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UPDATE 2-Pharmacy benefit manager CVS urges rewrite for US heart guidelines (Adds comments by the AHA and ACC, information on 2013 guidelines). By Deena Beasley and Ransdell Pierson. Aug 10 (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp, the second-largest manager of drug benefit plans for U.S.
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Testosterone therapy confirmed beneficial Older men who have normal testosterone levels have been linked to a lower risk of stroke, heart attack and other heart related issues.
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Liver disease drug may be the key to helping Parkinson's Disease sufferers They found it can slow the development of the condition, which affects 127,000 people in the UK. As UDCA is already approved for treating liver disease, scientists hope it could be approved for Parkinson's patients very quickly if more clinical trials ...
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AstraZeneca Strikes $700M Cancer Vaccine Deal With Inovio For INO-3112 AstraZeneca has agreed to pay Inovio Pharmaceuticals as much as $727.5 million to secure the rights to an experimental cancer vaccine, the company announced on Monday.
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Fresh and Fit: Here's what's wrong with your diet The good news from a recent study about our eating habits is that, as a nation, the average adult is consuming fewer calories a day than they were in 2003.
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Health Highlights: Aug 10, 2015 School programs to monitor students' weight and send updates home have almost no effect, a new study finds. Schools in 10 states are required to send these notifications -- so-called "fat letters" -- home to parents.
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Coca-Cola Is Working Hard To Blame Obesity On Lack Of Exercise According to The New York Times, the soda company donated heavily to a new nonprofit called the Global Energy Balance Network that has a stated goal of placing emphasis on exercise and shifting it away from food (and, you know, soda), in conversations ...
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Diet-caused obesity skeptics' funding traced to Coke Coca-Cola was taking heat Monday after a report that it has secretly funded a "scientific" group that says America's obesity epidemic is caused by lack of exercise, not sugary soft drinks.
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Positive West Nile Virus test for Pershing County mosquitoes A mosquito pool consists of 5-50 adult mosquitoes collected from a given location and tested as one sample or pool, the district said.
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House health committee to tackle medical marijuana bill The House of Representatives' Committee on Health is set to hear a bill seeking to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes on Tuesday.
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Birds test positive for West Nile in La Salle County The La Salle County Health Department received confirmation that two birds tested positive for West Nile virus by the Illinois Department of Agriculture Laboratory in Galesburg.
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West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes caught in Prince George's County Maryland's first mosquitoes of the year to test positive for West Nile virus were found in Bowie, the state agriculture department announced Monday.
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Oklahoma: Judge Calls Curbs on Abortion Drugs Unconstitutional A judge struck down a state law Monday that required doctors to follow label instructions when prescribing abortion-inducing drugs, finding that the rule is unconstitutional because it does not apply to other kinds of medication.
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Music may be the key to treat epilepsy: Study The brains of people with epilepsy appear to react to music differently from the brains of those who do not have the disorder, a finding that could lead to new therapies to prevent seizures, according to new research.
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AstraZeneca bags another cancer drug deal, this time with Inovio LONDON AstraZeneca has clinched its third deal in less than a week to bolster its strategically important cancer drug pipeline by signing up rights to an experimental immune system-boosting medicine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals.
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Iodine supplements for pregnant women could boost IQ and save NHS thousands Providing pregnant women with iodine supplements could boost children's intelligence and save thousands of pounds in future health costs, according to new research.
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California child diagnosed with plague after trip to Yosemite This Sept. 25, 2012 photo shows Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Yosemite National Park in California. Yosemite is one of the most visited parks in the national park system, but a hiking trip to the backcountry can offer access to uncrowded ...
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Third Case Of Plague This Week, Now In LA: Here Is What You Should Know It's a busy plague season. This week, a California child tested positive for plague after a visit to Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park.
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Every mother-to-be should take iodine to boost baby's brain Giving pregnant women a simple supplement would boost babies' brain power and make billions for the economy, experts say. Iodine helps brain development, particularly in the womb and first months and improves children's IQ.
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Death toll in New York Legionnaires' outbreak rises to 12 NEW YORK - Two more people in the Bronx have died of Legionnaires' disease, bringing the total of fatalities to 12 in the largest outbreak of the disease in New York City history, officials said Monday.
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NYC teachers union will inspect Bronx school for Legionnaires' disease Saying it should have been done earlier, the city's teachers union is set to inspect a South Bronx school after one of its teachers died of Legionnaires' disease in April.
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NYC mayor: Legionnaires' outbreak has claimed 12 lives NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says 12 people have now died from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak. De Blasio said Monday that cases now total 113.
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New York Officials Say Legionnaires' Outbreak Contained as Death Toll Hits 12 As the Legionnaires' disease outbreak levels off in New York, you may wonder what exactly the illness is and what causes it. Legionnaires' Outbreak.
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TV food star Sandra Lee to have additional surgery as she fights breast cancer ... FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to members of the media as his partner, Sandra Lee, looks on after casting his ballot, in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
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Chomping on 'fried chicken' regularly may give you a heart attack If you love gorging on buttery and fried food, it's time to take a hike as a new study suggests that consuming Southern diet regularly, like fried chicken, gravy-smothered liver, buttered rolls etc, could raise the risk of heart attack.
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Sandra Lee to Undergo New Surgery in Breast Cancer Fight Celebrity chef Sandra Lee is heading back into surgery. The 49-year-old Food Network star has been struggling to recover since her double mastectomy in May following a breast cancer diagnosis.
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'Fried food likely to raise heart attack risk' MIAMI - People who eat lots of fried food and sugary drinks have a 56 per cent higher risk of heart disease compared to those who eat healthier, US researchers said on Monday.
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO) Investors: Piper Jaffray Reiterates ... Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INO) had its stock rating noted as overweight by analysts at Piper Jaffray. Piper Jaffray currently has a $31.00 TP on the $472.35M market cap company or 283.19% upside potential.
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Hospital bends rules to allow 96-year-old to be with 92-year-old wife Tom and Arniesteen Clark have only been apart once over the past 68 years they've been married. It was when Tom, an Army veteran, was stationed in Korea.
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Tests confirm rabies and West Nile virus in Jackson County animals A bat found in Central Point earlier this month was confirmed to have rabies, and a dead scrub jay found in Medford two days prior tested positive for West Nile virus.
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Man who revealed positive pregnancy test to wife on video says they miscarried Just days after a man filmed himself surprising his wife with a positive pregnancy test, to more than 11.5 million views, the couple has returned to YouTube to announce that they've had a miscarriage.
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Depressed adolescents face increased heart disease risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescents with major depression or bipolar disease face an increased risk of early heart disease and may need early intervention to prevent it, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).
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Novavax's vaccine first to protect against common respiratory virus A vaccine developed by Novavax Inc was shown to prevent a common respiratory viral infection in a mid-stage study, taking it one step closer to becoming the first vaccine for the virus that affects almost all American children.
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| Shares of Cancer Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGIX) Drops by -19.12% Cancer Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGIX) has lost 19.12% during the past week and dropped 25.28% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are however, negative as compared to the S&P 500 for the past week with a loss of 18.1%.
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Nurturing health and maternal bonding Breast milk is the essence for the life of a baby, especially during the first six months of its life. Strangely, there are many misconceptions circulating around this most natural practice, discouraging women from doing it.
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Green Beret paralyzed after trying to save girl from drowning wants to walk again A Special Forces soldier left paralyzed from the neck down after diving into stormy waves off Florida to save a young girl from drowning is determined to walk again.
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Is this breakthrough in early stage breast cancer treatment? A short and powerful dosage of radiation therapy would be effective to treat early stage breast cancer patients, says a new study conducted by M.D.
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Orphaned Kangaroo Finds Comfort In Hugging Teddy Bear Who would have thought that an orphaned kangaroo would find sweet friendship in a stuffed bear? Wildlife caretakers gave the kangaroo in Australia, Doodlebug, a stuffed bear.
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Eating refined carbs linked to depression in women: Study Islamabad - Eating highly refined carbohydrates after menopause is associated with increased risk for depression in women, according to a new study.
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Florida Tattoo Ink Is Contaminated If you're currently living in Florida and are thinking of getting a tattoo, you might want to exercise more caution. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released an announcement through its official website about the microbial contamination of tattoo ...
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| Shares of Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP) Drops by -9.76% Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP) has lost 9.76% during the past week and dropped 4.26% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are however, negative as compared to the S&P 500 for the past week with a loss of 8.61%.
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Health fair set for Saturday SCRANTON - To celebrate National Health Center Week, the Scranton Primary Health Care Center will hold a health fair Saturday. From 11 a.m.
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First 3D Printed Drug Has Been Approved By The FDA It's here: Levetiracetam is the first ever 3D printed drug to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Superbug Infections Set To Increase Within US In Five Years It estimated that the worst superbug infections during the next five years will increase to 340,000 cases, a 10 percent rise. "If health care facilities, nursing homes, and public health departments work together to improve antibiotic use and infection ...
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Families and Supporters Race for the Cure A sea of pink filled Wausau on Saturday for the 6th Annual Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure." The event allows people to walk or run a 5k in support of breast cancer research and education.
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Slaw and salad kits recalled because of peanut allergies Real Foods of Seattle is recalling 29 cases of Harvest Slaw Kit and 13 cases of Broccoli Salad Kit because peanuts may be among the ingredients, despite not being listed on the label.
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Peanuts Prompt Salads Recall Thousands of people visit the emergency room annually because of peanut allergies and somewhere around 150 to 200 people die in the U.S.
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No Longer Seen as 'Monsters': Recent Movies Offer a More Realistic Look at ... JOHN CUSACK plays Beach Boy Brian Wilson and Elizabeth Banks is his love interest in "Love & Mercy," which spotlights Wilson's schizoaffective disorder.
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Cancer Report Ranks Shows Iowa Needs Improvement In Cancer Prevention Areas The American Cancer Society is giving New Mexico red marks when it comes to helping cancer patients. States are given color-coded ratings on a variety of topics, green, yellow or red for doing well, making progress, or falling behind.
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NJ Gets Mixed Marks for Initiatives, Policies for Combating Cancer While New Jersey is making progress in advancing laws and policies to fight cancer, the state's efforts still need to improve, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
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