Contact: Dawn Peters medicalnews@wiley.com 781-388-8408 Wiley-Blackwell Study finds caffeine in sources other than coffee does not have similar effect Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) determined that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus… Read More ›
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Drinking coffee slows progression of liver disease in chronic hepatitis C sufferers
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Dawn Peters medicalnews@wiley.com 781-388-8408 Wiley-Blackwell Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than… Read More ›
Medications that block folic acid are associated with increased birth abnormalities
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Beal medicalnews@wiley.com 44-124-377-0633 Wiley-Blackwell Don’t block folic acid in early pregnancy Using medication that reduces or blocks the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy (weeks 1-12), increases the risk… Read More ›
New infant formula safety advice could prevent infant suffering
2009 release posted for filing Contact: Lucy Collister lcollister@wiley.com 44-01-865-476-241 Wiley-Blackwell Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology Wheat-based infant follow-on formulas are better reconstituted with fruit juice and should be stored in the fridge at 4°C to prevent growth of… Read More ›
Mineral oil contamination in humans: White Paraffins Oils and aromatic components
Contact: Rabea Kapschak rkapschak@wiley.com 49-062-016-06533 Wiley-Blackwell Mineral oil contamination in humans: A health problem From a quantitative standpoint, mineral oil is probably the largest contaminant of our body. That this contaminant can be tolerated without health concerns in humans has… Read More ›
Pregnancy study finds strong association between two antidepressants and heart anomalies
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Annette Whibley wizard.media@virgin.net Wiley-Blackwell Three-country study looks at fluoxetine and paroxetine Women who took the antidepressant fluoxetine during the first three months of pregnancy gave birth to four times as many babies with heart… Read More ›
Mandatory HPV vaccination is unwarranted and unwise
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Amy Molnar journalnews@bos.blackwellpublishing.net 201-748-8844 Wiley-Blackwell Article explores how mandate does not represent public health necessity Washington, D.C. – November 12, 2008 – The HPV vaccine, sold as Gardasil in the U.S., is intended to… Read More ›
St. John’s wort relieves symptoms of major depression: 29 trials 5,489 patients
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Beal wbnewseurope@wiley.com 44-012-437-70633 Wiley-Blackwell New research provides support for the use of St. John’s wort extracts in treating major depression. A Cochrane Systematic Review backs up previous research that showed the plant extract… Read More ›
Lipitor drug mismarketed to women
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Amy Molnar journalnews@bos.blackwellpublishing.com 201-748-8844 Wiley-Blackwell Ithaca, N.Y. – September 17, 2008 – Lipitor has been the top-selling drug in the world and has accounted for over $12 billion in annual sales. It has been… Read More ›
89 percent of children’s food products provide poor nutritional quality
Re-Post 2008 Contact: Annette Whibley wizard.media@virgin.net Wiley-Blackwell But 62 percent of them still make health claims on the packaging Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content – because of high levels… Read More ›
Treatment with NAC is associated with better outcomes for children with liver failure
Contact: Amy Molnar amolnar@wiley.com Wiley-Blackwell Questions remain on NACs true utility for this condition A new retrospective study on the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on children with acute liver failure not caused by acetaminophen poisoning has found that the treatment… Read More ›
Fake drug sales are increasing on the Internet and turning up in legitimate supply chains
Major review contains wealth of international facts and figures Criminal gangs are increasingly using the internet to market life-threatening counterfeit medicines and some have even turned up in legitimate outlets such as pharmacies, according to a review led by Dr… Read More ›
