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Turmeric Could Help Brain Growth
The spice that is typically used in the different curries could help the ability of the brain to heal itself, said new research in Germany out of the Institute of Medicine and Neuroscience. The...
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Cancer Drug From Roche Shows Promise For Increasing Lifespan
A cancer drug developed by Swiss drug maker Roche has shown promise in significantly extending the lifespan of the patients treated with it in clinical trials. The cancer drug, named Perjeta, is used...
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Gilead New Medication More Expensive than Sovaldi
On Friday, Gilead Sciences won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a follow up drug to Sovaldi its hepatitis C drug that has become very controversial. The new treatment is actually...
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Stock Market Believes AbbVie Shire Deal has Died
If one used the stock market as an indicator, then investors already are of the belief that the $54 billion AbbVie takeover of Shire has died. Shares of Shire tumbled nearly 25% Wednesday in midday...
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Chicken Products from Bell and Evans Recalled
Close to 32,000 pounds of chicken products that were breaded and gluten-free have been recalled by the United States Department of Agriculture from Murry’s Inc due to having a risk of staphylococcus...
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Cocoa Flavanols Linked to Improved Senior Memory
Decline in memory is seen almost as a typical aging characteristic. However, in a recent study published online it suggests that it might not have to be; researchers at Columbia University in New York...
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Terminal Patient Ends Her Life in Oregon
Brittany Maynard who was 29-years old ended her life according to someone close to her. Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and had become the face for the death with dignity movement. She...
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Inhaled Insulin: What Patients Need to Know
This summer, the FDA approved a diabetes treatment that could end insulin injections for good. Patients would inhale the drug, called Afrezza, before meals, and it might be released to market by the...
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Skin Cancer Named the Most Expensive Cancer
Apart from being a deadly disease if not treated, skin cancer also has high costs for treatment. As per new research, amongst all forms of cancer, treating skin cancer is estimated as being the most...
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Sanofi’s MS Drug Lemtrada Receives Approval of FDA
Sanofi won approval in the U.S. for Lemtrada a treatment for multiple sclerosis helping ease the potential revenue loss by the company from Lantus its top selling drug for diabetes that will face new...
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Arsenic Levels in Rice Should Be Important to Consumers
Tests made on consumer products have recently discovered that many different types of rice products contain different amounts of arsenic. Researchers tested sushi rice, jasmine and basmati for...
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Powdered Vaccine for Measles Shows Good Promise
No more pricks in the arm or colorful bandages for children getting their vaccination for measles could be in the future. A new experimental vaccine for the virus has made headway in early trials and...
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More than 320,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled
Meat recalls have been carried out by three food processing companies based in Texas. Of the processed meats, 4 products were pulled from a local school district and different supermarkets. Close to...
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Little Change in Calories Found in Fast Food
An investigation by researchers into nutrition offered by meals at three major chains of fast food restaurants found little change in salt, saturated fat or calories between 1996 and 2013. A team from...
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Sanofi and Regeneron Drug For Cholesterol Effective
An experimental drug by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi SA was found effective in reducing the levels of “bad” cholesterol even at times when administered once each four weeks and not every two...
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Source of Deadly Outbreak of Listeria Found
Strains of the bacteria listeria found inside a California processing plant for apples are thought to have been the same ones that were associated with a listeria outbreak that killed seven people as...
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Vitamin D Tied to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Researchers said they now could show that vitamin D has the ability to protect people from developing colorectal cancer, known more commonly as bowel cancer. A recent study has found that vitamin D...
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Fecal Transplant Cures Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerated colitis or Crohn’s disease are extremely painful and could cause colorectal cancer. Researchers have now effectively cured those conditions in mice, which is...
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Half of People in the UK Will Develop Cancer
In a prepared statement, Cancer Research UK has said that one out of every two people will develop cancer at some point during their lives. The estimate, which the group said uses a new method of...
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Anthem Hack Exposes Data Of 80 Million Consumers (NYSE:ANTM)
Roughly 80 million people have has their personal information exposed through a hack on Anthem’s computer systems. Anthem admitted that its systems were breached through a sophisticated cyberattack in...
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Low Rates of Vaccinations in Colorado Results in Illnesses
A low vaccination rate in Colorado resulted in more preventable illnesses during childhood and extra costs for the state’s hospitals during 2013, according to one local study just released. There were...
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Gene-Altered Apples Given FDA Approval
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday gave approval for the commercial planting of apples that are genetically engineered and resistant to becoming brown after being bruised or sliced. Okanagan...
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CDC Investigating Link of Deadly Bacteria to Doctor’s Offices
The U.S. Center for Disease Control has raised another red flag about a bacteria that is potentially deadly that might be lurking inside your doctor’s office. This bacteria, C. difficle, is found...
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Florida Reports Three Cases of Leprosy
In Florida, health authorities have reported that three new cases of leprosy have been found over the last five months in Volusia County. Doctors suspect two of the three patients might have been...
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Deaths from Heroin Overdoses Close to Quadruple
In a frightening trend, deaths attributed to overdose of heroin in the U.S. have increased more dramatically recently than over the past decade, according to a newly released report. The results...
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Oxytocin Spray Could Be Used for Treatment of Obesity
In nasal spray form, the hormone oxytocin might be used to help treat obesity. The spray lowered the caloric intake in men who were healthy, in particular the consumption of fatty acids following just...
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Inexpensive Wine Might Have More Arsenic Than You Think
A box of White Zinfandel and a bottle of Two-Buck Chuck might contain a higher quantity of arsenic than what has become widely considers to be safe, according to a court document from a lawsuit. It is...
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CDC: Superbugs Will Be Beaten
With a painstaking effort, a set of hospitals in Chicago has managed to lower by half the amount of infections caused by a deadly form of superbug. Health officials in the U.S. now want that campaign...
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Bristol-Myers Announces Investment in UniQure
Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to invest in UniQure NV a Dutch company to collaborate on gene therapies used for cardiovascular disease. Due to the investment, Bristol-Myers will have an exclusive...
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IBM Launches New Health Initiative (NYSE:IBM)
IBM is partnering with Apple, Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic to adapt its Watson artificial-intelligence technology for health care. IBM plans to use the Watson technology to create a cloud-based...
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Scientists Warn Over Chemical in Carpets, Cookware and Coats
In 1961, a toxicologist at DuPont warned his colleagues that the exposure to the company’s popular Teflon chemicals enlarged livers in rabbits and rats. Studies over the decades that followed found no...
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Many Probiotics that are Labeled “Gluten Free” Contain Gluten
A number of probiotic supplements have small quantities of gluten. However, whether those traces can be harmful for those who cannot eat gluten remains unknown, said a recently released study....
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Taco Bell and Pizza Hut Eliminating Artificial Ingredients
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut announced that they are eliminating the artificial flavors and colors, which makes them just the most recent big company in the fast food industry to put a distance between...
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Skinny Jeans Not Just Uncomfortable But Also Dangerous
Skinny jeans have made the headlines recently and not only for good things. A woman in Australia who is 35 apparently was stuck inside her skinny jeans and was forced to be admitted to the hospital...
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Diabetes Affects Brain Function and Thinking Skills
A study that has just been published in the online journal Neurology indicates that people suffering from type 2 diabetes also demonstrate a drop in cognitive skills as well as the ability to regulate...
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Boy Born Without Ears Receives New Pair in Surgery
For most of the kids, the first day of school is to show off their new clothes and explain to their friends what they did during the summer. However, for Eli Bell an 8-year old, it was about showing of...
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Brain Stimulation Could Ease Motion Sickness Symptoms
A team from Imperial College London said that early trials using 20 people suggested the method of using electricity stimulation of the brain could ease motion sickness symptoms similar to the effect...
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Compound in Red Wine Helps Slow Progress of Alzheimer’s
A small study found that the compound in red wine called resveratrol, which is also found in dark chocolate and red grapes, might help to slow down the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from...
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Brains Tested of Former Players in the NFL Continue Trend of CTE
Researchers who are researching a degenerative form of disease in ex-NFL athletes say that 11 of the 12 brains of dead former players that were tested during the last year had showed signs of the...
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Panel for FDA Votes in Favor of Gout Drug from AstraZeneca
A panel of medical advisers that is independent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted on Friday 10 to 4 in favor of approval for a gout drug from AstraZeneca. All of the 10 who supported the...
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Lazard Working with Sanofi on Deal for Animal Health Segment
Lazard the investment bank is working with management at Sanofi to prepare a sale or a listing of animal health unit Merial. That could value its business at as much as $12 billion euros or $12.7...
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No More Dental Fillings, No Drill Dentistry Stopping Decay
Researchers in Australia found a way to prevent and stop tooth decay without the need to use the drill and the fill technique. A study of seven years showed preventive dental care is able to reduce the...
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Chemo with Suicide Gene Therapy Kills Cancer Cells in Prostate
The results of a clinical trial show that combining a treatment referred to as suicide gene therapy with chemotherapy successfully and safely kills tumor cells in the prostate. The suicide gene therapy...
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Merck Does Not Gain Backing from FDA Panel for Vytorin
Merck & Co should not be given the ok to claim Vytorin, its drug for lowering cholesterol, reduces the risk of strokes or heart attack in patients that have coronary heart disease, said an advisory...
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FDA Overturns Ban of 30 Years on Gay Men Donating Blood
The government of the U.S. overturned on Monday its ban of 30 years on gay men donating blood saying they are now allowed to donate 12 months after having their last sexual contact with another male....
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Rare Diseases Start to Show Their Face Again
Diseases that have been considered rare, nearly wiped out or eradicated, especially across developed nations, are making a surprise and deadly comeback according to a just published study in London....
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Cancer and Sugar: Tumor Growth Risk Increased with Western Diet
Large amounts of dietary sugar, more commonly found in a Western diet, might increase the risk of developing cancer, University of Texas researchers studied mice that were genetically predisposed to...
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Raw Cashew Pieces Recalled by Trader Joe’s for Risk of Salmonella
Lovers of cashews might need to read this one. Trader Joe’s has issued a recall that went out on January 15 for the product known as Raw Cashew Pieces, due to a possibility of salmonella poisoning. The...
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El Salvador Urging Against Pregnancies Due to Spread of Zika Virus
On Thursday, El Salvador urged women leaving in the Central American country to avoid becoming pregnant until 2018 in order to avoid their babies from developing birth defects due to the Zika mosquito...
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We need affordable cancer care
The high costs of American health care are well documented. A cancer diagnosis is devastating, even as we improve mortality rates across many diagnoses. This is largely due to the high costs of...
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