News tagged with medicinal foods


Voluntary reduction has failed as processed and fast food salt levels remain high as ever

The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and physicians continue to document that some patients experience fuzzy thinking and memory loss while taking statins, a class of global top-selling cholesterol-lowering ...

Medical research created May 10, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

FDA approves once-a-day inhaler from Glaxo

The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a new once-a-day inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline for patients with chronic lung disease.

Medications created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nutritional quality at fast-food restaurants still needs improvement, study reports

More than 25 percent of American adults chow down on fast food two or more times each week. Known for menu items containing high amounts of fat, sugar, and salt, fast-food restaurants have contributed to America's poor diets ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer studies often lack necessary rigor to answer key questions

Fueled in part by an inclination to speed new treatments to patients, research studies for cancer therapies tend to be smaller and less robust than for other diseases.

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ingredient in new MS drug linked to serious brain disease

(HealthDay)—The active ingredient in a drug that's expected to become a popular treatment for multiple sclerosis has been linked to four European cases of a rare but sometimes fatal brain disease called ...

Medications created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA device will screen for fake medicines overseas

U.S. health officials are making a high-tech screening device available to African authorities to help spot counterfeit malaria pills in hopes that the technology may eventually be used to combat the fake drug trade worldwide.

Medications created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

40 percent of parents give young kids cough/cold medicine that they shouldn't

Children can get five to 10 colds each year, so it's not surprising that adults often turn to over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to relieve their little ones' symptoms. But a new University of Michigan poll shows that ...

Pediatrics created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US panel backs inhaler drug for lung disease

A panel of U.S. respiratory experts voted Wednesday in favor of approving an experimental inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance for treating chronic lung disease.

Medications created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is your migraine preventive treatment balanced between drugs' benefits and harms?

Migraine headaches are a major cause of ill health and a reduced quality of life. Some individuals suffer from a frequent and severe migraine problem which means that they require regular medication to try and prevent them. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors not informed of harmful effects of medicines during sales visits

The majority of family doctors receive little or no information about harmful effects of medicines when visited by drug company representatives, according to an international study involving Canadian, U.S. ...

Medications created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists tie dietary influences to changes in gene expression and physiology

Sometimes you just can't resist a tiny piece of chocolate cake. Even the most health-conscious eaters find themselves indulging in junk foods from time to time. New research by scientists at the University of Massachusetts ...

Medical research created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthroughs in diabetes treatment: Better outcomes, lower cost

(Medical Xpress)—When Jeffrey Katula and his research colleagues set out to determine if they could help prevent patients from developing diabetes using group-based problem solving, he didn't expect such ...

Diabetes created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

FDA wants to relax approval process for Alzheimer's drugs

(HealthDay)—In an effort to quickly develop drugs that could prevent or slow Alzheimer's, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it plans to relax the approval process for experimental medications for ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rules must evolve to allow new drugs for early Alzheimer's

(HealthDay)—Given the shift in the focus of drug development for Alzheimer's disease toward earlier disease stages, before the onset of dementia, regulatory guidelines need to evolve, according to a perspective ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0