Health News Update #521

Posting Date: 11/27/2004

FDA has come under scrutiny lately. Not only did Dr. David Graham

testify before Congress about shortcomings in the agency's safety

record, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an

editorial calling for an independent drug safety board to evaluate

drugs following approval and marketing.

The diet controversy continues. Is a low-fat diet really best for the

heart? Harvard scientists have found that the best diet for diabetics

may be a diet that doesn't raise blood sugar.

Other researchers have found that a diet rich in saturated fat

contributes less to atherosclerosis than a low-fat diet. The FDA has

put testosterone to rev up women's sex drive on the fast track. And

chocolate may hold the key to calming coughs...and hiccups?

Guests: Phil Fontanarosa, MD, Deputy Executive of the Journal of the

American Medical Association. Co-author: "Postmarketing

Surveillance--Lack of Vigilance, Lack of Trust."

David Ludwig, MD, Director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program at

Children's Hospital Boston and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at

Harvard Medical School.

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