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Metformin vs. Sulfonylureas for Diabetes Researchers report that diabetes patients who used sulfonylureas had a higher risk of death from all causes and a higher risk of heart failure than diabetes patients who used the most widely prescribed diabetes drug — metformin.

CDC: Few Serious Reactions After Swine Flu Vaccine Serious reactions after receiving the H1N1 swine flu vaccine are rare and not significantly higher than those seen from the seasonal flu vaccine, according to a briefing at the CDC today.

Is Your Home’s Air Unhealthy? Try Plants Everyone should have at least a few plants in their homes because they help remove common airborne contaminants that can be harmful, new research suggests.

Marijuana Eases Spasticity in MS Patients Marijuana extracts may reduce spasticity symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis, a new study shows.

Post-Op Blood Clot Risk High The risk of getting a potentially deadly blood clot after surgery is even higher than experts believed — and it persists longer than they thought, according to a new study that evaluated nearly a million women in the U.K.

Chicken pox vaccine also reduces risk of herpes zoster in children Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chicken pox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal.

97 new drugs and vaccines in development for HIV/AIDS treatment, finds report Chemistry World recently highlighted a new report published by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) that identifies 97 new drugs and vaccines in development for HIV/AIDS and related conditions.

RetireSafe calls for the Senate to oppose the Dorgan Importation plan Today, the senior advocacy group RetireSafe urged the Senate to defeat the Dorgan Importation plan encompassed in SA 2793. RetireSafe President Thair Phillips said, “Senator Dorgan’s importation amendment is poised to open our borders, allowing our safe, closed drug system to be breached, and [...]

Patients new to chronic disease medication face risk of medication discontinuation, finds study In a new study published online today by Clinical Therapeutics, researchers from Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, found that patients new to chronic disease medication face the greatest risk of medication discontinuation during the first 30 days of treatment—with rates of [...]

Statins may protect against GVHD complications Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are among the most prescribed medicines in the U.S. Now a new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center indicates that statins may protect stem cell transplant patients from one of the most serious complications of the life-saving cancer therapy: graft-versus-host disease, [...]