25 Sep 2010
In recent years, mammograms have been a leading source of breast cancer detection and screening in women over 35. New studies are showing that yearly ...
25 Sep 2010
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has made an unusual request of the public. They want the public to hand over their drugs - expired and ...
Disease And Conditons, Health And Wellness
24 Sep 2010
In the aftermath of studies indicating the drug Avandia could be linked to an 43% increased risk of heart attacks, both the Food and Drug ...
23 Sep 2010
The voluntary recall affects up to 5 million Similac-brand powder formulas sold in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and some Caribbean countries. Abbott said the ...
Disease And Conditons, Science
22 Sep 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Swiss drug maker Novartis' Gilenya, for a new multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment.
In clinical tests, Gilenya displayed ...
22 Sep 2010
A team of medical researchers have put a price tag on obesity. They determined the annual cost of being obese is $2,646 for a man ...
21 Sep 2010
A new weight-loss drug called Qnexa made by the pharmaceutical company Vivus, helped overweight people maintain an average weight loss of 11.4% of their initial ...
21 Sep 2010
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel considered Monday whether to support the safety of genetically engineered salmon, but instead suggested to the agency ...
21 Sep 2010
According to a new report, the global price tag of dementia will reach a astonishing $604 billion this year, and those costs will jump as ...
20 Sep 2010
The first genetically modified animal is one step closer to being sold in your local grocery store. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will ...
20 Sep 2010
According to new research, obese children who test positive for the viral infection, called adenovirus 36, weigh on average, 35 pounds more than obese children ...
Disease And Conditons, Science
20 Sep 2010
A group of cancer researchers, from around the world, have found four chromosome locations with genetic changes that are likely to change a woman's chance ...