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Acne Drug Accutane Ups Cholesterol
In a study involving almost 14,000, mostly young patients taking the drug, elevations in blood cholesterol, triglycerides (a blood fat), and a blood liver function test were more common than have been previously reported. Blood levels returned to normal or to pretreatment levels in the vast majority of patients in the months after they stopped taking Accutane, however. Researchers say this finding is reassuring, but they add that patients should be followed longer to see if there are long-term implications for cardiovascular and liver disease risk. "We do want to know if there are long-term consequences, but that was not a part of this research," researcher Michele Manos, PhD, MPH, tells WebMD. Tighter Controls on Drug First approved in 1982 for the treatment of severe disfiguring acne , Accutane use in women has long been linked to an increased risk of miscarriage and birth defects.
MiR-373 Could Be Indicator Of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Wistar Institute Vaccine Center scientists are creating new vaccines against pandemic influenza, HIV, and other diseases threatening global health. The Institute works actively to transfer its inventions to the commercial sector to ensure that research advances move from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible. The Wistar Institute: Today's Discoveries - Tomorrow's Cures. On the web at http://www.wistar.org/.
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Josh Groban's 'Noel' Stands To Mary J. Blige's Bow
Now married and drug-free, hers is a rags-to-riches story, and as a song on the album expresses, she's still a "Work in Progress." Blige has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and was recently featured on CNN's Heroes Awards. There's not much more for the Queen to conquer, but the star is still moving up, having invested in a beauty products company, Carol's Daughter, and owning her own label, Matriarch Records, distributed by Geffen Records. .
Solidarity rises above a whisker in writers strike
Regular readers of my column might know that I'm a fan of the beard. A beard booster, some might say. To me, a beard carries with it a certain degree of dignity, or a noble grace and confidence. Grow you a beard, and you are telling the world that you don't care about social graces; scruffy is how you are, and scruffy is how you will stay.A man's beard can mean any number of things about him.1. His face easily gets cold, and this bothers him.2. His razor is broken and in the shop.3. He's secretly the Cookie Monster.4. His home looks more like a cave.5. He's a Hollywood writer, on strike.Yes, the Hollywood writers strike is in its third month, and the situation looks grayer and more desolate every day. Most television shows are using up their last episodes taped before the strike shut down production.
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