A happy marriage could signal a healthy heart a new study has found.

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“Of Microbes and Men” by William Marshall, Ph.D.
Book Reviewed by Jeanne Klier Storch
While as undergraduates at the University of Illinois, my friend, Bonnie, and I worked at a campus bookstore to help offset the cost of our text books.  One day, a tall handsome grad student placed his books on the counter for checkout.  Neither Bonnie [...]

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What is the public’s right to know of the state of health of a presidential candidate?

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A press release crossed my desk today from Pfizer.  It immediately struck me as a mea culpa.
The company announced that it was ‘voluntarily’ withdrawing Lipitor advertising and promotion featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik, the inventor of the artifical heart, and “committing to ensuring greater clarity in the roles and responsibilities of its spokespeople in its consumer advertising [...]

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Protective power: Statins can be good for the heart
Two interesting medical developments came across my desk this week, one indicating that those taking statins to lower cholesterol might have a bonus effect — lowering the risk of atrial fibrillation.
The second development was you might pick up a urinary tract infection from your pet.

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An alert came across my desk today from the FDA alerting the public of systemic adverse reactions including respiratory compromise and death following the use of botulinum toxins types A and B for both FDA-approved and unapproved uses.
For those not making the connection, this is the drug called Botox used for cerebral palsy-associated limb spasticity and for [...]

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a nationwide recall of all lots of heparin and saline pre-filled flush syringes manufactured by AM2 PAT, Inc,. of Angier, N.C. Two lots have been found to be contaminated with Serratia marcescens, a bacterium that can cause serious injury or death.

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The FDA’s MedWatch, a safety information and adverse event warning system, today announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of Baxter Healthcare’s Heparin and issued a warning for Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal (Skin) Patch.

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