Drug widely used for decades scrutinized for effectiveness, link to diabetes

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) November 2012 - First developed in the 1950s, beta blockers have been a mainstay in medicine for decades, used to treat everything from heart disease to stage fright to glaucoma.  But some older classes of beta blockers are causing new concerns.

Scientists breed foods to boost anti-cancer nutrients, patients tend gardens

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) November 2012 – The plump red tomatoes Cheryl Creech sliced in her kitchen were no ordinary tomatoes.  These tomatoes came from the seeds she planted last spring, and from the vines she helped prune throughout the summer.  And as she sat down to eat them, she was literally enjoying the fruits of her labor.

More than 80% of babies now survive, despite being born 4 months early

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) October 2012 – New guidelines designed to care for extremely premature babies, also known as small babies - those born around four months early, are showing remarkable results by helping more of these babies survive than ever before.

Millions suffer needless aches & pains after believing myths about flu vaccine

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) October 2012 – It’s been said that what you don’t know can’t hurt you, but that’s certainly not the case when it comes to the flu.  Every year millions of people are either uninformed about the flu or buy into long-held myths about it, and end up suffering needlessly.

Up to 40% become resistant, drug developed for other conditions may help

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) October 2012 – Since it was first approved by the FDA in 1977, tamoxifen has become one of the most effective and widely prescribed treatments for breast cancer.  Millions of women have used it, not only as a treatment for breast cancer, but, in some cases, to prevent it from developing in the first place.  And because it is a pill and has few serious side effects, tamoxifen has become a favorite of doctors and patients alike.