HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Women who are both overweight and
smoke during pregnancy could damage their baby’s developing heart, a new
study warns.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — A new Swiss-American study
indicates that long-term use of the popular diabetes medication metformin
may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, at least among
women.

Reuters – Medivation Inc’s experimental prostate cancer pill caused fewer serious side effects in clinical trial patients than a placebo treatment, according to full results from a pivotal study announced on Tuesday.

LiveScience.com – The medical marijuana drug Sativex, which could be approved in the United States in the coming years as a treatment for pain relief, has little potential for abuse, experts say.

AP – The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn’t been able to accomplish for more than a decade — close the state’s antiquated psychiatric hospital.

Reuters – Overweight women with diabetes may be able to cut their risk of urine leakage if they shed some pounds, a new study suggests.

LiveScience.com – About 30 million Americans suffer from depression, and when a sudden wave of severe symptoms hits them, there’s no instant fix. The most commonly prescribed drugs — Prozac, Celexa and Zoloft — take a few weeks to kick in, …

Reuters – Alison Sweeney, host of the NBC network’s weight loss TV series “The Biggest Loser,” has worked with the show’s contestants since 2007, supporting them as they drop pounds and learn to lead a healthier way of life.

The Mandriva saga continues as an external bid fails. But the company's COO says that financial circumstances mean the company still has some weeks to find a new solution…

Reuters – A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer — at least in women — but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease.