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3/9/2011
Regular use of the pain reliever Ibuprofen could dramatically reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. That's according to a new study out of Harvard University. Researchers found that people who take Ibuprofen regularly are 38% less likely to develop crippling neurological condition. For the study, regular use consituted two or more times per week. The researchers warn that further studies need to be conducted. The sudy appears in the journal "Neurology."
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3/9/2011
The FDA has a warning for pregnant women. The agency says moms-to-be who take the JOhnson & Johnson epilepsy and migraine drug Topamax are 20 times more likely to have babies with cleft lips or cleft palates. The finding is based on data from the North American Antieplipetic Drug Pregnancy Registry. The FDA is now urging doctors to use exterme caution when prescribing any women of childbearing age Topamax or its generic counterpart. Johnson & Johnson already includes a warning label about using Topamax while pregant, but is says it will work closely with regulators to further clarify proper use.
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3/9/2011
A Los Angeles company is recalling hazelnuts due to possible E. coli contamination. The affected nuts were sold under the brand names Sunripe, George Packing, Firestone Farms, and Northwest Hazelnut. They were sold nationally from November 2nd to December 22nd last year. The nuts, distributed by DeFranco & Sons have been linked to more than half a dozen illnesses in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
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3/9/2011
The FDA has put companies that make, market or distribute unapproved prescription cold medications on notice. These products can't be legally sold in the US. The FDA says it doesn't know what's in these cough, cold, and allergy products, and they could be dangerous.
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3/9/2011
A new study says some inexpensive jewelry may release high levels of a toxic metal affecting children. The research says young children may be exposed to as much as 100 times the recommended maximum exposure limit for the toxic metal cadmium simply by putting jewelry containing the metal into their mouths. Cadmium can cause kidney, bone, lung, and liver disease and is known to accumulate in the body. Most human exposure comes from food or tobacco grown with cadmium-rich phosphate fertilizer, although some jewelry, especially items made in China, contain the element.
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3/2/2011
New information is out on the link between secondhand smoke and the disease. A study of Mexican women found those exposed to secondhand smoke were three times more likely to develop breast cancer than their counterparts who were not exposed. Researchers say the increased risk of breast cancer for women around secondhand smoke existed regardless of their menopausal status. The new research also discovered a new twist to the increased risk already connected to the disease for women who smoke. Researchers found the risk was only significant when women started lighting up between puberty and the birth of their first child.
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3/2/2011
The case for vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus, or HPV, is gaining strength. Researchers in the US say half of all men may be infected with HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women around the world, and other cancers. Anna Giuliano of the H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida and colleagues studied infection rates among more than a thousand men aged 18 to 70 in the US, Mexico, and Brazil. The determined that the rate at which men acquire new HPV infections is similar to women. The study appears online in the journal Lancet.
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3/2/2011
Most Americans may not be getting enough Vitamin D to cut their risks of major diseases. That's according to a new study out of San Diego. Researchers at the University of California suggest that adults need 4,000 to 8,000 IU of vitamin D daily in order to cut their risks of many diseases in half. That includes breast cancer, colon cancer, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes. These new levels are far higher that the current recommended daily intake. The Institute of Medicine recommends at least 600 IU. The researchers add only about 10% of Americans are currently getting enough vitamin D.
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