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Surgical Robot Fails to Show Advantages in Treating Bladder Cancer Robots like the da Vinci, pictured, are intended to make it easier to perform minimally invasive procedures. The Star-News/Associated Press. A new study finds treating bladder cancer with a surgical robot made by Intuitive Surgical Inc. ISRG +4.05% Intuitive ...
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Shift workers 'face type 2 diabetes risk' Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts, a large international study suggests. The findings, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, indicated men and those doing rotating shifts were at highest risk. It is thought that ...
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Police seek man who refused tuberculosis treatment STOCKTON, Calif. - Prosecutors in Northern California said Thursday that they have obtained an arrest warrant for a tuberculosis patient who has refused treatment and may be contagious, putting those around him at risk. Eduardo Rosas Cruz, a 25-year-old ...
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| Female Triathletes and Incontinence THURSDAY, July 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Women who compete in triathlons are at increased risk for pelvic floor disorders, including incontinence, and other health problems, a new study says. "There has been a surge in popularity of high-impact sports ...
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One CDC Lab Resumes Shipments While Others Remain Closed One tuberculosis lab run by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control will resume shipment of biological materials while the ban on transfers remains for all other high-biosecurity labs, the agency said. The Atlanta-based CDC placed a freeze on biological ...
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| Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Report Phase 3 Trial Results of NEXAVAR(R ... WHIPPANY, N.J. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., an Amgen subsidiary (NASDAQ: AMGN), today announced that an investigational Phase 3 trial of NEXAVAR(R) ...
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| Keryx drug improves phosphorus, iron in kidney patients -trial July 24 (Reuters) - A pivotal trial of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc's experimental drug Zerenex showed that it improved levels of serum phosphorus and iron in patients on kidney dialysis, according to results published on Thursday. The trial involved 441 ...
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Agency Releases First Data from National ALS Registry iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- An estimated four in 100,000 people in the United States live with Amyotriphic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, health officials announced Thursday. Researchers released the first data summary ...
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Company seeks regulatory approval for first-ever malaria vaccine "This is a key moment in GSK's 30-year journey to develop RTS,S," said Sophie Biernaux. By Brooks Hays | July 24, 2014 at 5:44 PM | Comments. share with facebook. 1. share with twitter. 1. share with linkedin. 0. share with google. 0. email print. Bill Gates ...
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Ruling on antibiotics in livestock reversed NEW YORK — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn't required to hold public hearings to evaluate the health risks of widespread use of antibiotics in animal feed, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of ...
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Boy with cancer celebrates birthday with thousands of cards FOXBORO, Mass. (WKRC) -- Danny Nickerson is celebrating his 6th birthday on Friday with thousands of birthday cards from complete strangers. Nickerson has brain cancer and an inoperable tumor. The one thing he asked for on his birthday was a mailbox ...
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CLSN's Dignity At Work, GSK's Flonase To Go OTC, MGNX Hits Second Dart A regulatory application for malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S, submitted to the European Medicines Agency by GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK: Quote) has been accepted for review, thus becoming the world's first malaria vaccine candidate to undergo regulatory ...
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Newly Discovered Gut Virus Lives in Half of World's Population TEHRAN (FNA)- Odds are, there's a virus living inside your gut that has gone undetected by scientists for decades. A new study led by researchers at San Diego State University has found that more than half the world's population is host to a newly described ...
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W.Va. clinic operator faces disciplinary hearing CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A board will conduct a disciplinary hearing for the operator of a West Virginia pain management clinic where an investigation found syringes were being reused. West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine Executive Director ...
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Genetic clues to age of first period The timing of when a girl reaches puberty is controlled by hundreds of genes, say scientists. And age at first period may vary in daughters from the same family because of genetic factors, research shows. The findings, published in Nature, could give clues to ...
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Street lights shining into bedrooms 'could stop breast cancer drugs from working' Street lights shining through curtains at night could stop breast cancer drugs from working effectively, new research has suggested. The study found dim light exposure can make certain cancers resistant to a drug called tamoxifen, by suppressing melatonin ...
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Google is collecting medical data to paint a picture of... Google has started to collect medical data from volunteers as part of an ambitious project designed to build a database of records that show what a healthy human being should be. The project, developed by Google's experimental Google X wing and called ...
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Childhood traumas more common in military members CHICAGO — Childhood traumas are more common among military members and veterans than among civilians, according to a new study. Researchers say the results support the notion that for some, enlistment serves as an escape from troubled ...
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How much sleep do you really need? If you're like most of us, you're probably not getting enough sleep. In fact, almost 70 percent of Americans say they don't get enough shut-eye. But exactly how much you need to perform at your best is under debate. "I definitely don't get enough sleep," said ...
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Mosquito-carried virus Chikungunya arrives A mosquito-borne virus with the tongue-twisting name chikungunya has arrived on U.S. soil, infecting people in 31 states so far. While the virus hasn't arrived in Utah as of yet, it's close to our doorstep. Both Idaho and Nevada have reported cases of the illness ...
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Kanabownits Fire managed for multiple objectives on North Rim GRAND CANYON, Ariz. – National Park Service fire managers on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have decided to manage the Kanabownits Fire for multiple objectives. The lightning-caused Kanabownits Fire was discovered in Grand Canyon National ...
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Turbo the Adorable Two-Legged Chihuahua has a new Wheelchair (Made of ... OneGreenPlanetBuzz MonsterTurbo the Adorable Two-Legged Chihuahua has a new Wheelchair (Made of Toy Parts!) With the incredible advancements in technology, it seems there is no disability that an animal can't overcome. We've seen Albie the goat ...
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Potential Outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria The now almost six month long outbreak of Ebola that has tormented several countries in western Africa has now appeared to have potentially spread to Nigeria. Health officials from the State Health Ministry announced today that a man who had traveled to ...
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Sleep Deprivation May Distort Memory sleep problems (Photo : PR) Sleep deprivation may increase susceptibility to false memories, according to a recent study. Sleep deprivation may increase susceptibility to false memories, according to a recent study. Researchers found that sleep-deprived ...
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WV Health Organizations Unite to Prevent Cancer in WV More than a dozen healthcare organizations in West Virginia are issuing a call-to-action to prevent cancers caused by the Human papillomavirus (HPV), such as cervical and head and neck cancers. The announcement will be held at the Saint John XXIII ...
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Man went to hospital for circumcision and awoke to find penis amputated ... BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A man says in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed this week that he went in for a circumcision last month at Princeton Baptist Medical Center and awoke to find his penis had instead been amputated. The man and his wife filed the ...
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Parents play an important role in keeping kids at a healthy weight: researchers Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine surveyed a group of parents whose children were undergoing obesity treatment and found many of them unwilling to acknowledge weight problems and the health implications they ...
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