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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.
Tony's Not In Over His Head With Jessica
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo were back to the warm weather and beach wear this weekend, though the trip to Hawaii wasn't just vacation good times for the happy couple. Tony was in town to play in the Pro Bowl yesterday afternoon — rough life, right? It looks like Jess was happy to accompany her man on the "business trip." I gotta say that these two are totally growing on me. While in town for the game, Tony and his teammate Terrell Owens sat down to chat with a FOX sportswriter. Of course, Miss Simpson came up. Here's what the boys had to say: Marvez: Tony, how do you have to change your life now because of all the attention your relationship with Jessica is getting? Owens: "I think he's in way over his head." Romo: "(Smiling) Definitely not. I don't read the stuff like everyone else does, so it doesn't affect me.
U.S. Marine arrested over rape in Japan's Okinawa
A woman strolls an area where Tyrone Luther Hadnott, a 38-year-old marine of Camp Courtney in Okinawa, is believed to meet a Japanese schoolgirl, in Okinawa city, southern Japan, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Japanese police arrested the U.S. marine Monday for allegedly raping the 14-year-old Japanese girl, but the suspect denied he raped the teenager, police said. (Kyodo News/AP Photo) .
Diabetes 'next step' study open
Diabetes patients who are having trouble controlling their disease are being invited to take the "next step" in treatment through a new study at St. Louis University. The Diabetes Next Step research will test the effectiveness of adding bedtime insulin therapy to the patients' current treatment regimen. It will compare two different types of insulin when added to the oral drugs and exenatide that Type 2 diabetes patients are already taking. "The potential benefits to the patients are threefold," said Dr. Griffing, a professor of general internal medicine at the school. "First, there is a potential for improved blood sugar control. Second, patients will receive close medical monitoring by research-trained staff. Third, patients will receive research study drugs at no cost along with supplies, testing and medical care." The study is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 75 who is taking metformin and exenatide.
Causes of Rosacea No Longer a Mystery
Rosacea, a common inflammatory skin disease that causes facial redness, affects nearly 14 million Americans. There are well-known triggers can worsen rosacea condition: spicy foods, heat, alcohol, even embarrassment. But until now, no one could explain what caused rosacea. A team of researchers, led by Richard L. Gallo, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Dermatology section of the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, has determined that it is not one, but a combination of two abnormal factors, that result in rosacea. .
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