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Monday, April 04, 2005
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GOOD NEWS FOR PEANUT LOVERS - SNACK TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT.
Peanuts, a dietary outcast during the fat-phobic 1990s, have made a comeback, with consumption soaring to its highest level in nearly two decades and more doctors recommending nuts as part of a heart-healthy diet.
Even the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a qualified health claim for peanuts and some tree nuts. Producers can say they may reduce their risk of heart disease by eating 1½ ounces daily.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/03/health/main685170.shtml
11:39:12 PM
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MORE EVIDENCE THAT IT'S DANGEROUS TO TRY 'NEW' DRUGS.. Medicines Co. halts drug trial over irregular heartbeat risk
PARSIPPANY - Medicines Co. suspended enrollment in a trial of its Clevelox drug after patients who were given the medicine to lower blood pressure during cardiac surgery had a higher risk of irregular heartbeat. Clevelox was linked to atrial fibrillation, a form of irregular heartbeat that generally occurs in a third of patients on the second or third day after heart surgery, the Parsippany-based company said Monday. The study was designed to see whether Clevelox lowered complications such as kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and deaths compared with three other heart drugs
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyOSZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NjY3MjA5OSZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTI=
11:28:46 PM
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