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• Source: Dermatology Times E-News
  

  Fruit, vegetable concentrates improve skin health Date: Jan 18, 2012 By: Bill Gillette

  Results of a new study suggest that regular intake of fruit and vegetable concentrates can improve objective markers of skin health.

• Novartis cuts 2,000 US jobs after drug setback Date: Jan 14, 2012

  ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG plans to cut nearly 2,000 f its U.S. employees ahead of the patent loss of top-selling blood pressure drug Diovan (valsartan) there and will take a $900 million charge after another of its key drugs failed to live up to expectations.

• Cancer drug Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) gets stronger label Date: Jan 14, 2012

• Magnesium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk Date: Jan 14, 2012

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A fresh look at past research concludes that people who eat foods rich in magnesium have fewer strokes -- a finding that supports current diet guidelines.

• Sugary soda ups risky fat deposits Date: Jan 13, 2012

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking a liter of regular cola every day increases the amount of fat in the liver, muscles and viscera, according to a new Danish study.

• Natural trans fat may not boost LDL cholesterol Date: Jan 13, 2012

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Artificial trans fats have become notorious for their undesirable effects on cholesterol levels. But a small clinical trial suggests that natural trans fats may not do the same damage.

• Frequent eating tied to less weight gain in girls Date: Jan 12, 2012

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls who ate frequent meals and snacks put on fewer pounds and gained fewer inches to their waistlines over the next decade than those who only ate a couple of times each day, according to a new study.

• Red wine-heart research slammed with fraud charges Date: Jan 12, 2012

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A University of Connecticut researcher who studied the link between aging and a substance found in red wine has committed more than 100 acts of data fabrication and falsification, the university said Wednesday, throwing much of his work into doubt.

• Ethanol locks favored for central lines in kids on chronic parenteral nutrition Date: Jan 12, 2012

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In children with intestinal failure, using ethanol locks instead of heparin locks on parenteral nutrition central lines might reduce bloodstream infections and catheter replacements.