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Statin drugs may leave users — especially women — feeling drained and tired on exertion, a clinical trial suggested. Combined scores for change in energy and exertional fatigue worsened after starting a statin compared with placebo (P=0.005). For women, scores suggested that as many as 40% felt more tired and …

FDA Wants More Info on New Pen Delivery for Amylin’s Bydureon Amylin said it will comply with the FDA’s request for “incremental device-related data” and hopes to have the pen-delivery formulation of Bydureon on the market by 2013. 

Four basic tastes were thought to exist (sweet, sour, salty and bitter) and in 2002, receptors were confirmed for “umami” (first proposed by a Japanese chemist in 1908 and described as meatiness or savoriness) which was accepted as a fifth. But could fat be a sixth taste? Studies are increasingly …

Physical activity seems a nearly sure way to prevent obesity in white adolescent girls, but does not have the same effect on African American girls, researchers say. In a dispiriting finding for African American girls and women, a new study finds that while engaging in high levels of physical activity …

There won’t be any more candy, sugary cereal or fast food on TV with the morning cartoons. The Walt Disney Co. became the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its television channels, radio stations, and websites, hoping to stop kids from eating badly by taking …

Berries such as blueberries and strawberries are high in anthocyanidins, a type of flavonoid antioxidant, which has been shown in previous studies to improve cognition. Analyzed data collected in the Nurses’ Health Study found that women who consumed 2 or more servings of strawberries and blueberries each week experienced a …

New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts. The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy …

The results, based on more than 80,000 women followed for more than a decade, suggest that adding water to the sugary beverages a person drinks throughout the day won’t make a difference, but replacing sweet drinks with water could help stave off the metabolic disorder. The amount of water women …

Janssen Submits NDA for Canagliflozin  Janssen Research & Development, LLC has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA seeking approval for the use of canagliflozin, an investigational, oral, once-daily, selective sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

More than 7,500 physicians and clinicians are involved in a spirited debate over the sensibility of legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. Eleven percent of survey participants said they support legalization without reservation and 44% are supportive with reservations; 15% are outright opposed to legalization. While there is sentiment among participating …