November 20, 2014 FDA Warns of Liver Risk With Alli, Xenical Diet Drugs Weight-loss drugs from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Roche Holding AG will carry new warnings about rare reports of liver injury, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
November 20, 2014 Study: Brain Energy Crisis May Spark Parkinson's Parkinson's disease may stem from an energy crisis in the brain, years before symptoms appear. If the research pans out, it points to a possible new approach for Parkinson's: Giving a boost to a key power switch inside brain cells in hopes of slowing the disease's inevitable march instead of just treating symptoms
November 20, 2014 Scientist Unlocks Secret to Growing New Bones The secret to growing new bone and switching off the devastating effects of osteoporosis and arthritis may have been unlocked by a Australian scientist
November 20, 2014 Woman,35, With Rare Condition Collapses From Laughing A 35-year-old U.K. woman suffers from a rare neurological condition, which causes her to collapse and lose control of her body
November 20, 2014 Gaining Weight? Stress May Not Be Main Culprit Stressed and gaining weight? The stress – and the exercise-slacking or chocolate-munching it breeds – may actually not be the main culprit
November 20, 2014 Study Backs Tamiflu as First Option in Flu Tamiflu relieves flu symptoms more effectively than a combination of it and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza, and should be first choice for flu patients, scientists said
November 20, 2014 Study: Diabetes Drugs May Help Control Lung Cancer Commonly used diabetes drugs such as metformin may help control lung cancer, and may help prevent it, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday
November 20, 2014 MD Group Says Specialist Should Review Concussions Athletes of all ages who are suspected of suffering a concussion should be evaluated by a specialist before they return to sports, a major doctors group said Monday in the latest sign of concern over potential lasting damage from head injuries
November 20, 2014 Checklists Cut Surgery Deaths in Half, Study Finds Using an exhaustive hospital checklist prevents errors and cuts the risk of death nearly in half for patients who come in for surgery
November 20, 2014 New Arthritis Drug Succeeds in Late Stage Trial A closely watched experimental drug for rheumatoid arthritis being developed by Pfizer Inc significantly reduced symptoms and improved physical function, according to data from a late-stage clinical trial
