Health News Archive - February 01, 2010

NEW YORK, Feb.

BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) is scheduled to discuss the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for pirfenidone on March 9, 2010.

ANDOVER, Mass., Feb.

New research shows our brains are a lot more chaotic than previously thought, and that this might be a good thing.

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb.

Health Plan Ranks Number One, Launches 24/7 Nurse Advice Line PHILADELPHIA, Feb.

In the new Swedish-Finnish study, published in Nature Genetics, the researchers identified five loci that predispose to an SLE-related disease in Nova Scotia duck tolling retrievers.

ROCKAWAY, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Party City, America's largest party specialty retailer, gives consumers something extra special to celebrate as it announces its new support of the American Heart Association's "Go Red For Women®" movement. Starting today through Feb.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. and WESTFORD, Mass., Feb.

Three daily servings of whole grains are recommended for prevention of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and excess weight gain, yet few adolescents or young adults follow these guidelines