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How is the medical sector tackling infertility?
Most medical interventions for fertility are well established at this point, though mysteries remain. New recommendations continue to emerge, and research into the causes and potential treatments of infertility are ongoing. Part of... More of this article »
Outbreak of E. coli in Romaine Lettuce Worsens
Officials from federal health agencies said on Friday that an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce widened and 98 people had become sickened by it. Over half of those that have fallen ill needed to be hospitalized due to this... More of this article »
FDA: Women Must be Informed of Essure Contraceptive Risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that it will restrict the sale as well as distribution of the controversial contraceptive device Essure that some advocates for patients want to be removed from the market. Just... More of this article »
California Judge: Coffee Must Contain Cancer Warning Label
A judge in Los Angeles has ruled that coffee companies must have a warning label for cancer because of a chemical that is produced during the coffee’s roasting process. Elihu Berle a Superior Court Judge said on Wednesday of this... More of this article »
Study: Eating More Curcumin Could Help Memory, Make Life Happier
If you are looking for improvement to your memory and living a happier life, then adding more curcumin to your diet will help, suggests a new study. UCLA researchers recently carried out an experiment that was published this week in... More of this article »
Technology Helping to Fight Cancer
Curing cancer is a top medical priority, yet it remains out of reach despite the resources and research invested so far. Statistics show that almost 40% of people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life and that national... More of this article »
Insys Sued by North Carolina Over Opioids
North Carolina sued Insys Therapeutics a pharmaceutical company accusing it of carrying out an illegal opioid scheme. The state says Insys bribed doctors to make prescriptions for Subsys its cancer medicine and tricked insurers into... More of this article »
Researchers Find Link Between Canola Oil and Dementia
Confusion and memory loss are common dementia symptoms. Now scientists have linked canola oil to dementia in a just published report. Temple University researchers recently carried out an experiment to determine how the popular cooking... More of this article »
Study: Even Newer Birth Control Forms Could Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A major study just released found that even today’s birth control pills and other types of contraceptives that release small doses of hormones increase breast cancer risk in women. While links between breast cancer and hormonal birth... More of this article »
Insomnia And Chronic Negativity How Lack Of Sleep Affects Mood
Why a lack of sleep may be affecting your mood? Do you lack enthusiasm, and seem to have a negative attitude? Have you recently been edgy and agitated, causing you to snap at people? All of these problems can be connected with a lack... More of this article »
Americans Eat More Fruit Than Vegetables, But Too Little of Both
Advice from doctors, nutritionists and parents to eat fruits and vegetables remains with all of us, but that has not influenced the majority of people in the U.S. to eat that much of either. A new report released by the Center for... More of this article »
Celebrity Claims He Almost Died from Eating Chipotle’s Food
Chipotle, the embattled restaurant chain has been hit again with another claim of foodborne illness. This time the claim is by an actor in Hollywood. Jeremy Jordan of Supergirl fame posted a story on Instagram alleging the food from... More of this article »
What Is Consciousness?
This is a question that was around since the beginning of time. And the funny thing about it is that it’s not that it doesn’t have an answer but that it has too many answers. Everyone understands the concept of consciousness, however,... More of this article »
EPA Approves Release of Bacteria-Infested Mosquitoes
The United States Environmental Protection Agency gave its approval for Kentucky-based MosquitoMate, a biotechnical company, to released male mosquitoes that are bacteria-infected in several states in the U.S. The approval by the EPA... More of this article »
Why Do We Dream and What Do They Mean
This is a discussion about why do we dream and trying to understand what really is going on in our brains when we begin to dream. The signs of dreaming are known as Oneirology which was a term that did not exist for most of history.... More of this article »
Men Who Have Oral Sex with Several Partners and Smoke Increase Cancer Risk
Men who smoke cigarettes and have five oral sex partners or more, increase their risk of developing a type of head and neck cancer that is the most common. A just published study found the two patterns of behavior are linked with throat... More of this article »
FDA Approves Cancer Gene Therapy from Gilead Science
The United States Food and Drug Administration gave its approval on Wednesday to a new gene therapy for a specific form of lymphoma, which Kite Pharma a subsidiary of Gilead Science developed, marking the regulator’s second approval... More of this article »
Study: Twenty-five Percent of Cancer Patients Using Marijuana
The use of medical marijuana in alleviating symptoms related to the treatment of cancer is one of its most well-known uses, and a recent study has found that the use of the drug amongst patients with cancer has become more and more... More of this article »
Self-Powered Wearable Sensor Acts as Body Glucose Monitor
Scientists in New York have developed a new paper-based, self-powered wearable sensor that allows people with diabetes to measure their levels of glucose from sweat during their exercising. The most widespread current methods for self-testing... More of this article »
Anthem Pulling Out Of More ACA Exchanges
Anthem Inc. (NYSE:ANTM) has announced that it is exiting more Affordable Care Act markets. The company has already announced it is withdrawing from Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and much of California. Anthem is providing Affordable Care... More of this article »
U.S. Travelers To Mexico Warned About Counterfeit Alcohol
The U.S. State Department has issued a warning to tourists to be careful what they drink while visiting Mexico. The agency updated the Safety and Security section of its Mexico country page with a warning to travelers that there have... More of this article »
Snortable Chocolate May Soon Be Under FDA Scrutiny
Federal regulators are being urged to look into a “snortable chocolate” powder that is now being sold. Food and Drug Administration has been asked to investigate the use of caffeine in inhalable food products, such as a... More of this article »
Legionnaires Outbreak Confirmed At The Guest House At Graceland
A Legionnaires outbreak at The Guest House at Graceland hotel has been confirmed by health officials at the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD). The hotel, managed by Pyramid Hotel Group, is located at Graceland, the Memphis, Tennessee... More of this article »
Wisconsin And Indiana Losing Anthem As ACA Insurer
Health insurer Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) is almost completely withdrawing from the Affordable Care Act markets in Wisconsin and Indiana in 2018. The company said, “After significant dialogue with state leaders and regulators Anthem has... More of this article »
FDA Requests Endo Pharmaceuticals Withdraw Opioid Painkiller
The Food and Drug Administration has requested that Endo Pharmaceuticals withdraw its Opana ER painkiller from the market. The request shocked lawmakers, advocates and the pharmaceutical industry. This is the first time the agency... More of this article »
WHO Commits to Biosimilar Medicine Prequalification Program to Encourage Competition (and Lower Prices)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has plans to launch, later this year, a new pilot program to more accurately assess cheap copies of expensive biotech cancer drugs as a means to make these medicines more widely available to those... More of this article »
Can An Artificial Thymus, Made from Stem Cells, Pump Out Enough T-Cells To Fight Cancer?
A team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles has been able to synthesize an artificial thymus, a human organ that is important to the body’s immune system. An artificial thymus, they say, could produce... More of this article »
World Health organization Reports More than 300 Million People Suffer Depression, Globally
According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people all over the world are trying to overcome those long-term blues known as “depression.” As a matter of fact, the WHO says that this is the leading cause... More of this article »
Dietary Analysis Links Processed Meats and Excess Sugar to Massive Number of US Deaths
It would come as no surprise to you that a study says that bacon and soda—and processed foods, in general—are bad for your health. But there is a new study that actually recommends eliminating these very things from your diet,... More of this article »
Study Confirms Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll Are linked to The Same Neurotransmitters that Elicit Pleasure
According to researchers at McGill University, the same brain chemical system that regulates pleasurable feelings that accompany sex, recreational drugs, and even food is the very same system which generates pleasure from music. “This... More of this article »
Roche RA Drug Gets Priority Review Designation To Treat Giant Cell Arteritis
On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Supplemental Biologics License Application from the Roche Group’s Genentech for priority review designation for a new rheumatoid arthritis drug... More of this article »
Could There Be A New, Completely Free EpiPen Alternative On the Horizon?
One of the biggest controversies of 2016 was the Mylan price increase of the EpiPen allergy intervention that many people cannot live without. You may recall that EpiPen maker, Mylan, drastically increased the price of the adrenaline... More of this article »
Skin Cancer Rates Drop in New England
Skin cancers continue to be a concern in the United States and across the world, particularly as global warming and pollution rates continue to increase. If you happen to live in the Northeastern United States, though, you may have... More of this article »
Can Swimming and Racquet Sports Keep You Young?
As the New Year approaches, most everyone will claim they are going to commit to their resolution to improve their health: after all, it is among the most commonly—and uniformly—made resolutions every year. Of course, everyone... More of this article »
Could A New Pill Change The game for Malaria Treatment?
A team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in Massachusetts, have just announced progress on a new malaria treatment. This is a pill that remains in the stomach to release... More of this article »
Does your Birth Date Affect Your Flu Risk?
Researchers are suggesting that the year in which you were born could be a predictor of your flu risk. A new study looked at 1,400 people born in the year 1968 to find that they were less susceptible to a specific flu strain than those... More of this article »
Verily Teams up with Sanofi to Develop New Diabetes Treatments
Google’s parent company Alphabet has made a major investment in developing new technologies for the millions of people across the globe living with diabetes. Alphabet has a life sciences arm—known as Verily—which announced,... More of this article »
Lift the LGBT Blood Ban in the US – Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colorado)
Rep. Jared Polis has called the attention of Food and Drug Administration to lift the ban against the blood donation of gay men in the US, after the disapproval of the blood bank in receiving donations for the Orlando mass shooting. A... More of this article »
Pregnant Brazilian Woman Faces Deportation in the United Kingdom
A pregnant Brazilian woman is facing a deportation in the United Kingdom. She has to leave the country as soon as possible as her Visa has expired 2 months ago. Deiseane Santiago is a 22-year-old Brazilian who visited her fiancé,... More of this article »
New Blood Test for Accurate Depression Medicines
Researchers from King’s College London has announced that they have found a way to test people going through depression that could help them prescribe the right medicine to treat the condition. The researchers have gone through... More of this article »
Should People Worry about the Cancerous Effects of Mobile Phones?
90% of Americans own a cellphone. With the increasing popularity of this innovative communication solution, there are several risks medical practitioners look at. One of the studies being conducted today is how this tiny mobile unit... More of this article »