US (English) ▼Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:59 GMT
AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT
AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:27:49 GMT
AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:25:36 GMT
AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:48:34 GMT
AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:17:39 GMT
AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:21:10 GMT
LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:48:25 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:24 GMT
Reuters - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:48:18 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Older people prefer to read
negative news stories about the young, possibly because it makes them feel
better about themselves, a new study suggests.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:19 GMT
AP - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:48:22 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug widely used to
treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the
prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely
preliminary findings in a mouse study.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:17:02 GMT
Reuters - Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:54:54 GMT
AP - A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:01:44 GMT
Reuters - The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:48:38 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hives are the result of an allergic reaction.
They typically go away without treatment, but can be an itchy
nuisance.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:53 GMT
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.