Medical Headlines - December 7, 2006

Drug-Coated Stents Don't Boost Death Risk, US Advisers Say
Washington Post 
By Amanda Gardner. THURSDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said Thursday that drug-coated stents -- tiny mesh tubes used to prop open blocked arteries that ...


Trans fat banned in New Yorkers' attack on porkers
Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 6, 2006
H Kenneth Woods, chef and owner of Sylvia's restaurant, cooks southern fried chicken using a soy bean oil that doesn't contain trans fats in New York's Harlem neighbourhood.


After 21 years, scientists say: mobiles don't cause cancer
Times Online - Dec 5, 2006
Mobile phones have no effect at all on the risk of cancer, the largest and longest-running investigation yet conducted has found. A study that has followed 420,000 mobile phone users in Denmark, for up to ...


Teen girls should scale back their weigh-ins
MSNBC - 6 hours ago
Dec. 4: The hamburger giant is offering advice and exercise gear, but is the new move legitimate or just for publicity. "One the Money's" Larry Kudlow speaks with two experts.


Smokers risk osteoarthritis: study
CBC British Columbia 
Men who smoke have a higher risk of arthritis in the knee, showing faster loss of cartilage than non-smokers, a new study suggests.


Medicare Issues Getting Much Attention in Closing Days of Congress
SeniorJournal.com - Dec 6, 2006
December 6, 2006 - The final days of this Congress are seeing considerable focus on Medicare issues. A group of senators have asked Health & Human Services to make diabetes screening and prevention a "top priority" for Medicare.