YOUR HEALTH

3-23-09

(UPDATE) FDA expanded its nationwide alert to consumers about tainted weight loss products containing undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients. The FDA has identified additional weight loss products (Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic, and Xsvelten) and new undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients (fenproporex, fluoxetine, furosemide, and cetilistat). The current list now includes 72 products.

Read the MedWatch safety summary, including an updated link to the FDA News Release, at:

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2008/safety08.htm#Weight

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March 12, 2009
Framingham Heart Study Launches New Project to Develop Blood Tests for Heart Disease
The landmark study is launching a major initiative to discover risk factors and markers that could lead to new blood tests to identify individuals at high risk of heart disease and stroke. Dep't. HHS...

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Información en español (Spanish) for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

La Enfermedad de Reflujo Gastroesofágico
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Escogiendo Medicamentos Para el Dolor por Osteoartritis
Choosing Pain Medicine For Osteoarthritis

Pastillas para la diabetes tipo 2: Guía para adultos
Pills for Type 2 Diabetes: A Guide for Adults

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) · 540 Gaither Road · Rockville MD 20850 · 301-427-1364
3-13-09

A new press release has been posted: Task Force recomienda la aspirina para prevenir los padecimientos cardiovasculares cuando los beneficios sean mayores que los riesgos (Task Force Recommends Using Aspirin To Prevent Cardiovascular Disease When the Benefits Outweigh the Harms)
3-19-09

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