Month: June 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Carolyn McCarthy, a gun control advocate elected to Congress after her husband was killed in a mass shooting, said on Monday she has lung cancer. “I look forward to a successful treatment and returning to continue the mission that I’ve started as a member of Congress,” the 69-year-old New York Democrat said in a statement. McCarthy was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, three years after her husband was killed in a shooting spree on a Long Island, New York, commuter train. …

Researchers sounded  an alarm today on ads touting the wonders of testosterone treatments. Testosterone is billed by some as a virtual fountain of youth — a miracle drug for middle-aged men looking for a boost from the boardroom to the bedroom. Testosterone: Frequently Asked Questions…        

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday setting out how the federal government should track prescription drugs moving through the distribution chain. The Republican-controlled House passed the measure easily, by voice vote. Some Democrats have opposed the bill for not going far enough to ensure safety. The legislation, often known as “track and trace,” was aimed at enhancing supply chain security for patients, including protection against counterfeit or stolen drugs. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former blockbuster diabetes pill that was subjected to major safety restrictions in 2010 may be less risky than once thought, according to the latest analysis of the much-debated GlaxoSmithKline drug Avandia.

ATLANTA (AP) — Doctors have known for some time that a sexually spread virus can cause some types of oral cancer. But actor Michael Douglas' comments on his own throat cancer in a newspaper story Monday threw a spotlight on a subject not often discussed.