| FDA Tobacco Regulator Promises Firm Approach The FDA's top tobacco regulator signaled he would take a firm approach to overseeing the industry, but pledged to keep an open mind about new products to reduce tobacco-related illnesses. online.wsj.com |
Short People Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease Short people have an almost 50% greater risk of heart disease than taller people, according to a meta-analysis in the European Heart Journal. online.wsj.com |
Music Can Impair Memorization Background music interferes with the ability to memorize and recall sequences, according to a study in Applied Cognitive Psychology. online.wsj.com |
Walgreen, Omnicare to Swap Assets Walgreen said same-store sales rose for the third straight month in August and disclosed it will swap most of its long-term-care pharmacy business for substantially all of Omnicare's home-infusion operations. online.wsj.com |
Building Better Bones The right kinds of exercise may help you stave off osteoporosis and the increased risk of fractures that it brings. As living tissue, bone responds to exercise by becoming stronger and denser. online.wsj.com |