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Germany Approves Indeterminate Gender
Germany became the first country in Europe to allow newborns that have characteristics of each sex to be registered neither male nor female. Parents can now leave the gender of their child blank on their birth certificate in effect... More of this article »
How’s Your Ticker? 6 Heart Health Tips
We all hear about how important it is to have a healthy heart, but do you really know how to keep yours healthy? Many people think they know the basics and the more obvious facts, but after doing some research, they realize how many... More of this article »
Hydrocodone Drug Approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its approval this week to a single-ingredient stronger version of hydrocodone, the prescription painkiller that is widely abused. The regulatory agency said on Friday that it approved Zohydro... More of this article »
Study: Flu Vaccine Cuts Heart Attack Risk
Receiving a flu shot helps cut the risk of a heart attack and stroke by over 50% in those people who have already suffered a heart attack, shows a new study. The lead author in the study, a cardiologist from the University of Toronto... More of this article »
Brains Clean Themselves during Sleep
During the time a brain sleeps, it is able to clear itself of harmful toxins, this process might lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, said researchers. During sleep, the cerebrospinal fluid flow in the brain become dramatically... More of this article »
Amarin Plummets After Pill Fails Panel Backing
Amarin Corp stock lost over half its value on Wednesday in early trading after it failed to secure the backing of a panel of advisers in the U.S. to expand the use of Vascepa its fish-oil pill for people with blood that has high levels... More of this article »
Statins Might Reduce Inflammation of Gums
A new released study gives more evidence that a link exists between health and oral health. The study found that statins in high dosage are able to reduce inflammation in gums in patients with heart disease, in just four weeks. Statins... More of this article »
Study: Exercise Equal to Drugs for Treating Heart Disease and Stroke
A new study just released this week in Paris says that exercise might be as effective for patients as some medications in lowering the risk of dying in stroke patients as well as in people that have heart disease. Researchers from... More of this article »
Vaccinations Urged by Experts Prior to Flu Season
This week health experts sent out the message that the time for flu shots is now for Americans. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases announced at a Washington, D.C. press conference said that it recommended everyone who... More of this article »
Exxon Announces Health Care Expansion (NYSE:XOM)
Starting on October 1, The Exxon Mobil Corporation will extend health care benefits to married same-sex couples. Exxon will also extend other employee benefits to the same-sex spouses of their employees. In the past, Exxon has drawn... More of this article »
Authorities: Deadly Amoeba Located in Municipal Water Supply
A child, who was just four years of age, died from a brain infection in Louisiana and led health officials there to discover that the rare infection was caused by a deadly amoeba in the water supply of St. Bernard Parish, just southeast... More of this article »
Opioid Drugs to Have Stringent Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, responding to a series of calls to stop the increasing epidemic of addictions to prescription drug as well as overdoses, has urged doctors to prescribe the most powerful pain killers for their... More of this article »
Blueberries Help Lower Diabetes Risk
Eating extra fruit, in particular blueberries, grapes and apples has been linked to a lower risk for the development of type-2 diabetes, suggest a just concluded study. Blueberries lower the risk 26% compared to just 2% for three servings... More of this article »
Alzheimer’s Risk Could Increase from Red Meat
Researchers claim that eating large quantities of red meat could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease because it might increase the iron levels inside the brain. The study was performed on patients who suffer from... More of this article »
Roche Halts Development Of Diabetes Drug (OTCMKTS:RHHBY)
Roche has discontinued development of its new diabetes drug. The halting of the research could raise safety questions about the entire category of drugs, which includes blockbuster drug Avandia. Dr. Steven E. Nissen, the chairman of... More of this article »
Chinese Law Possibly Broken By GlaxoSmithKline Executives (NYSE:GSK)
GlaxoSmithKline has announced that some of its executives might have broken the law in China. The company is currently under investigation for a bribery and corruption scandal that has engulfed its China operations. Investigators say... More of this article »
FDA Announces new Requirements for Gluten Free Food
On store shelves throughout the U.S., one can find Gluten free foods, but some could be in danger of losing that designation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has stepped in to define what requirements are needed for a food to... More of this article »
Coffee Drinking Linked to Lower Suicide Rates
A study, which recently concluded, was published online suggesting a link between the consumption of coffee and a reduced suicide rate. Harvard School of Public Health researchers reviewed the data of three large studies done in the... More of this article »
Concern increases at the rising cost of dying
Recent research into the rising cost of funerals in the UK has sparked a great deal of debate within various circles. National and local governments, financial institutions and various members of Church hierarchy have been discussing... More of this article »
Antidepressant for Hot Flashes Approved by U.S. Regulators
Paroxetine, from Noven Pharmaceuticals, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Paroxetine is a SSRI – selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor – to treat hot flashes that are moderate up to severe in women... More of this article »
Vermont Grappling with Nation’s Second Highest Rate of Lyme disease
Vermont’s Lyme disease rate is the second highest in the nation, according to the Center for Disease Control. The infection rate in Vermont is close to 10 times higher than the national average for the most common tick born sickness. Vermont... More of this article »
Vegetable Fat: Lower Death Risk from Prostate Cancer
Men who had prostate had lesser of a risk of dying of the cancer as their consumption of vegetable fat increased. This came from data taken from a large cohort study. The mortality rate for prostate cancer was nearly 50% less for men... More of this article »
U.S. Firm Pearl Acquired by AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca has agreed to buy Pearl Therapeutics a respiratory specialist firm in the U.S., for $1.15 billion. The second largest drug maker in Britain is attempting to rebuild it pipeline for products through acquisitions. The new... More of this article »
Regulators in EU Impose Fines on makers of Generic Drugs
Regulators in the European Union will start clamping down on the deals made of “pay for delay” in the pharmaceutical industry in June. Lundbeck from Denmark along with eight more generic drug makers will be fined for limiting the... More of this article »
Children must be checked for Motor Delays by Pediatricians
On Tuesday, pediatricians said that doctors need to screen babies, as well as young children regularly for any delays in the development of motor skills, including trouble standing, sitting or speaking. A panel of the American Academy... More of this article »
Drug Resistant TB Bacteria Killed by Vitamin C
According to Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers at Yeshiva University, vitamin C has killed tuberculosis bacteria that were drug resistant in a laboratory culture. The new discovery suggests adding the vitamin to existing... More of this article »
Newborns Might be Helped with both Breast Milk and Formula
Babies that have an early loss of weight might benefit from being given a limited amount of formula in addition to their mother’s breast milk, suggested a new study published in Pediatrics on Monday. In fact, the trial, which was... More of this article »
Glaxo Gains FDA Approval for New once a day Inhaler
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a GlaxoSmithKline/Theravance Inc inhaler drug for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. The inhaler drug, Breo Ellipta, is to be taken just once per day. The FDA gave... More of this article »
Vaccine Costs Reduced for Cervical Cancer in Poor Countries
GlaxoSmithKline and Merck, two of the world’s largest drug makers, have slashed the price of vaccines for cervical cancer in the world’s poor countries. The price cut will deliver the shots to these countries at a cost of only... More of this article »
Most Men Do Not Need PSA Exam
If a man does not have any prostate risk factors he can go his entire life without needing to take the PSA test, said members of the American Urological Association. In an updated clinical guideline that was unveiled on Friday, urologists... More of this article »
Novartis Accused Of Providing Kickbacks To Pharmacies (NYSE:NVS)
In New York, federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit accusing Novartis of providing illegal kickbacks to pharmacies. The kickbacks took the form of discounts and rebates and were intended to cause the pharmacies to promote use of one of... More of this article »
Hospitals Having Battle with Antibiotic Superbugs
Across the U.S., one patient in 20 at hospitals picks up an infection, with some being very hard to fight. The infections are ones patients did not have when they checked into the hospital and some are caused by the very dangerous... More of this article »
Humira Helps AbbVie Exceed Wall Street Expectations
Illinois-based AbbVie announced earnings on Friday that passed Wall Street expectations. The biotech company said it could earn up to $1.5 billion more annually from Humira its popular rheumatoid arthritis drug, which already represents... More of this article »
Prosecutors Accuse Swiss Pharmaceutical Giant of Kickbacks
U.S. prosecutors have alleged that Novartis, the huge drug maker based in Switzerland, of giving physicians lavish dinners and trips for fishing and other excursions so the doctors would prescribe medications for medications produced... More of this article »
Foodborne Illnesses Still Sending Many to the Hospital
A new study ranks poultry and meat, based upon outbreaks of illnesses that are foodborne. In the U.S., the average person consumes about 130 pounds of poultry, beef and pork each year. That amount of meat consumption provides for ample... More of this article »
Researchers Say Cyroneurolysis Helps Neuralgia
A new study says that a treatment, which is minimally invasive and uses a small frozen ball, can treat chronic pain effectively. The treatment is cyroneurolysis and uses a small probe with a temperature of between minus 10 and minus... More of this article »
Hypertension can be lowered with more Potassium Intake
World Health Day is April 7 and the theme of the day this year is blood pressure or better yet high blood pressure also referred to by many as hypertension. To lower someone’s risk of kidney failure, cardiovascular disease and stroke... More of this article »
Study says Baldness Could be Sign of Heart Disease Risk
Men losing their hair could be more apt to suffer heart problems compared to men who maintain all their hair, said researchers from Japan. In a recent study, over 37,000 individuals were examined and the results indicated that males... More of this article »
Fewer Teens are Sexually Active
Recent research found that younger teens are not having less of an active sex life than previously. The research also found older teens are now putting off sex on a more frequent basis than the past. On Monday, the new study was released... More of this article »
E-cigs Vs. Cigarettes
E-cigs Vs. Cigarettes Quitting smoking can be a real challenge. Although there are many nicotine replacement products on the market, such as nicotine patches or gum, smokers often find that the feel of holding a cigarette is really... More of this article »
Two Die in China from new strain of Avian Flu
In China, two people have died after they were infected with the avian influenza H7N9, a subtype that previously was not transmitted to humans, said government officials Sunday. In February, a Shanghai man who was 87 years old fell... More of this article »
Dentist May Have Allowed Thousands to be Infected with HIV or Hepatitis
The Department of Health in Tulsa, Oklahoma is warning more than 7,000 patients from a dentist that they might have been exposed to Hepatitis B or C or HIV from poor practices of sterilization. Dentist and oral surgeon Dr. Wayne Harrington... More of this article »
Medical Experts: Parents feeding infants solid food early
Experts in child development tell parents they should not give their babies solid foods, such as cereal, until the infant is between 4 and 6 months old. Nevertheless, new research has shown that close to 40% of parents have not heeded... More of this article »
Medical Experts Want Caffeine Limits in Drinks
A group of doctors has urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take more action to protect teenagers from the risk of ingesting too much caffeine from popular energy drinks. An 18-member group of medical experts said that there... More of this article »
Swiss Arrest Music Teacher and Acupucturist for HIV Infections
Swiss police arrested a self-professed healer and music teacher in Bern. The still unnamed male is alleged to have intentionally injected 16 of his clients with HIV. The man denied all the charges claiming he was just a victim of a... More of this article »
Postpartum Depression Experienced by 14% of Moms
It has been well documented that some women, after having a child, suffer from depression. However, what was less known until now is how many women suffer from postpartum depression. A study that was the largest of its kind to date... More of this article »
Abnormal Rhythm of Heart Could be Caused by Antibiotic
An antibiotic that has become very popular and used to help treat a number of different infections might cause a heart rhythm problem that could be potentially fatal in some patients. The antibiotic is often prescribed for use in infections... More of this article »
Judge Overturns Sugary Drink Ban in NYC
A judge made an 11th hour decision on Monday that struck down New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legislation to rid the city of super-sized sugary beverages on the eve before the legislation was set to start. The soda ban as... More of this article »