U.S. Scientists Create Green-Glowing Cats That May Resist AIDS
Scientists have developed genetically modified cats that emit a green glow and have cells that fight the virus which causes feline AIDS.
FDA Panel Advises Caution on Long Use of Osteoporosis Drugs
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants time limits on the use of osteoporosis drugs, but could not agree on a figure.
Osteoporosis Drug Associated With Serious Side Effects: FDA
Long-term exposure to a class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates is associated with serious side effects, concluded panels to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Bisphosphonate Osteoporosis Drugs: FDA Questions Long-term Effects
Biphosphonates, drugs introduced to the market 16 years ago that treats osteoporosis, need labeling to clarify how long patients should take them as data suggests that efficacy decreases while risk increases after some period, panels to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Friday.
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FDA Panel Needs Clarification on the Use of Bisphosphonate
An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration wants the agency to limit the duration of bisphosphonate therapy for treatment of osteoporosis, but the committee could not agree on what that time limit should be.
Cantaloupe Probable Source of Listeria Outbreak
Cantaloupe is the likely source of a listeria outbreak involving three states as reported by Colorado health officials.
Texas Daycare Owner Arrested for Allegedly Drugging Milk, Abusing Kids
The owner of a Texas daycare center has been arrested for allegedly drugging milk and abusing the kids.
Study Points to Ground Zero’s Health Risks for Responders
Beyond the rubble, debris, and destruction, exists several individuals who risk their lives daily and who made no exception on September 11, 2001, despite hazardous toxins floating around in the air.
People May be Hardwired to Prefer Cute, Ugly Animals to Other Humans: Study
People respond preferentially to pictures of animals, according to a new study.
'Contagion' Film: How Would U.S. CDC Handle a Real-Life Pandemic?
In the new film Contagion, a rapidly evolving virus threatens to wipe out global society and federal health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose staffers served as extras, must save the world from the killer outbreak.
HHS Shells Out $700 Million For Community Health Centers Nationwide
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced the availability of two funding opportunities for community health centers to help build, expand and improve community health centers across the U.S. to provide needed care to low-income Americans.
Dieters See Record Weight-Loss On Weight Watchers, Not Quite On Doctor's Plan
More people chose to stick to the Weight Watchers diet, and lost more weight and fat mass, than those assigned to standard primary care, new research found.
Bayer, J&J Anti-Stroke Drug Xarelto Gets Final Nod From FDA Panel
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended against an immediate approval for Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s anti-clotting drug, Xarelto, as a treatment to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation.
CDC: Salmonella, Norovirus Key Culprits In US Foodborne Disease Outbreaks For 2008
Norovirus remained the most common food-borne disease in 2008, but more people were hospitalized for Salmonella poisoning than any other food-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says in its annual report on food-borne illness.
9/11 - The Dust that Refuses to Settle
The dust that blanketed Ground Zero and much of lower Manhattan in the aftermath of the World Trade Center's collapse was full of toxic chemicals that left a deadly mark on thousands of rescue workers.
Two Doses of HPV Vaccine May be Enough Against Cervical Cancer
Two doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may be offering just as much protection against cervical cancer as the three-dose regimen which is now being used, as per a new U.S. government research.
20,000 Patients' Medical Records from Stanford University Hospital Leaked
A medical privacy breach at Stanford University’s hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. has led to the public posting of medical records for 20,000 emergency room patients, which includes names and diagnosis codes, on a commercial Web site for nearly a year, as confirmed by the hospital.
FDA Panel Recommends Approval for New Stroke Prevention Medicine
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended approval of a major new anticoagulant drug for stroke prevention, rejecting an FDA staff analysis that found flaws in the study of the medicine.
Marijuana Use Grows, While Meth Falls: National Drug Survey
Almost nine percent of the U.S. population used illegal drugs last year, according to a new survey, which found marijuana was the most popularly consumed drug.
Unborn Babies Can Feel Pain in Womb, Study Suggests
A British study suggests that fetuses can feel pain between 35 to 37 weeks.
First Black Child Diagnosed With Rare Aging Disease
A 12-year-old South African girl is the first black child to be diagnosed with progeria, according to the Progeria Research Foundation.
Brazilian Blowout Gets Heat from FDA for Formaldehyde Content
FDA warns Brazilian Blowout manufacturer to stop misleading consumers.
Brain Stents Do Not Decrease Stroke Risk, Study Shows
Stroke patients do not fare better with brain stents, a study has shown.
Weight Watchers Study Serves Up Diet Success On A Platter
In the first randomized controlled study of Weight Watchers participants, family doctors compared the commercial weight-loss program with standard care, and found that Weight Watchers was more than twice as effective.
Infectious Diseases: A Bigger Task For U.N. Member States Than Expected
A draft statement from the United Nations on addressing chronic diseases an upcoming summit served as a great disappointment after no mention of how to tackle and treat disease epidemics, an international health group said group Thursday.
Doctor Pay Drives Rising Health Care Costs: Study
Doctors are paid more in the United States than in any other country, a new study has revealed.
It's Official: Smoking is No Longer Cool
One in four Americans respect smokers less than nonsmokers
Moderate and Regular Alcohol Consumption Linked to Healthy Aging in Women: Study
Middle-aged women, who indulge in moderate consumption of an alcoholic beverage on a regular basis, stand a better chance of staying healthy as they grow older, research shows.
91 Charged in Medicare Fraud Crackdown
A nationwide law enforcement crackdown has charged 91 people with participating in Medicare fraud schemes involving $295 million in false billing.
Drugs Found More Effective Than Stents for Stroke Prevention
Aggressive use of cardiovascular drugs is much more effective in preventing a recurrence of stroke than deploying a stent to prop open narrowed arteries in the brain, a U.S. government-funded study reports.
UK Study Finds Weight Watchers Effective in Tackling Obesity
Patients who are referred by their doctors to Weight Watchers were found to lose about twice as much weight as those on a standard weight-loss program over a 12-month period as reported in a study in The Lancet.
Moderate Drinking May Make Women Healthier: Study
A study finds that middle-age women who indulge in one drink a day or less on a regular basis may have a better chance of being healthier when they're older.
Andrea Mitchell Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis On-Air [VIDEO]
The NBC news veteran told her audience about her diagnosis Wednesday evening at the end of her MSNBC show Andrea Mitchell Reports.
Why Are Westerners So Depressed?
Two studies released over the last week report that up to half of Americans and 40 percent of Europeans will suffer from a mental health disorder during their lifetime.
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