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Archive for September, 2007
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Fashion Diary : Still Too Thin, and Getting Younger
Why is a model’s meal of choice a cigarette? Unlike eating disorders, smoking never seems to cause a peep of concern.
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Skin Deep: Behind a Mysterious Balm, a Self-Made Pharaoh
LordPharaoh ImHotepAmonRa’s Egyptian Magic has become a glossy magazine darling, combining a rare mix of dark-horse cool and celebrity cachet.
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Artificial-Joint Makers Settle Kickback Case
Four of the nation’s biggest makers of artificial joints will pay a total of $310 million in fines to settle accusations that they paid kickbacks to surgeons.
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Senate Passes Children’s Health Plan
The Senate gave final approval on Thursday to a health insurance bill for 10 million children, clearing the measure for President Bush, who said he would veto it.
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Wal-Mart Prices Aim for Younger Medicine User
Wal-Mart’s expansion of its low-cost generic drug program indicates that the company is reaching out to a younger and broader clientèle.
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Report Assails F.D.A. Oversight of Clinical Trials
The agency does little to ensure the safety of people who participate in clinical trials, an investigator has found.
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Heart Patients’ Guidelines for Having Other Surgery
The nation’s two leading heart groups issued new guidelines Thursday about what should be done for patients with heart disease before they undergo surgery on other parts of the body.
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Report Says Smoking Ban Helps to Cut Heart Attacks
Government curbs on secondhand smoke in New York led to nearly 4,000 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in 2004, according to a new statewide study.
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In a Contaminated World, Play Isn’t the Only Hazard
Experts say that the risk of children suffering lead poisoning from playing with a tainted toy isn’t as high as from other possible sources.