eye on your health

EYE ON YOUR HEALTH brings you daily reports during WINK News at 5PM. In addition to the latest information on medical discoveries and breakthroughs, Eye on Your Health provides complete coverage of all health-related issues facing Southwest Florida residents.
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www.winknews.com/cancer: John Kanzius was a Sanibel inventor who discovered a possible cure for cancer.
www.winknews.com/healthy: Our Healthy Living section features up to the moment health information plus a list of resources.

More Eye on Your Health Stories

Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks

In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. Read more »

May need wider eczema caution for kids

Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma eczema drugs may need their warning labels expanded after dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Thursday. Read more »

Antidepressants can help people with physical ills

Antidepressants such as Eli Lilly's Prozac or GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil can help depressed patients with physical illness, and doctors should consider them more often, researchers said on Wednesday. Read more »

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FDA eyes improvements for diabetics' glucose devices

U.S. health regulators are taking a closer look at how well devices used by diabetics to monitor their blood sugars work, seeking possible changes for device makers to help make them more reliable. Read more »

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Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids

Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. Read more »

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