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Opposition mounts to genetic modification of human embryos CHICAGO A group of U.S. scientists and activists on Monday called for a global ban on the use of new tools to edit the genes of human embryos, in a report issued a day before a major international meeting in Washington to discuss the ethical and policy ...
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Scientists debate boundaries, ethics of human gene editing WASHINGTON (AP) - Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering - a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about designer babies.
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Mosquito-borne chikungunya may cause fatal brain infection With cases of chikungunya continuing to increase, researchers are advising travelers to effected countries be more vigilant at trying to prevent mosquito bites.
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When HIV was a death sentence Editor's note: This post was originally published in 2013. (CNN) Before Billy Howard had finished the intro to his photo book of HIV/AIDS portraits, 15 of the people in the book had died.
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Junior doctors' strikes are off - but thousands of operations will still be ... The British Medical Association has agreed to suspend strikes planned by 40,000 junior doctors, just hours before industrial action was due to start.
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Disruption expected as junior doctors' strike called off Hospitals across England are facing major disruption with the cancellation of thousands of operations, despite a 24-hour strike by junior doctors being called off.
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Doctors' strike suspension too late for hundreds of cancelled ops Strike action by thousands of junior doctors has been suspended but the decision came too late for thousands of patients whose operations and appointments had already been cancelled.
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Durex calls for condom emojis Major condom manufacturer Durex is trying to ignite a social media movement to back the creation of condom emojis, which it says would help people communicate more easily about safe sex.
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City's new menu guidelines take aim at ridiculous salt content A new menu from Applebee's shows a tiny salt shaker symbol that warns certain meals are high in sodium. Photo: Reuters. MORE ON: restaurants · Craft brewers say new FDA mandate will limit beer selection · Former luncheonette owner chooses to die in ...
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Pharma CEO Martin Shkreli Renegs On Promise To Lower Price On Lifesaving AIDS Drug "A reduction in Daraprim's list price would not translate into a benefit to patients," said a spokeswoman for Turing Pharmaceuticals.
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New York is first US city with salt warning on restaurant menus NEW YORK A tiny salt shaker symbol that warns certain meals are high in sodium will appear, starting Tuesday, on menus in chain restaurants in New York City, the first U.S.
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Study: Having a pet dog may reduce risk of childhood anxiety Researchers said the connection between lower rates of childhood anxiety and having a pet dog are similar to the positive mental and physical health effects dogs have on adults.
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Costco Salad Recalled Due to Possible E. Coli Taylor Farms Pacific Incorporated, which operates in Tracy, California, has issued a recall on certain products that are being sold in Costco for a possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.
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After Concussion Symptoms Fade, Slowed Blood Flow in Brain May Persist MONDAY, Nov. 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Young football players who suffer a concussion can show signs of reduced blood flow in the brain, even after their symptoms have subsided, a new, preliminary study suggests.
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Express Scripts Seeks Lower-Price Alternative to Daraprim Drug-benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co. ESRX -0.29 % said it is making arrangements with a drug compounder for patients to receive a lower-priced alternative to the expensive anti-parasitic pill Daraprim, whose price jumped more than 50-fold ...
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Express Scripts offers low-cost alternative to Turing drug The nation's biggest pharmacy benefits manager is muscling back into the debate over soaring drug costs by promoting a less-expensive alternative to a life-saving medicine with a list price of $750 per pill.
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Reduced Blood Flow Seen in Brain After Clinical Recovery of Acute Concussion CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Some athletes who experience sports-related concussions have reduced blood flow in parts of their brains even after clinical recovery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the ...
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Myanmar's HIV patients shunned despite progress in treatment LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shortly after Cho's husband passed away at his parent's home his family called to tell her he had died of AIDS and said she should get tested.
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Americas Creepy HIV+ Registry All 50 states have what's, disturbingly, called 'HIV surveillance'—a name-based registry of HIV positive residents. Despite the fact that President Obama has not proposed—and if he's as politically savvy as he seems to be, never will propose—a ...
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Organ donation: 21-year-old says dialysis makes a job impossible A 21-year-old from Bridgend has said kidney dialysis makes it "impossible" for him to hold down a job. Sam Scothern had a kidney transplant at the age of nine, but it failed when he turned 18.
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How Ricki Lake Is Trying to Stop the AIDS Epidemic World AIDS Day is tomorrow. Nearly 37 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. And now Ricki Lake is trying her best to stop that number from growing.
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Police investigate reports of fat-shaming cards on London tube London commuters. One traveller saw a man get on a train and hand a card to a woman, telling her: 'You're fat.' Photograph: Yui Mok/PA.
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How Charlie Sheen Helped Reignite This AIDS Activist's Passion For decades, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph of Broadway's "Dreamgirls" and TV's "Moesha" and "Ray Donovan" has worked tirelessly as an activist for HIV/AIDS research through her nonprofit, Divinely Inspired Victoriously Aware (D.
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Actor Charlie Sheen reveals he is HIV positive While celebrity friends and other supporters rallied around Charlie Sheen following his revealing interview on TODAY about his HIV positive-status, the announcement also has generated scorn from women who claim he failed to inform them about his ...
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#TreatmentForAll: AIDS documentary launched on Facebook If you could help end HIV/AIDS, would you? That's the question posed by #TreatmentForAll, the first documentary to be officially launched on Facebook.
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Bill Gates' foundation to donate $3 million to (RED) if people use Snapchat on ... Snapchat users on Tuesday will see "World AIDS Day" geofilters, featuring designs from entertainers Jared Leto, Jimmy Kimmel and Tiesto.
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FDA names salmon the first genetically modified animal safe to eat The company says these faster-growing fish take pressure off wild fisheries and have fewer environmental impacts than regular farmed fish.
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Synthetic drug "Spice" sickens over a dozen in California Officials in San Diego say at least 14 people were sickened this weekend by the synthetic marijuana drug called "Spice." This is the second weekend in a row that police officers saw multiple overdoses in the area, bringing the total number of those ...
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Child killed, several others hurt in San Diego house fire SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego authorities say a 12-year-old boy has died and two other children have been seriously injured in house fire that may have been caused by a space heater.
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11 Reasons to Get a Flu Shot This Year A few years ago, a college freshman was admitted to our hospital with septic shock, a life-threatening condition resulting from a body-wide infection -- in his case, flu-related pneumonia.
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Group funded by Coke to fight obesity disbanding A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker's involvement with the group.
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Genetically engineered salmon OK'd by FDA "AquaBounty has been attempting to get regulatory approval for the AquAdvantage salmon for nearly two decades", said Van Eenennaam, who was a member of advisory committee that looked at the AquaBounty salmon for the FDA in 2010.
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Group Funded by Coke to Fight Obesity Disbanding NEW YORK - A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker's involvement with the group.
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New York City Salt Warnings on Menus Start Tuesday New Yorkers who see a salt shaker next to an item on their menu may want to think twice. Starting Tuesday, chain restaurants in New York City will be required to put warnings on high-sodium food under a new law meant to curb salt consumption.
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Breast Cancer Gene BRCA1 May Play A Role In Alzheimer's Disease Reduced levels of BRCA1 are shown in red in neurons colored blue. (Image courtesy of Elsa Suberbielle/Gladstone Institutes). When it was discovered by researchers in 1994, the BRCA1 gene was hailed as a landmark achievement not just in breast cancer ...
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How a Breast Cancer Gene May Affect Alzheimer's Since 1994, scientists have known that mutations in the BRCA gene can contribute to a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and AbbVie (ABBV) Receive FDA Approval of Empliciti Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Empliciti (elotuzumab) for the treatment of multiple myeloma as combination therapy with Revlimid® ...
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What actually happens when you crack your knuckles - thanks to ultrasound State of the art ultrasound technology has revealed what causes knuckles to 'crack' out loud. In the first study of its kind, researchers recorded simultaneous audio and visual evidence of knuckles cracking.
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Which Stores Received Taylor Farms E. coli – Tainted Celery? Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. of Tracy, CA, is recalling the products because they may include celery, which could potentially contain E. coli O157:H7.
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Smoking 'Skunk' Cannabis May Cause Significant Damage To Brain Smoking "skunk" cannabis could cause significant brain damage, revealed researchers in a recent study at King's College London (KCL).
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Study: American women drinking more like men PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - It's a known fact that men throughout the world drink more than women, but a new study shows American women are catching up to their male counterparts when it comes to drinking alcohol.
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Nutella won't give personalized jar to girl named Isis Customizing a jar of Nutella could be fun for some - but apparently not if your name is Isis. An Australian woman's request to buy personalized jars of Nutella for her 5-year-old niece, Isis, was denied because of the name's negative connotation to ...
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Fresh and Fit: Researchers say personalize your diet for best results Diets make you lose weight, but the way to go about it varies from person to person. (Photo: Alan Cleaver, Flickr). The goal of most diets plans is to help as many people as possible lose weight as quickly as they can.
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Blue Buffalo Recalls Dog Treats Due To Salmonella Risk Blue Buffalo Company voluntarily recalled its dog chew bones products after detecting Salmonella in a routine testing. Consumers are urged to dispose the products right away to prevent further spread of infection.
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Could Your 'Holiday Blues' Be Seasonal Affective Disorder? SUNDAY, Nov. 29, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Some people who think they have the holiday blues may actually have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), an expert suggests.
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Could Your 'Holiday Blues' Be Seasonal Affective Disorder? Middle-age woman with Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) working at home on computer with SAD LED light (lower right) which offers relief from seasonal depression.
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Blue Man Group, others add autism-friendly shows Blue Man Group plays the pvc pipes under the black lights during their show at Blue Man Group Theatre at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla.
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Nevada could soon see 'Values Life' license plate Motorists could soon buy specialty license plates proclaiming "Nevada Values Life," although state officials and Planned Parenthood have warned of possible lawsuits because of the overtly Christian anti-abortion charity that will receive a portion of ...
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| Davita Healthcare Partners Incorporated (NYSE:DVA): 10 Analysts Expecting ... Today's market news: Davita Healthcare Partners Incorporated trades against a 52 week low of 70.12 and a 52 week of high 85.17.
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Finally a Solution for Dental Phobia A new research on dental phobia, what it takes to get rid of it and how people feel after the therapy. There is no reason to be afraid any more.
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