Arthritis Drug Study in 2000 Found Risks (Washington Post)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52598-2005Jan31.htmlA previously unpublished study by Pfizer Inc. of its arthritis drug Celebrexfound more than four years ago that users had a potentially significantincrease in risk of heart attacks and strokes, casting doubt on thecompany's insistence that it had no hint of the problem until recently.

Study links weight gain to return of breast cancer (Boston Herald)http://theedge.bostonherald.com/healthNews/view.bg?articleid=66198Women who don't gain weight after being diagnosed with breast cancerincrease their chances of survival, according to a study in the Journal ofClinical Oncology.

Keeping Colds at Bay. Or Maybe Not. (New York Times)http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/01/health/01cons.html?oref=loginDoctors say there is so far no evidence to demonstrate that a populardietary supplement prevents the common cold.

Medicine: The Return of House Calls (Newsweek)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6885323/site/newsweek/Goodbye to long waits, inattentive physicians and all that. Specialtreatment can be yours-at a price.

The Perils of Needles to the Body (New York Times)http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/01/health/policy/01tatt.htmlHealth officials say they are increasingly worried about the health risksposed by tattoos and body piercings.