
06 Jan 2012
The function of the brain is very complex. The brain is used for comprehending and understanding, but when people age the brain's abilities will decrease. ...
05 Aug 2011
Two recently released studies have shown that stem cells may be able to successfully treat kidney disease by changing into the type of cells needed ...
16 Apr 2011
On Friday, Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Roche Holding AG's rheumatoid arthritis drug, Actemra to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children.
The approval ...
16 Apr 2011
Meat in the U.S. may be widely contaminated with strains of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers reported Friday after testing 136 samples of beef, chicken, pork and ...
27 Jan 2011
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning for a possible link between breast cancer and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare ...
21 Nov 2010
According to a new study, Merck & Co.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) lowered the risk of heart attacks ...
Disease And Conditons, Health And Wellness
20 Nov 2010
Pope Benedict XVI has said the use of condoms is now acceptable "in certain cases".
Although the Catholic Church is strongly against artificial contraception, Benedict said ...
Disease And Conditons, Health And Wellness
19 Nov 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced they have pulled painkiller drugs Darvon and Darvocet from the market, following new clinical research that shows the ...
Disease And Conditons, Insurance
18 Nov 2010
In April Provenge, a therapeutic vaccine, was approved for treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It is the ...
18 Nov 2010
Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline announced that an Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel Tuesday voted 13-2 to recommend approval of Benlysta, a new ...
17 Nov 2010
An advisory committee for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted in flavor to approve the new drug Belimumab for the treatment of lupus.
The ...
Disease And Conditons, Health And Wellness
16 Nov 2010
Researchers from Glasgow have injected stem cells into the brain of a British stroke patient. The unnamed elderly man is the first person in the ...
