The results of a double-blind, controlled clinical trial the gold standard in medical testing bring welcome news to patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), meaning those with acute angina or heart attack.
The FDA has just rejected two petitions to ban a long list of antibiotics used in food animal production. The petitions, which date from 1995 and 2005, were filed by a number of consumer and sustainable agriculture advocates who are concerned that the use of these antibiotics in livestock to promote growth and prevent disease contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a psychotherapeutic approach used to modify problematic behaviors, is recognized as a viable means of encouraging weight loss in obese and overweight patients.
More than two-thirds of American smokers want to quit, but only a fraction actually do, underscoring a need for more services, messages, and access to medications to help them kick the habit, writes Betsy McKay of The Wall Street Journal. McKay s brief article recaps this week s report by the Centers for Disease
In a new blog post for Medical Progress Today, ACSH's Dr. Josh Bloom takes a humorous look at a serious subject: How the FDA is making it impossible for companies to develop new and much needed antibiotics. His piece, "Where is Mel Blanc When You Need Him?" can be found here.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting about one in 110 U.S. children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though the disorder itself is well characterized, its cause has eluded researchers for decades.
In a recent op-ed for InvestorPlace, journalist Jonathan Berr outlines the various reasons why taxes on soda, high-fat foods, and candy which have already been proposed by several states won t solve the obesity epidemic. These taxes, he writes, try to reduce a complicated issue like obesity to a simple exercise of picking good foods and avoiding bad foods. ACSH s Dr.
We ve said it before, but now we ll say it again: Reducing your sodium intake may not only do you no good in fact, it may actually cause harm. According to a new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension, low salt intake may increase a person's levels of triglycerides, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk factors.
After a recent study looked at patients who had already suffered a mini-stroke due to a blocked neck artery, researchers found that drug treatment was as effective and less risky in the prevention of future stroke, compared to bypass surgery for the blocked artery. These findings will most likely put a halt to most surgical intervention for stroke.
I've seen some odd things in my career, but a November 7 report in Drug Industry Daily may be one of the craziest. Maybe "Looney Tunes" crazy.
The article reports on discussions being held between the FDA and representatives of PhRMA concerning the development and launching of badly needed new antibiotics to combat bacterial pneumonia.
