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Health

Rogue Clinics Deceive Patients With Unsafe Stem Cell Therapies

Rogue Clinics Deceive Patients With Unsafe Stem Cell Therapies

Stem cell therapy has become one of the main points of interest in medicine today, thanks to its...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 14:01
Generic Heart Drugs As Effective As Brand-Name Counterparts

Generic Heart Drugs As Effective As Brand-Name Counterparts

Brand-name drugs used to treat heart disease aren’t better than generics, a new analysis shows....
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:00
Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All Patients Over 13

Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All Patients Over 13

On the very same day the world was celebrating the World AIDS Day, the American College of...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 15:00

Post-heart-attack angst can hurt your heart, German experts warn

Hamburg - A patient who receives an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICDs) after a heart attack...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 15:20

HIV Protection: Could Pills Work Wonders Against HIV?

New York /Bethesda, Maryland - Anti-HIV medicines have rescued tens of thousands or perhaps even...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 13:27
Doctor Accused of Favoring J&J Over Patient Safety

Doctor Accused of Favoring J&J Over Patient Safety

The Johnson & Johnson Center for the Study of Pediatric Psychopathology was run by a child...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 21:42
New Drug Set To Solve Mutation Problem

New Drug Set To Solve Mutation Problem

The bavituximab drug was tested on lab animals and it has shown remarkable success in tackling two...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 17:22

Banzel Approved by the FDA to Treat Severe Epilepsy

A new drug called Banzel (rufinamide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 14:45
Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

A study in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that, for infants with...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 16:00
Ginkgo Biloba, a Pseudo Drug against Dementia

Ginkgo Biloba, a Pseudo Drug against Dementia

According to a clinical trial reported Tuesday, the elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 22:37
Avastin Drug Linked to Blood Clots

Avastin Drug Linked to Blood Clots

Research conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the Avastin cancer drug...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:56
Avastin Linked to Blood Clot Risk, New Analysis Finds

Avastin Linked to Blood Clot Risk, New Analysis Finds

Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin was linked to a significantly increased risk of blood clots in the...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 14:10
Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:00
Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Concludes

Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Concludes

In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 15:56
Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel Releases Its First Home Medical Device

Intel has initiated pilot programs to examine a home health laptop, application, and database...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:38

Pfizer, Sanofi-Avensis End Studies on Diet Drugs

Pfizer Inc.and Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday separately announced their decision to cancel further...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 16:00
More Migraines Could Mean Less Chances Of Developing Breast Cancer

More Migraines Could Mean Less Chances Of Developing Breast Cancer

Women who confront with migraines stand less chance of developing breast cancer, according to...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 22:34
Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, on Wednesday said it abandoned an obesity drug known...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:30
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
FDA Issues Warning over Aspirin to Bayer

FDA Issues Warning over Aspirin to Bayer

Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Bayer that two of their aspirin medicines...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 21:04
Placebos Are Regularly Prescribed by Doctors without Patients’ Knowledge

Placebos Are Regularly Prescribed by Doctors without Patients’ Knowledge

About half of the American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 14:58

New Zealand Approves Pig Cell Transplants for Diabetes

Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 14:17
Prescribing Placebos - A Common Practice Among US Doctors

Prescribing Placebos - A Common Practice Among US Doctors

More than half of American doctors prescribe placebos to make their patients feel better, according...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 11:03
More Exercise and Less Alcohol

More Exercise and Less Alcohol

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a lot of reports and studies linked to breast...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 15:19
Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study

Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found no difference in the...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:00
Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use

Merck & Co’s arthritis pill Vioxx was pulled from market shelves over health risks in 2004,...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:19
QVC's Shoe Sales to Help Breast Cancer Research

QVC's Shoe Sales to Help Breast Cancer Research

With October being the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many are trying to find ways to help raise...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 16:38

Seroquel XR Approved By The FDA For Usage Beyond Schizophrenia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treatment for disorder and...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 23:09
Update: LabCorp Doesn’t Have FDA’s Approval to Sell Ovarian Cancer Test

Update: LabCorp Doesn’t Have FDA’s Approval to Sell Ovarian Cancer Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a warning letter on its Web site, saying that...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 16:00

Study: Oregon Death with Dignity Act Not Very Effective

A recently-conducted survey revealed that the Death with Dignity Act enacted in Oregon in 1997...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 18:08
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Science

Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Research conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the Avastin cancer drug...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:00
Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 11:54
Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy

Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy

The results of a new study conducted by a research team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
» read full story June 22nd, 2008 - 11:36
Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies

The U.S researchers have discovered a new technology to identify and clone human antibodies...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 16:08
Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

Stem cell breakthrough promises “ethical” bio-replacements

No need to worry about the ethical implications of stem-cell research anymore: American scientists...
» read full story December 23rd, 2007 - 23:47
NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

At least this is what NASA administrator Michael Griffin told reporters after a monthlong internal...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 23:11
The Scientific Aspect Of Out-of-Body Experience

The Scientific Aspect Of Out-of-Body Experience

What used to be linked to religion or paranormal is now scientifically explained through the...
» read full story August 24th, 2007 - 15:31
New Study Unveils 237 Reasons People Have Sex

New Study Unveils 237 Reasons People Have Sex

The recent researches from the University of Texas will surely change the traditional, general...
» read full story August 02nd, 2007 - 21:54
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Specials

A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV

A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV

A recent discovery might help people with HIV. A combination of universal voluntary HIV testing and...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 20:57
Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV

Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV

A large number of people close their eyes when it comes to getting tested for HIV, even though two...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:46
Ginkgo Biloba, A Pseudo Drug Against Dementia

Ginkgo Biloba, A Pseudo Drug Against Dementia

According to a clinical trial reported Tuesday, the elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:03
March Of Dimes Gives U.S. A “D” In Terms Of Premature Birth

March Of Dimes Gives U.S. A “D” In Terms Of Premature Birth

In an assessment of premature births in each U.S. state, the March of Dimes gave the nation a D on...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 15:29
Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 22:38
Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor

Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:00
Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Statins of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been known to reduce heart risk in people with...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30
Talk Therapy Plus Antidepressant - Best Treatment For Child Anxiety

Talk Therapy Plus Antidepressant - Best Treatment For Child Anxiety

Separation anxiety, social phobia and generalized anxiety in children can be effectively treated...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:05
Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Angioplasty Overused in Heart Patients

Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI is the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:42
Scrap Pink Supports the Mission to End Breast Cancer

Scrap Pink Supports the Mission to End Breast Cancer

Scrap Pink events were held all across the nation in the past week to raise funds to support breast...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 15:00
High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure Conference: Learn To Deal With Your Blood Pressure

The American Heart Association’s Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research held...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:20
Botox Could Help Chronic Migraines

Botox Could Help Chronic Migraines

Who would have thought that the popular Botox injection usually used for beauty purposes might...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 16:15
Update: Study Questions Common Knee Surgery For Osteoarthritis

Update: Study Questions Common Knee Surgery For Osteoarthritis

If people suffering from osteoarthritis were looking at arthroscopic knee surgery as their...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 08:40
MRI Efficiency in Breast Cancer Patients Questioned

MRI Efficiency in Breast Cancer Patients Questioned

The latest study on breast cancer appears to question the efficiency of an MRI or magnetic...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 14:45
Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks

Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks

The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to raise awareness on possible side effects of...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:00
Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?

Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?

Although many previous studies have shown that soya is good for humans by lowering cholesterol,...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 12:30
AIDS Vaccine Trial Suspended

AIDS Vaccine Trial Suspended

Plans for a large-scale human trial of a prospecting HIV vaccine in the United States were...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 14:28
Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

Father Of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. DeBakey Dies

The medical world has lost a great man on Friday night in the person of Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 12:43

Immunotherapy Proved Efficient in Melanoma Patient

An article in the New England Journal of Medicine describes how immunotherapy helped a 52-year-old...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:05
A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity

A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity

Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to longevity, as new research by...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 12:24
Genome Institute’s Renowned Director, Francis Collins, to Resign

Genome Institute’s Renowned Director, Francis Collins, to Resign

The National Human Genome Research Institute is losing one of its prestigious researchers in the...
» read full story May 29th, 2008 - 12:54
More Women Facing Alcohol Problems than Men

More Women Facing Alcohol Problems than Men

It turns out that alcohol consumption and alcohol dependence do not affect only men, with a new...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 16:17
Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk

Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 14:37
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Technology

Medpedia, The Online  Collaborative Project On Health

Medpedia, The Online Collaborative Project On Health

Almost everyone who uses the Internet surely knows about Wikipedia, the largest online...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 15:29
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Business

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated, has announced it would be...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:36
Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine

Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine

A newly released cancer vaccine which reportedly doubles the survival time of people with brain...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 22:35

Vytorin Sales Drop for Schering and Merck, Due to Ineffectiveness

Shares of Merck and Schering-Plough dropped greatly on Monday, after a research revealed that the...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 17:11
Millennium Pharmaceuticals to Receive $40 M Milestone Payment

Millennium Pharmaceuticals to Receive $40 M Milestone Payment

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., the biotechnology company that conducts research in various...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 15:26
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