Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

• FDA approves xanthine oxidase inhibitor Uloric (febuxostat) - First New Gout Drug in More Than 40 Years http://is.gd/jIyC
  
  
• Other xanthine oxidase inhibitors include allopurinol, oxypurinol, and tisopurine, so Uloric is not completely "new" http://is.gd/jIyC
  
  
• Genes NPPA & NPPB that regulate sodium excretion via natriuretic peptides may be important causes of high blood pressure http://is.gd/jCyZ
  
  
• Beta-blocker propranolol can help people erase bad memories, helping those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder http://is.gd/jCzr
  
  
• Bayer to spend $20 million to correct misleading advertising for oral contraceptive Yaz http://is.gd/jOJX
  
  
• Platelet-rich plasma therapy used to repair tendons and ligaments of athletes without surgery http://is.gd/jOS3
  
  
• China has banned actors from portraying doctors and patients in TV and radio medical programs" http://is.gd/jOSR
  
  
• Fetal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Affect Asthma Risk http://is.gd/jIAC
  
  
• Parkinson's disease and melanoma may be linked genetically http://is.gd/jQ7j
  
  
• Patients with red hair color and MC1R gene are 2-3 times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, both are risk factors for melanoma too
  
  
• Homeopathic hot pepper nose spray with capsaicin relieves allergic rhinitis? http://is.gd/jRR7
  
  
• Patients in the study with Sinol-M hot pepper nose spray instructed to use it as needed up to 12 times a day for hay fever http://is.gd/jRR7

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