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Avandia Linked To Heart Attacks – The FDA issued a warning today stating that Avandia may be linked to higher risk of heart attack and possibly death.
Some 800 people every month suffer heart attacks or heart failure because of the diabetes medication Avandia, according to Food and Drug Administration reports obtained by the New York [...]
Soda Linked To Pancreatic Cancer – People who drink two or more cans of soda a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers reported.
A study of 60,000 people in Singapore found the link between drinking soda and getting pancreatic cancer, while people who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not [...]
Fatostatin Fights Fat Genes – Fat people always say that their genes are at fault and now researchers have discovered a tiny molecule, dubbed “fatostatin” that literally shuts down fat genes.
Fatostatin blocks a well known master controller of fat synthesis, a transcription factor known as SREBP or sterol regulatory element binding proteins, that activate genes [...]