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Eric Holder asserts his commitment to fighting heroin WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. has been crusading for more lenient treatment for nonviolent drug offenders, making it a top priority before he is expected to leave office this year. Recently, however, he has been forced to confront an epidemic of ...
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Free samples of prescription drugs are costly to patients, study says Free samples of prescription drugs may seem like a great deal for patients. But even when doctors think they're doing patients a favor by handing out the freebies, the real beneficiaries are the drug manufacturers, according to new research in the journal ...
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Reports of e-cigarette injury jump amid rising popularity, US data show WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Complaints of injury linked to e-cigarettes, from burns and nicotine toxicity to respiratory and cardiovascular problems, have jumped over the past year as the devices become more popular, the most recent U.S. data show. Between ...
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| California makes it harder for insurers to deny autism treatment SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California on Wednesday made it harder for health insurers to deny or delay coverage of key interventions for children with autism, the latest in an ongoing series of actions by U.S. states to help families obtain the ...
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New kind of trial aims to speed cancer drug development LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists and drugmakers are pioneering a new kind of clinical trial that changes the way cancer drugs are studied, potentially cutting both the time and cost of bringing them to market. Instead of testing one drug at a time, a novel lung ...
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| Galapagos, GSK successfully conclude phase 2a study of skin disease drug BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian biotech group Galapagos NV on Thursday said it has successfully concluded the phase 2a study of a skin disease drug it is developing with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC. Galapagos tested drug GSK2586184 on 66 patients ...
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SEE IT: Wisc. teen with Down Syndrome reacts to receiving college acceptance ... Eighteen years after Noah Van Vooren's parents were told 'he'd never walk, talk or do anything,' he's on his way to college. The Little Chute, Wisc. teen received his acceptance letter to Edgewood College while his heartwarming reaction was caught on video.
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Misdiagnoses Common Among U.S. Outpatients: Review WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- At least 5 percent of American adults -- 12 million people -- are misdiagnosed in outpatient settings every year, and half of these errors could be harmful, a new study indicates. The findings, from an analysis ...
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Diabetes Complications Show Sharp Decline, Report Finds Federal researchers on Wednesday reported the first broad national picture of progress against some of the most devastating complications of diabetes, which affects millions of Americans, finding that rates of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and ...
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Elderly who lose interest in pastimes could be at risk of Alzheimer's Disease Losing interest in hobbies and other activities in older age could be an early sign of dementia, according to scientists. Apathy in older people suggests a loss of grey matter and offers doctors a new tool with which to identify a group of the population at risk of ...
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Valerie Harper: 'I'm Absolutely Cancer Free!' 'I'm absolutely cancer free!' Valerie Harper has been waiting over a year to say those words, and now she finally can! The iconic actress tells the new issue of Closer Weekly, 'My last scans have been positive, and my doctors are very happy. The onco.
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Protein Essential For Sperm And Egg Fertilization Discovered Researchers have found on "interacting protein" on the surface of both the sperm and egg that help bring about mammalian life. The protein help the sperm and egg recognize each other; this finding could help lead to new fertility therapies, a Wellcome Trust ...
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Pop a pill to cure measles - promising research A new drug could pave the way to a measles pill that cures infections and stops them spreading. In early tests, the drug ERDRP-0519 halted symptoms in infected ferrets and prevented their deaths. The drug is administered by mouth, raising the prospect of ...
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Mediator drug scandal boss Jacques Servier dies aged 93 Although responsible for developing the company into a multi million euro concern his image was latterly tarnished by the Mediator scandal. In 2012 the laboratory was prosecuted when up to 2000 people in France died from side effects of the drug. Mediator ...
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Mothers can hold newborns at chest or placenta level after birth, finds study Delayed cord clamping is what decreases iron deficiency in infancy, not what position newborns are held after birth. 6 hours ago 13,819 Views 16 Comments · Share13 Tweet13 Email43. Image: Shutterstock. DELAYING CLAMPING OF the umbilical cord until ...
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Early Data in E-Cigarette Study May Raise Safety Concerns A laboratory study presented early this year reported that the nicotine-laced vapor generated by an electronic cigarette promoted the development of cancer in certain types of human cells much in the same way that tobacco smoke does. Researchers involved ...
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French scientists lose 2300 samples of deadly SARS virus A prestigious French institute has misplaced about 2,349 vials containing samples of the potentially deadly SARS virus. The Paris-based Institut Pasteur, which was among the first to isolate HIV in the 1980s, admitted to have lost the vials in 29 boxes. Despite ...
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Once-conjoined twins leave Texas hospital In this Tuesday, April 15, 2014 photo provided by Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, Jenni and Dave Ezell visit their twin 9-month-old boys Owen, left, and Emmett, who were born joined at the abdomen. The conjoined twins, separated last summer, ...
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Mike Francia leads men's lacrosse at Relay For Life Just two hours after the Michigan men's lacrosse team returned to Ann Arbor after falling to rival Ohio State, it found itself on another field. More like this. Men's lacrosse players shave their heads for team's newest member, 9-year-old Miles Root · Wolverines ...
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Hipster Science: Women Prefer Men With Facial Hair The popularity of weird beards and mustaches among young men living in Brooklyn, N.Y., may be more than just a hipster fad. According to a new study, women and men find facial hair most attractive when it is rare. When shown men's faces, men and women ...
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Key milestone for brown fat research with a ground-breaking MRI scan This is a digitally-enhanced axial MRI of the upper chest (as if viewed from the feet). Areas of potential brown fat are shown in green. Credit: University of Warwick. The first MRI scan to show 'brown fat' in a living adult could prove to be an essential step ...
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Majority of women experience increased amount and duration of bleeding ... Women going through menopause most likely think of it as the time for an end to predictable monthly periods. Researchers at the University of Michigan say it's normal, however, for the majority of them to experience an increase in the amount and duration of ...
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Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2014 Over 24,000 physicians in 25 specialties responded to this year's Medscape Compensation Report and described their compensation, number of hours worked, practice changes resulting from healthcare reform, and adaptations to the new healthcare ...
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Stem Cell therapy on animals may be medicine of the future Two Central Pennsylvania dogs are receiving a regenerative therapy for arthritis that's unprecedented for this area and less expensive than standard surgery. Stem Cell therapy is a way to repair damaged tissue and treat injury. When dealing with dogs, ...
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Liberia steps up measures to control Ebola virus MONROVIA — The government of Liberia has announced that measures have been stepped up to contain the Ebola outbreak in the West African country. Some of the measures include the establishment of a laboratory at the Liberia Institute of Biomedical ...
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Saudi Arabia Seeks to Ease Concerns After New MERS Cases Emerge The government of Saudi Arabia is trying to reassure its citizens that the most recent outbreak of a respiratory virus isn't a cause for alarm following 16 new cases, including two deaths, reported in the last nine days. The Saudi health ministry sent text ...
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