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Pfizer confronts surge of lawsuits over Lipitor (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is facing a mounting wave of lawsuits by women who allege that the company knew about possible serious side effects of its blockbuster anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor but never properly warned the public. In the past five ...
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| Fitness May Help Ward Off Depression in Girls THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The more fit middle-school girls are, the less likely they may be to develop symptoms of depression, according to a recent study. Although the effect of fitness on depression was small, improvements in fitness ...
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New cancer classification system shows promise as life-saver Classifying cancer tumors by their molecular structure rather than the tissue or organ where they were found, such as the breast or bladder, may lead to more accurate diagnoses and potentially better treatments and outcomes for patients, a new study finds.
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'Don't Touch the Walls': Ebola Fears Infect an African Hospital At the government hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone, health care workers struggle to contain the Ebola epidemic, which has wiped out entire families and killed almost 1,000 people across West Africa. Video Credit By Ben C. Solomon on Publish Date August ...
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In Ebola Outbreak, Who Should Get Experimental Drug? Some have said it is wrong that with hundreds of Africans dying from the outbreak of Ebola, extremely scarce supplies of an experimental drug went to two white American aid workers. But what if the first doses of the drug — which had never been used in ...
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Diabetes-related amputations more common in poor areas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with diabetes who live in the poorest areas of California are about twice as likely to end up with their legs or feet amputated than those living in the wealthiest areas, according to a new study. Black people and those who ...
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Chiropractic Manipulation of Neck: Stroke Risk? THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Getting your neck adjusted by a chiropractor or osteopathic doctor may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a scientific statement released Thursday by the American Heart Association.
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Health official downplays hopes for experimental Ebola drugs A Spanish priest who was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia arrives in Spain for treatment. A Spanish priest who was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia arrives in Spain for treatment. (Spanish Defense Ministry).
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The High Stakes in Fighting Ebola: Leave One Burning Ember and the Epidemic ... CDC and our partners are currently fighting the biggest and most complex outbreak of Ebola virus disease ever recorded. There are hundreds of cases in West Africa and now a new cluster of cases in Nigeria is very concerning. The spread of Ebola shows ...
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Spanish Priest With Ebola Virus in 'Stable Condition' Spain's Defense Ministry said Miguel Pajares, a Spanish missionary priest who has tested positive for the Ebola virus, landed in Spain on a flight from Liberia on Thursday. Photo: AP. MADRID—A Spanish priest infected with the deadly Ebola virus was in ...
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US orders diplomats' families to leave Liberia as Ebola spreads WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday ordered families of its diplomats in Liberia to leave and warned against non-essential travel to the West African country because of the growing Ebola outbreak. A State Department statement said U.S. ...
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FDA Warns Tattoo Artists, Customers That Some Ink Can Cause Infections The Food and Drug Administration is warning tattoo parlors, their customers and those buying at-home tattoo kits that not all tattoo ink is safe. Last month, California company White and Blue Lion Inc. recalled inks in in-home tattoo kits after testing confirmed ...
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Ebola spreads to Nigeria. Government declares emergency. Nigeria's health minister has declared a health emergency as the deadly Ebola virus gained a foothold in Africa's most populous nation, according to news reports. “This is a national emergency. Everyone in the world today is at risk. The experience of Nigeria ...
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Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa MONROVIA: Overwhelmed west African nations called states of emergency on Thursday with the death toll from the Ebola epidemic nearing 1,000, as the World Health Organization considers global travel restrictions to halt its spread. Soldiers in Liberia's ...
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Ebola outbreak: US diplomats' families ordered to leave Liberia The United States on Thursday ordered families of its diplomats in Liberia to leave and warned against non-essential travel to the West African country because of the growing Ebola outbreak. Ebola outbreak prompts Liberia state of emergency, Sierra Leone ...
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FDA switches course on Tekmira drug as Ebola outbreak forces policy review Shares of Tekmira got a boost Thursday night after the company spread the word that the FDA had switched its full clinical hold on an experimental Ebola drug to a partial hold, clearing the path to its possible use to fight a sudden outbreak in Africa that has ...
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Exclusive: US cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will not renew funding for a major research project into Lassa fever, a decision that will, in turn, cut resources for a facility in Sierra Leone that is at the forefront of the current battle against the Ebola virus.
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Spanish Priest with Ebola Arrives in Spain Enclosed in an isolation chamber, A Spanish priest infected with the deadly Ebola virus arrives in Spain. So dangerous is the disease that his escorts are clad head to foot in protective clothing. Miguel Pajares is the first European infected with the virus that ...
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First European Ebola patient arrives in Spain The first European victim of the West African Ebola outbreak arrived in Spain on Thursday morning and was rushed to a Madrid hospital, officials said, as hopes rose that a US experimental vaccine could soon be available for wider treatment. Miguel Pajares ...
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Boston Took the Ice Bucket Challenge. Now it's Your Turn, New York, Chicago ... We said we'd do it, and we did. More than 200 Bostonians lined up in Copley Square and doused themselves with buckets of ice water in an effort to raise awareness—and money—for ALS research. The Frates family, whose son Pete has inspired the ...
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The Ethics of Organ Donation: Should People Get Paid for Their Organs? There are currently 120,000 people in the U.S who need an organ donation and every day, 18 of them will die waiting. Those on the list for kidneys or a liver could be holding on for five years or longer. It's a challenge that's been facing doctors and patients for ...
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Can a visit to the chiropractor increase your risk of stroke? Young and middle-aged people who undergo cervical manipulative therapy may suffer tears in the blood vessels running through the neck to the brain that may, resulting in higher risk of stroke. By John Tyburski, Daily Digest News Thursday, August 07, 2014.
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Debate over compensating organ donors heats up In 1984, Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act, which prohibited the buying and selling of organs. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. According to a recent San ...
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FDA alerts consumers that un-branded tattoo inks cause serious infections Last month White and Blue Lion Inc., a Californian company recalled inks that were sold in the market as in-home tattoo kits. This was done when they tested the unopened bottles and found that contamination through bacteria was present. The Food and ...
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Houston Texans owner Bob McNair gets clean bill of health after skin cancer battle Aug. 7, 2014: Houston Texans owner Bob McNair addressed the media Thursday afternoon, saying he has battled an aggressive form of skin cell cancer since last fall. Phil Archer reports. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. THESE DROPS ARE THE ONLY ...
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FDA lifts hold on experimental Ebola drug WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could clear the way for its use in patients infected with the deadly virus. Canadian drugmaker Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. said ...
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Gut Microbiome Analysis Aids Colorectal Cancer Screening THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Analysis of the gut microbiome can better distinguish healthy individuals from those with precancerous adenomatous polyps and those with invasive colorectal cancer, compared to use of traditional clinical risk ...
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Gut Bacteria May Aid Testing for Colon Cancer Gastroenterology. Gut Bacteria May Aid Testing for Colon Cancer. Published: Aug 7, 2014. By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...
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New wearable baby monitor is like a Fit-Bit for infants There's a new baby monitor on the market that your child wears around their leg. According to WSJ.com, a team of former Google and Apple engineers as well as pediatric specialists designed this new product called the “Sproutling.” It works kind of like a ...
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US to send more than 50 specialists to combat Ebola WASHINGTON — The United States will be sending more than 50 disease specialists to West Africa over the next week to help combat the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which US health officials estimate will take many months to contain, government ...
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Priest with Ebola arrives in Spain A Spanish priest infected with a strain of the deadly Ebola virus arrives in Madrid, as Nigeria warns that the lethal disease puts 'everyone' at risk. 08/08/14. Islamic State militants stand guard after controlling a headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party ( ...
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Ebola Epicenters In Sierra Leone Quarantined FREETOWN, Aug 8 (BERNAMA-NNN-Xinhua) -- The epicenters of the ebola virus in Sierra Leone have been completely quarantined as the military and the police surrounded the two eastern districts preventing all vehicular traffic from leaving or entering the ...
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Tekmira's Ebola drug gets good news Tekmira Pharmaceuticals on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had modified its clinical hold status on Tekmira's experimental Ebola treatment to enable its potential use in humans infected with the virus. The FDA told Burnaby, British ...
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Tekmira: FDA Enables Potential Use Of TKM-Ebola In Ebola-infected, Stock ... Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TKMR: Quote, TKM.TO) Thursday said the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has verbally confirmed they have modified the full clinical hold placed on the TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application or IND to a partial ...
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8 On Your Side: Think before getting inked Tattoos are a popular activity for many people, but the Food and Drug Administration reports that there are some very important guidelines that should be followed to ensure that their tattoo experience is a safe and sterile one. The FDA urges people to use ...
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Sproutling smart baby monitor learns and predicts baby behavior Babies don't come with instruction manuals, so the saying goes. But technology is promising to lend new parents a helping hand in the form of Sproutling, a smart baby monitor that keeps parents abreast of baby's physical status, conditions in the baby's room, ...
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'Don't Touch the Walls': Ebola Fears Infect an African Hospital At the government hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone, health care workers struggle to contain the Ebola epidemic, which has killed almost 1,000 people across West Africa. Video Credit By Ben C. Solomon on Publish Date August 7, 2014. Image CreditTommy ...
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Sierra Leone army blockades Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency FREETOWN/MONROVIA (Reuters) - The army blockaded on Thursday rural areas in Sierra Leone that have been hit by the deadly Ebola virus, a senior officer said, after neighbouring Liberia declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst outbreak of the ...
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Cash for Gold? Or Cash for Kidneys? Recently, organ donation has become a topic of great debate and controversy. Over 120,000 people in the US are in need of an organ donation, and each day an average of 18 die while waiting for a transplant. On average, patients are likely to remain on the ...
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INSIGHT-Pfizer confronts surge of lawsuits over Lipitor Aug 8 (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is facing a mounting wave of lawsuits by women who allege that the company knew about possible serious side effects of its blockbuster anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor but never properly warned the public.
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Compensating organ donors may or may not be ethical but lives can be saved Discussions on organ donation have always been on a low key as some people feel that this is an extreme step when one is alive. The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) that was passed in 1984 prohibited people from buying or selling their organs.
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Daily dose of aspirin helps cut cancer risk: study LONDON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of developing and dying from major cancers of the digestive tract including bowel, stomach and esophageal cancer, according to a large-scale British study published Wednesday.
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Fitness may prevent depression in girls Preliminary findings from a new study has found that middle school aged girls who are physically fit may experience less depression. By Vanessa Blanchard, Daily Digest News Thursday, August 07, 2014. Maintaining a healthy level of fitness in school-age ...
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| Will Kidney Stones Recur? New Test Might Tell THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A new tool appears to accurately predict whether someone who's had a kidney stone will have another one in the future, researchers report. They said the tool could help patients and their doctors decide ...
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Mental Decline Often Precedes a Stroke, Study Finds THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Age-related declines in memory and thinking abilities may increase a senior's risk of stroke and death, researchers say. Their new study included more than 7,200 Americans older than 65 who were given tests ...
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McNair survives 10-month cancer ordeal HOUSTON — Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has received a clean bill of health after a 10-month battle with two forms of cancer. The 77-year-old McNair opened up about his ordeal on Thursday at a news conference attended by family members and his ...
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Drink more coffee to get rid of buzzing sound in ear coffee Ringing in the ears or tinnitus may be uncommon but if you hear voices despite any external source of sound, you should probably increase your intake of coffee and tea. According to a new research published in American Journal of Medicine, women ...
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More live organ donations needed in California According to report, the number of deceased organ donors in California has jumped in the last couple of years but experts maintain that more live donors are needed to meet the need of people awaiting donations. According to the California Transplant Donor ...
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Cancer Research Led by UNC Leads to Important Breakthrough Recently published findings from a cancer study led by researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center could lead to new methods of diagnosing and treating one-in-ten cancers. “What we see in this particular analysis now, looking at 12 ...
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Older adults' brains perform better during daytime A new study has shown that older adults perform better on demanding mental tasks at daytime which also turn on the same brain networks responsible for paying attention and suppressing distraction as younger adults. The study conducted by Canadian ...
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