Health Headlines:

Lost in Transmission--Key Facts Not Found in PDR
Critical details about drug safety and effectiveness are often missing from the official prescribing information. That's the conclusion of two Dartmouth researchers writing in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Lisa Schwartz and Dr. Steve Woloshin scoured clinical trial...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/10/29/lost-in-transmission--key-facts-not-found-in-pdr/

Side Effect Information Missing

French researchers have independently observed that studies published in prestigious journals often don't tell enough about adverse drug effects. They reviewed over 100 reports of randomized controlled drug trials and discovered that one quarter of the articles left out severe...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/10/29/side-effect-information-missing/

Metabolic Effects of Anti-Psychotic Medicines in Adolescents

When a new generation of anti-psychotic medications was introduced more than a decade ago physicians hoped these drugs represented a better way to treat mental illness. The expectation was that drugs such as Risperdal, Zyprexa, Abilify and Seroquel would be...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/10/29/metabolic-effects-of-anti-psychotic-medicines-in-adolescents/

HDL Cholesterol Lowers Risk of Heart Disease

For decades people have been told that it is critical to get their cholesterol levels down, especially bad LDL cholesterol. But there is growing recognition that good HDL cholesterol may be nearly as important. A new study in the Archives...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/10/29/hdl-cholesterol-lowers-risk-of-heart-disease/

Treating Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency is common, but new research shows that it can be treated easily and cheaply. Scientists in Boston report that they used 50,000 IU of vitamin D2 once a week to treat vitamin D deficiency in 86 patients....
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/10/29/treating-vitamin-d-deficiency/