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| Pill look different? Shape and color changes may prompt lapses Do size (and shape) matter? A new study says that when the form a prescription medication comes in changes, patients more often lapse in taking it. Do size (and shape) matter? A new study says that when the form a prescription medication comes in ...
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UN chief makes 'necessary pilgrimage' to Haiti, meets cholera victims LOS PALMAS, Haiti -- The head of the United Nations emerged Monday from a visit with a family of cholera victims in this isolated village in central Haiti, offering words of sympathy and condolences to all in this Caribbean nation who have been affected by ...
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Hopkins Hospital bumped from top spot to No. 3 on US News ranking Johns Hopkins, for decades ranked the best hospital in the country, has been through this before. Two years ago, it fell to No. 2 in the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings, regaining the top spot last year. But No. 3? "What a disaster!" said Dr. Ashish ...
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Roche's Avastin Gains US Priority Review for Cervical Cancer Basel-based Roche said the Food and Drug Administration had accepted the company's biologics license application for Avastin, a status given to drugs that may significantly improve the treatment of serious illnesses. Cervical cancer kills roughly 250,000 ...
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Friends Have More DNA in Common Than Strangers Soccer fans Sofia Trogu and Anita Wray embrace as they watch the final minutes of a live simulcast of the FIFA World Cup quarter final match between USA and Belgium at the Civic Center plaza on July 1, in San Francisco, Calif.
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Targacept Drops Development of Alzheimer's Drug Targacept Inc. TRGT -0.23% Targacept Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $4.43 -0.01 -0.23% July 14, 2014 3:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.94M AFTER HOURS $4.42 -0.01 -0.23% July 14, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m): P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $150.01 Million ...
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Child medication measurements confuse parents Many parents don't, according to a study published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which found more than 10,000 calls to the poison center each year are due to liquid medication dosage errors. The study says part of the reason parents may ...
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Varying Rates of Observation As Management for Prostate Cancer Rates of observation as management for low-risk prostate cancer vary widely, and androgen-deprivation therapy is not associated with improved survival for men with localized prostate cancer, according to two studies published online July 14 in JAMA ...
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'Cannabis could help reduce tumour growth in cancer patients' New research reveals the drug's main psychoactive ingredient — tetrahydrocannabino (THC) — could be responsible for its success in shrinking tumours. It is hoped the findings could help develop a synthetic equivalent with anti-cancer properties.
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Pizza Hut launches the cookie pizza The cookie is part of their new partnership with Hershey's and it's being called the “Ultimate Hershey's Chocolate Chip Cookie.” It measures eight inches in diameter and comes pre-cut into eight wedge shaped slices. Pizza Hut executive Carrie Walsh tells ...
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NC doctor urges African-Americans to donate blood CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte doctor is appealing to African-Americans to donate blood to help battle sickle-cell disease. The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/1zCnVr8) Dr. Ify Osunkwo of Carolinas HealthCare System says there is a need to ...
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Novartis Plans Alzheimer's Study in Symptomless Patients Novartis AG (NOVN) plans to test experimental drugs in a study to see whether the medicines can prevent Alzheimer's in people without symptoms who are genetically predisposed to the disease. In partnership with Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, a Phoenix ...
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| Few advances are made for Gehrig's disease Dave Larson, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2013, shows off his muscles to his son Arthur after receiving a massage. Larson is undergoing massage treatments to try to slow the progress of the disease, which has no cure. Robert Cohen/St.
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Organic foods are more nutritious, according to review of 343 studies New research shows "the first and foremost message is people need to eat more fruits and vegetables," a study coauthor says. New research shows "the first and foremost message is people need to eat more fruits and vegetables," a study coauthor says.
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Health officials tracking mosquito-transmittedChikungunya This is a Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito, known as a vector for the West Nile virus that has landed on a human finger. The main transmitter of the West Nile virus in the southeast is the species C. quinquefasciatus. Eliminating puddles and small containers ...
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Grotesque rumours fuel Ebola epidemic Government health workers administer blood tests to check for the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Image by: STRINGER / REUTERS. Governments and health agencies trying to contain the world's deadliest ever Ebola epidemic in West Africa fear the ...
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Fed Health Survey Asks: How Many Americans Are Gay? It's official: Just under 2 percent of Americans say they are gay or lesbians and just under 1 percent say they're bisexual. The first federal health survey to look at the question of sexuality finds that 96.6 percent of Americans declare they are heterosexual, ...
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Breast cancer drug may have fewer side-effects used as a gel SIDE-EFFECTS of a tablet used by thousands of women to help treat their breast cancer may be reduced if it is used in gel form, researchers have found. SIDE-EFFECTS of a tablet used by thousands of women to help treat their breast cancer may be reduced ...
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| Home blood pressure-monitoring kits save insurance companies money Home blood pressure-monitoring kits can save insurance companies money by improving healthcare quality and reducing healthcare costs, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension. In the United States, more than ...
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