Diabetes Seems to Up Risks for Lung Disease Patients (HealthDay)

Friday, June 25th, 2010

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes who are hospitalized for sudden worsening of symptoms of the common lung disease known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have longer hospital stays and are more likely to die than COPD patients without diabetes, a new study has ...

Experts: CT scans pose risks, need more regulation (AP)

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

AP - From long-term cancer risks to radiation overdose mistakes, CT scans pose a growing danger to the American public and need more regulation to improve their safety, imaging experts write in a leading medical journal. Find more info about Experts: CT scans pose risks, need more regulation (AP) photos ...

Glaxo’s Avandia increases heart risks: U.S. reviewer (Reuters)

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Reuters - An analysis by U.S. government scientists found GlaxoSmithKline Plc's controversial diabetes drug Avandia increased heart risks and deaths compared to a rival pill, according to an email from a Food and Drug Administration reviewer who worked on the study. Find more info about Glaxo's Avandia increases heart risks: ...

Adobe Warns of Critical Risks for Flash & Acrobat (NewsFactor)

Monday, June 7th, 2010

NewsFactor - Adobe has issued a "critical" alert that zero-day attacks are being launched on a security vulnerability in its Flash Player, PDF Reader, and Acrobat products. The alert applies to Flash Player 10.0.45.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris operating systems, as well as the authplay.dll ...