Heart disease
WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2006 (ENS) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear W.R. Grace & Co.’s appeal of a lower court ruling ordering the company to pay $54.5 million for asbestos cleanup in Libby, Montana.
J&J campaigns for coverage of obesity surgery
The new head of Johnson & Johnson’s surgical-device unit is campaigning to convince employers to cover an increasingly popular but pricey surgery for obesity.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Slow Cognitive Decline In Some Patients With Very Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
Omega-3 fatty acid supplements may slow cognitive decline in some patients with very mild Alzheimer’s disease, but do not appear to affect those with more advanced cases, according to results of a clinical trial published in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
TV ads shove drugs down our throats
A weight-loss medication has won the right to be named on TV, writes Ruth Pollard. -
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