pfizer Inc. won U.S. approval on Friday to promote its Celebrex pain reliever for treating children age two and older who have rheumatoid arthritis, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.Save

Don’t Expect Big Push for Celebrex for Juvenile Arthritis
Forbes, NY - Nov 30, 200630 (HealthDay News) — A US government advisory panel’s recommendation to allow Celebrex to be used for children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis isn’t …

Magnet arthritis ‘treatment’: real, or really not?
The Grand Rapids Press, MI - Dec 5, 2006… But I also have to throw cold water on anyone who says we can believe magnets cure arthritis pain, because Janet down the street tried it and it worked great. …

Local researchers find substance that may help treat osteoporosis …
Yonhap News, South Korea - Nov 23, 2006SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) — South Korean researchers said Friday they have found a substance that may help lead to a treatment for arthritis and osteoporosis. …

Holiday fun run helps out Arthritis Foundation
News 10 Now, NY - Nov 19, 2006… Runners took part in 5-K and 10-K courses to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. Organizers said the costumes add to the fun of the event. …

Roche launches drug for rheumatoid arthritis
Zee News, India - Nov 20, 2006… Nov 20: Pharma major Roche Scientific Co (India) Pvt Ltd on Monday launched a genetically engineered drug for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. …

Centocor temporarily suspends arthritis drug trials
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - Dec 6, 2006Centocor Inc. , a Horsham -based subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson , said today it has temporarily suspended trials of an experimental arthritis compound because …

Death penalty on hold in Fla. 
Baltimore Sun - Dec 16 12:37 AM
Botched execution leads to halt of lethal injections; Calif. ban extended Executions were halted yesterday in two of the nation’s biggest states - California and Florida - over serious concerns about whether lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment. Save

Florida, California suspend executions 
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 15 9:48 PM
Gov. Jeb Bush suspended all executions in Florida after a medical examiner said Friday that prison officials botched the insertion of the needles when a convicted killer was put to death earlier this week.Save

Florida governor suspends executions 
Pioneer Press - Dec 16 1:11 AM
OCALA, Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush suspended all executions in Florida after a medical examiner said Friday that prison officials botched the insertion of the needles when a convicted killer was put to death earlier this week.Save

‘I’ve just gotten to the point where I would rather die’ 
The State - Dec 15 9:07 PM
The only thing Kelly Jepson was sure about Friday night was that she had nowhere to sleep. I might be out sleeping under a tree tonight.Save

Cancer Patient Robbed of Pain Medicine 
WPVI-TV Philadelphia - Dec 13 1:51 PM
New Castle County Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a home invasion last Friday in Collins Park. Police say the two men robbed a family and stole pain medicine from a terminally ill cancer patient.Save

The art of healing 
Naples Daily News - Dec 14 9:21 PM
When Richard Monahan broke his hip, he didnt expect physical therapists to prescribe painting as a painkiller. Today he sits in his hospital-issued wheelchair, wearing his hospital-issued hip brace. Despite the physical pain, this 84-year-old is discovering the therapeutic qualities of non-toxic acrylics.Save