OECD Reports Show Obesity Rate Increasing in Developed Countries

Published By Lynn On Wednesday, February 22nd 2012. Under Health Tags: Canada, France, high-fat foods, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, obese, OECD, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Overweight, South Korea, UK, United States

According to the latest report by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), it found that more people than ever before are overweight or obese in the developed countries.The Paris-based OECD released a new report on Tuesday that noted that this health care related situation will lead to serious ... Read More

Consuming Diet Soda Every Day May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 21st 2012. Under Health Tags: blood pressure, cardiovascular, cholesterol, Diabetes, diet soda, UMMSM, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

American researchers, in their new study, said that diet soda may help the waistline, but people who drink it daily may increase risk of heart attack and stroke.Hannah Gardener, a lead author of the study from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM), said that what they saw ... Read More

Roche’s Skin Cancer Drug Receives Green Signal From European Drug Regulators

Published By StarCityNews On Tuesday, February 21st 2012. Under Health Tags: BRAF V600, drug regulators, European Union, metastatic melanoma, Roche, Skin Cancer, unresectable, Zelboraf, ZKB, Zurich Cantonal Bank

On Monday, the Swiss global health care company Roche said European Union drug regulators approved its new drug Zelboraf for the treatment to fight a highly aggressive form of skin cancer. Swiss drug giant in a statement said that the European drug regulators gave them green light ... Read More

EMA Confirms Positive Benefit-Risk Balance Of Orlistat-Containing Drugs

Published By Lynn On Friday, February 17th 2012. Under Health Tags: Alli, Body Mass Index, EMA, European Medicines Agency, European Union, Glaxosmithkline, GSK, obesity, orlistat, Overweight, Roche, Xenical

A European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products, the EMA (European Medicines Agency), is now saying that the advantages of orlistat-containing obesity control drugs, marketed the trade name under Xenical by Roche and GlaxoSmithKline’s Alli, outweigh the risk of very unusual liver-related side effects.The medicinal regulatory authority launched a ... Read More

New Study Links Low Vitamin D Levels To Language Impairment In Children

Published By Lynn On Thursday, February 16th 2012. Under Health Tags: Asthma, Health, neurodevelopment, Pediatrics, pregnancy, University of Western Australia, Vitamin D

A new study by Australian researchers found that pregnant mothers who had low vitamin D levels are more likely to have a child with language problems than other moms, while, they cautioned that their study does not show that low vitamin D is to blame for later problems.The new study ... Read More