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July 30, 2010 headlines
Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.
For blood pressure, can you be fit but fat?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are.
What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia.
Little harm seen from painkiller shots for pro athletes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When professional athletes in sports like football and rugby are injured, they commonly get injections of pain-numbing anesthetics to help them stay in the game. Now a new study suggests that, while safety concerns remain, most athletes may not suffer any long-term harm from the practice.
Obese patients lose weight on experimental drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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