Artificial Sweeteners May Cause Dangerous Changes in Gut Bacteria
Researchers Found That Ingesting Artificial Sweeteners Lead To Obesity. A team of Israeli researchers has found evidence that suggests that ingesting artificial sweeteners might lead to obesity and related ailments such as diabetes. Artificial sweeteners appear to change the intestinal bacteria that direct metabolism. The Israeli … [Read more...]
Vioxx Scandal Didn’t Lead To Changes At FDA
Vioxx Scandal Hasn't Brought Much Change At FDA. The Vioxx scandal, and the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) role in it, has not brought about much change at the agency, according to a new government report. Vioxx was approved for use in 1999, and quickly became a bestseller for Merck, with annual sales of $2.5 billion; … [Read more...]
NEJM Changes Disclosure Policy
Allegations Caused the NEJM to Change its Policies Regarding Disclosures. Conflict-of-interest allegations have caused the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) to change its policies regarding such disclosures said KaiserNetwork.org, citing a New York Times piece. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education … [Read more...]
Reports of Liver Failure, Deaths Lead to EXJADE Label Changes
EXJADE Reports of Liver Failure. EXJADE has been linked to liver failure and deaths in some patients, prompting its manufacturer to add new warnings to its label. EXJADE, which is known generically as deferasirox, is made by Novartis and is used in the treatment of chronic iron overload caused by blood transfusions for the treatment … [Read more...]
Safety Changes For Rail Company
Rail Company Agreed To Make Changes To Its Safety Measures. The largest freight railroad in the Northeast has agreed to make changes to its safety measures at hundreds of street crossings in New York state. Under a $1.5 million agreement announced this morning by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, CSX will change the way it … [Read more...]
Changes in Marketing Ephedra
Changes In Marketing Ephedra. A new study calls for changes in the way the popular weight-loss dietary supplement ephedra is marketed. Researchers found some Web sites advertising dietary products and herbal supplements did not disclose potential adverse effects and made misleading statements about ‘ephedra’. The study … [Read more...]
Settlement Adds Momentum To Changes In Stock Analysis
Stock Analysis Inflated Stock Ratings. Friday's landmark settlement between major investment banks and securities regulators over inflated stock ratings could help investors get better stock-picking advice in the future. But even before the settlement which fined Wall Street firms about $1.4 billion in connection with misleading … [Read more...]
