Health News

Study: Bone drug helps chemo fight breast cancer (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:51 PM CST

AP - New research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer. Women who were given the drug, Zometa, as part of their initial treatment had greater tumor shrinkage and were less likely to need radical surgery, according to a preliminary study reported Thursday at a cancer conference in Texas.

Lancet: Dozens of nations inflated vaccine numbers (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 06:01 PM CST

AP - Dozens of developing countries exaggerated figures on how many children were vaccinated against deadly diseases, which allowed them to get more money from U.N.-sponsored programs, a new study said Friday.

FDA advisers: restrict some asthma drugs (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:51 PM CST

AP - Government health advisers recommended restrictions Thursday on some long-acting asthma drugs, although not Advair, a top-selling medication.

FDA puts black box warning on bowel-clearing drugs (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:09 PM CST

AP - Federal health officials said Thursday they will add the sternest safety warnings available to drugs used before colonoscopies, following reports of kidney damage in several patients.

Daschle wants to reform health care from roots up (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 10:28 AM CST

AP - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle says he's looking to implement health care reform from the "grass roots up."