 TIME | Prostate Cancer Screening: Men Should Forgo PSA Testing, Panel Advises TIME A government panel finds that there is little evidence that a common prostate-cancer screening test saves men's lives, while raising the risk of unnecessary harms. By Alice Park | @aliceparkny | May 22, 2012 | + Men should not get routinely screened ... PSA debate: "Some people are going to get killed" Prostate-Cancer Screening Isn't Worth Risks, US Panel Advises Men Can Still Ask for PSA Test, and Some Should, Doctors Say |
 ABC News | New Flesh-Eating Victim Down Hall From Aimee... ABC News A Georgia landscaper is battling flesh-eating disease at the same Augusta hospital as Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old student who lost her leg to the deadly infection. Robert Vaughn, 32, contracted necrotizing fasciitis after cutting on his groin while ... woman with flesh-eating disease breathing again Father: 'I have never seen such a strong display of courage' 3 cases of flesh eating bacteria in Southeast |
FDA Reviewer Recommends Against Approval Of Pfizer Drug Wall Street Journal By Jennifer Corbett Dooren Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A Food and Drug Administration medical reviewer recommended the agency not approve a drug developed by a Pfizer Inc. (PFE) subsidiary to treat a rare genetic disorder that ... In rare slap, FDA review rips up Pfizer's case for tafamidis FDA staff shoots down Pfizer rare disease drug US FDA staff shoot down Pfizer rare disease drug |
 CBS News | Study: Most injury-related deaths in US occur in New Mexico CBS News (CBS News) New Mexico residents, be warned: New statistics show that the state has the highest rate of injury-related deaths in the country at 97.8 fatalities per 100000 people. A new report by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson ... 10 steps states can take to avoid injuries New York, California Lead States in Injury Prevention US States With Most, Least Deaths From Injuries |
 Globe and Mail | Health Highlights: May 22, 2012 U.S. News & World Report Efforts to fight malaria are being seriously undermined by fake or bad quality drugs, according to a study. It found that more than one-third of malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either ... Counterfeit drugs threaten strides against malaria Malaria: Fake and Substandard Drugs Grow as Threat to Fight Disease Third of malaria drugs 'are fake' |
 CBS News | POM Wonderful deceptively advertised health claims in juice ads, judge rules CBS News (CBS/AP) A federal administrative judge ruled Monday that POM Wonderful deceptively advertised its pomegranate products when the company said the juices could treat, prevent or reduce the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction. Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, FTC judge rules Court Affirms POM's Right to Inform Their Consumers of Products' Health Benefits Feds Rule Pomegranate Juice Claims Are Deceptive |
 Daily Mail | Fear of spiders? You can escape that web Chicago Sun-Times For people with arachnophobia, holding a huge, hairy tarantula in their bare hand can help, a Northwestern University study has found. A single brief therapy session involving holding or petting a tarantula changed the brain's fear response in adults ... Spider-Phobes May Get Quick Relief Spider Phobia Cured with 2-Hour Therapy Spider Phobia: Brain Scan Shows Cure in 1 Session |
 BBC News | Cheap amoebic dysentery drug 'promising' BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US. They were testing old drugs to see if any killed the dysentery bug. Inexpensive arthritis drug may treat dysentery, giardiasis Cheap arthritis drug effective against killer amoebic parasites that infect 50 ... Arthritis drug may cure dysentery |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold' Telegraph.co.uk Being a heavy snorer can increase one's risk of cancer five-fold, according to research. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent Snoring and other types of 'sleep disordered breathing', as it is known, can deprive the body of enough oxygen for hours at ... Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk Study Links Sleep Apnea With Cancer Sleep apnea can raise risk of cancer, studies indicate |
Eli Lilly's diabetes drug meets mid-stage trial goal Reuters (Reuters) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co's experimental drug to treat type 2 diabetes met the main goal of a mid-stage trial to test its effect on blood pressure and heart rate. The results of the study showed that the effect of Lilly's drug, dulaglutide ... Lilly posts clean safety data on PhIII diabetes blockbuster hopeful Eli Lilly: Diabetes Drug Meets Cardiovascular Goals Eli Lilly Says Dulaglutide Meets Primary Endpoint - Quick Facts |