Morning News Run
May 31, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Maker defends diabetes drug; Others call for FDA warning - Newsday
As GlaxoSmithKline’s medical director defended the embattled diabetes drug Avandia Wednesday, a leading consumer advocate reiterated his stance that the drug is inherently unsafe. Dr. Ronald Krall, medical director of the pharmaceutical giant, posted a letter in the online version of The Lancet medical journal saying data from long-term, large-scale clinical trials has shown Avandia to be safe.
Man Eluded Attempts to Control Deadly TB Strain - NPR (Audio & Copy)
An American man with a highly dangerous form of tuberculosis is under guard in an Atlanta hospital while health officials in many countries try to track down people he may have exposed to the disease on his way to Europe and back.
Women warned on iron ‘overdose’ - BBC
Healthy pregnant women who take iron supplements may increase blood pressure risks, a study claims.
Molecular Motors May Speed Nutrient Processing - Science Daily
Intestinal microvilli, finger-like protrusions on the cell surface, are packed with the motor protein myosin-1a. This myosin was thought to serve a purely structural role, but now Vanderbilt cell…
China scientists shed new light on male infertility - Reuters
Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained cases of male infertility.
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