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FDA weighs lifting Avandia restrictions

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:58:08 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a new interpretation of the key study of Avandia's heart attack risks, which suggests the drug is as safe as older diabetes drugs.

What the human heart can do is amazing

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:31:45 GMT

Like most physicians, Dr. Roberto Bolli was taught that heart cells don't regenerate, and that any cells which die from loss of oxygen during a heart attack are lost forever. But the lesson never quite sunk in.

Study: how sharply should we cut salt?

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:23:58 GMT

Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium hidden inside processed foods and restaurant meals. But there's no good evidence that eating super-low levels offers benefits.

Keeping organs 'alive' outside the body

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:06:14 GMT

Placing healthy organs in the same container we use to keep soda cold at a picnic seems archaic. But until recently, it was the only option hospitals had. That changed with heart-in-a-box.