Daily Health News Summary: Consumers Gather in NYC Gather in Favor of Proposed Trans Fat Ban, Med Journal Crackdown on Drug Company Studies, and More from NewsTarget

Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) October 19, 2006

Top consumer health stories for today include consumer reaction to a public hearing on banning trans fats at restaurants in New York City, medical journals cracking down on studies funded by drug companies, and the alarming number of people sent to emergency rooms each year because of reactions to their medications.

These stories and more appear on NewsTarget.com, the independent natural health news magazine for consumers. Articles are available at:

NYC to hold public hearing on trans fat ban; health consumers rally at TransFatFreeNYC.org

http://www.newstarget.com/020807.html

Health benefits of eating fish outweigh risks from mercury

http://www.newstarget.com/020809.html

Medication reactions send 700,000 Americans a year to emergency rooms

http://www.newstarget.com/020811.html

Grape seed extract halts colorectal cancer

http://www.newstarget.com/020812.html

FDA approves Merck's Januvia diabetes drug that claims to "treat" diabetes but only alters symptoms

http://www.newstarget.com/020806.html

Medical journals finally begin cracking down on fraudulent studies funded by drug companies

http://www.newstarget.com/020808.html

Pomegranate juice protects diabetics from heart disease

http://www.newstarget.com/020810.html

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