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Rx News | December 21, 2012
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The National CooperativeRx office will be closed the following days,
allowing staff members to enjoy the holidays with their loved ones:

Mon. Dec. 24
Tues. Dec. 25
Mon. Dec. 31
Tues. Jan. 1 

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season,
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News You Can Use

Fox News.  Coffee drinkers are less likely to die from oral cancers.  In a study that took place from 1982-2008, researchers found that coffee drinkers were 26% less likely to die from oral cancers than non-coffee drinkers.  This only held true if the coffee was caffeinated, and there was no reduced risk for tea drinkers.  (12/19)   Full story    

 

Reuters.  People with type II diabetes may be able to get their disease to go into remission with an exercise and diet regimen.  8% of people in the US have diabetes.  This study helped people with lifestyle changes, and found that 1 in 9 were able to get their diabetes to go into remission, with some people being able to go off their drug regimen entirely.  (Pittman, 12/18)   Full story    

 

Industry News
Time.  Researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have found a link between aspirin and a rare form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 20% of Americans take a low-dose form of aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks.  (Blue, 12/18)  Full Story

Time.  Since the 1930's thimerosal, a mercury-based component, has been used in vaccines as a preservative.  Mercury has been linked to developmental disorders, and hasn't been used in childhood vaccines in the US or Europe for the past decade.  Now there is a debate over whether or not lower-resource countries should have access to thimerosal-containing vaccines due to a lack of access to better storage of the vaccine.  (Sifferlin, 12/17)  Full Story

Health Policy Matters
The Canadian Press.  Physicians in Canada are being warned against prescribing Adderall and Ritalin to healthy individuals hoping to boost their brain power.  Between 1-11% of university students use ADHD medications to enhance their memory.  However, it isn't proven that the drugs work for such uses. (12/18) Full Story

Reuters.  After the Newtown shooting, a lot of health professionals have started talking about mental health care in the US.  Meanwhile, a French psychiatrist has been found guilty of manslaughter after failing to recognize her patient was a danger to the public; her patient killed a man.  (12/18)  Full Story