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FDA Approves Double-Chin Eliminator Injection, Kybella The Food and Drug Administration today approved a new drug that promises to get rid of double chins without surgery. The drug is called Kybella, and it is an injectable substance that dissolves fat under the chin.
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FDA approves Westlake Village company's drug to reduce double-chin fat The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Westlake Village company's injectable drug as a treatment to reduce double-chin fat in adults.
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Too many chins? FDA clears a treatment for that It's not life-threatening, but as many as 7 in 10 Americans say they're bedeviled by double chin, a condition for which the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment: an injectable substance called deoxycholic acid, to be marketed ...
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FDA OKs shot to zap your double chin (NEWSER) - About 70% of participants in a 2014 survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery about cosmetic procedures pointed fingers at chin and neck fat as a "top concern," per the Washington Post.
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Breaking the drinking glass ceiling (CNN) Whether quaffing artisanal cocktails at hipster bars or knocking back no-name beers on the couch, more Americans are drinking heavily -- and engaging in episodes of binge-drinking, concludes a major study of alcohol use.
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Binge Drinking Increases Heart Risk by 70 Percent, Study A new study published in the online journal Epidemiology has revealed that people indulging in binge drinking are at a 70 percent higher risk for heart attacks.
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A Binge Drinking Nightmare as Women See Rates Jump Bad news for public health officials. Binge drinking is becoming more prevalent across America. Especially among women. A new study in the American Journal of Public Health found the a 36 percent increase in binge drinking among women from 2002 and ...
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Rubella Eliminated from the Americas, Thanks to MMR Vaccine I am a freelance science journalist and photojournalist who specializes in reporting on vaccines, pediatric and maternal health, parenting, nutrition, obesity, mental health, medical research, environmental health and the social sciences.
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Most countries not protecting antibiotics, says WHO Three-quarters of countries do not have plans in place to preserve antimicrobial medicines, the World Health Organization says. The body has repeatedly warned that the globe is heading into a "post-antibiotic era" in which much of modern medicine becomes ...
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FDA Approves Injection for Melting Away Double-Chin Fat The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it approved an injection designed to melt away double-chin fat. The agency approved a drug called Kybella for adults with moderate or severe fat below the chin, or submental fat.
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Doctors print up '4-D' airway, save three babies Three small children with weak airways that were constantly collapsing are alive and well thanks to a "4-D" printed splint that saved them from almost certain suffocation.
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3D-printed device used to treat life-threatening airway disease in infants Final 3D-printed tracheobronchial splint used to treat the left bronchus of patient 2. The splint incorporated a spiral to accommodate concurrent use of a right bronchial splint and growth of the right bronchus.
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Rubella Has Been Eliminated From the Americas, Health Officials Say Rubella, a disease with terrible consequences for unborn children, has finally been eliminated from the Americas, a scientific panel set up by global health authorities announced on Wednesday.
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Health Highlights: April 30, 2015 German measles, which was declared eliminated from the United States in 2004, has now been eliminated from all of North and South America, according to the World Health Organization.
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Rubella (German measles) eradicated from Americas North and South America have become the first regions of the world to eradicate rubella, or German measles, after no home-grown cases in five years.
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Want To Get Rid Of Double Chin? FDA Approves Drug That Could Melt It Away The FDA has approved Kybela, an injectable drug that could dissolve unsightly double chin. In clinical trial, 79 percent of those who used the drug reported of satisfaction with their appearance.
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Scientists find chemical clues on obesity in urine samples LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine that are linked to body mass, offering clues about why people who are obese are more likely to develop illnesses such as cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease.
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STUDY: Teen Binge Drinking Can Lead to Memory Problems The study was published this week in the journal "Alcoholism." Click on the above link to read more. A new study shows drinking heavy amounts of alcohol during your teen years can damage your brain for years to come.
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FDA panel recommends approval for Amgen's skin cancer immunotherapy (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's skin cancer immunotherapy showed enough efficacy in the treatment of melanoma to be given marketing approval, an independent advisory panel to the U.S.
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Binge Drinking Damages Brain for Years to Come Binge drinking during adolescence and young adulthood could damage your older adult brain, according to a study published Monday in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
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Binge drinking has alarming effects on brains of teenagers The study found that people who binge at a young age can permanently damage the part of the brain that is responsible for learning and memory.
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Binge drinking leads to increased heart attack risk It has been found by researchers that people who consume large amounts of alcohol at once have more than 70% chances of having a heart attack.
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Women Are Getting Wasted Now More Than Ever The archetype of a village drunk is typically a pot-bellied fifty- or sixtysomething man with a graying beard and a dented hat, slurring over his umpteenth beer or whiskey-rocks at the local dive, perhaps with a near-identical, also-male pal at the adjacent ...
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Youthful Drinking Could Result In Memory Problems During Adulthood New findings published in the journal Alcoholism show that binge drinking can significantly increase the risk of damages to the brain.
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Hour of TV daily may lead to weight gain in kindergartners, study says (CNN) Even a little bit of television viewing goes a long way to potentially hurt a child's health, according to new research.
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WHO: Global Threat From Antibiotic Resistance Growing GENEVA—. The World Health Organization says an increasing number of infections are no longer treatable because of growing antimicrobial resistance, putting the lives of millions of people at risk.
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FDA panel gives a thumb's up to Amgen's T-Vec for melanoma Amgen's regulatory team for talimogene laherparepvec (T-Vec) was grilled by a group of outside FDA experts who picked up on some major questions regarding the Phase III melanoma study that was used to back its new drug application.
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FDA seeks more data on antiseptic ingredients (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has asked for additional data to support the continued safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients in antiseptics sold over the counter to healthcare professionals.
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Dr. Manny: Clearing air pollution isn't a climate change argument, it's about ... Every woman strives to have a healthy birth and baby by eating healthily and staying active, but there are some factors that aren't solely in her control— such as the environment and pollution.
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Health officials: German measles eradicated from the Americas German measles is gone from North and South America, health officials said Wednesday, making it the third infectious disease to be eliminated from the Americas, after smallpox and polio.
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Air pollution could cause lower birth weights and make your brain age faster On the heels of the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report, a pair of studies details two new - and frightening - consequences of air pollution.
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Study says pollution may have reduced birth weights in Beijing Exposure to air pollution may reduce the weight of newborn children, according to scientists who studied birth weights in Beijing before, during and after the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, when Chinese government controls temporarily reduced the city's ...
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Study of pregnancies during Beijing Olympics suggests link between pollution ... BEIJING - Women in the Chinese capital in the final stage of pregnancy during the 2008 Beijing Olympics - when officials strictly controlled air pollution - gave birth to heavier babies than in years when the city was smoggier, a study said Wednesday.
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Rubella eliminated from North and South America, officials declare A 15-year campaign has stopped the spread of endemic rubella in the countries of the Americas, the Pan-American Health Organization announced Wednesday.
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Olympics study links Chinese pollution to lower birth weights Hong Kong (CNN) Babies carried by pregnant women during the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008, when China took drastic steps to combat air pollution, were born heavier than than babies born a year earlier or later, a new study has found.
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Home-canned potatoes blamed for church potluck botulism outbreak (CNN) - Local and state health officials say potato salad made with home-canned potatoes is to blame for the more than 20 cases of botulism in Lancaster, Ohio, last week.
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Americas Region Becomes World's First to Eliminate Rubella The Americas region has become the first to successfully eliminate rubella, a contagious viral infection with similar symptoms to measles, health officials announced on Wednesday.
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Potato Salad causes over 20 Cases of Botulism in Lancaster Health investigators have said that the dozens of case of botulism, including one death, are attributable to home-canned potatoes, used in potato salad served at a church potluck picnic, in Lancaster, Ohio.
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Baseball team bans peanuts, Cracker Jack for allergy awareness night They're as American as apple pie -- but peanuts and Cracker Jack will not be welcome at the ballpark Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
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Most Countries Have No National Plan To Tackle Growing 'Superbug' Threat By Kate Kelland LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle "superbug" infections which put even basic healthcare at risk, the WHO said on ...
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What urine reveals about obesity Let's face it: Obesity's not hard to diagnose. It's easily done with a scale, a tape measure and (if you don't want to do the math yourself), a body-mass index (BMI) calculator.
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Bird flu infection 'probable' in Iowa chicken broiler breeding farm CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Iowa-based chicken broiler breeding farm has initially tested positive for the highly pathogenic h5 bird flu, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
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Scientists find chemical clues on obesity in urine samples LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine that are linked to body mass, offering clues about why people who are obese are more likely to develop illnesses such as cancer, stroke, diabetes and heart disease.
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Amgen, Inc. (AMGN) T-Vec Gets Green Signal From FDA Avisory Panel Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), in a drastic turn of events, now finally has the US Food and Drug Administration's advisory panels' backing, when it comes to the company's experimental melanoma treatment, talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC).
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Potassium may matter more than salt for BP in teens A new study has shown that sodium had no adverse effect, but potassium improved blood pressure in teen girls. Eating 3,000 mg per day of salt or more appears to have no adverse effect on blood pressure in adolescent girls, while those girls who consumed ...
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Dietary Potassium Necessary to Maintain Optimal Health in Teenagers A new study has revealed that a potassium rich diet could offer a lot of health benefits to teenagers. Researchers who studied the dietary habits of 2185 teenagers said, "An increased potassium intake may reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular disease ...
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Consumption Of Potassium Rich Foods Is More Efficient Than Low-Salt Diet ... Consumption of potassium rich foods has more positive effects on health than partaking in a low-salt diet, according to latest study.
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Study finds people suffer withdrawal symptoms after parting with smart phones Doctors say taking time away from cellphones can reduce physical stress and related health issues, such as back and neck pain. Show Transcript Hide Transcript.
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Salt doesn't affect blood pressure but potassium lowers it, study says Sodium has generally been associated with high blood pressure for a number of years. It isn't something that has been debated much throughout the medical science community because it's widely known to this point.
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Source of deadly botulism outbreak in Ohio identified LANCASTER, Ohio -- Health officials say the likely source of the botulism outbreak that killed one person and sickened many others at an Ohio church potluck dinner was home-canned potatoes used in a potato salad.
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