Implant to Treat Obesity Gets FDA Approval
A new surgical implant Maestro for treating obesity has been approved by the FDA.
Lack of Exercise Worse Than Obesity
A sedentary lifestyle is far worse for health than obesity, new research has found.
Roche Signs Gene Sequencing Deal
Swiss drugmaker Roche has signed a spate of deals to further its genome analysis program.
Health Canada Being Supplicated To Authorise The Use of Abortion Pills
The National Abortion Federation Canada is advocating the legalisation of abortion pills in the country as statistics reveal that one out of three Canadian women is likely to have an abortion in her lifetime. The problem, the agency says, is that these women will not have access to safe and effectual abortion pills. The medical group is now working to urge Health Canada to approve the use of abortion pills, particularly the drug mifepristone, which has been used legally since the year 2000 in se...
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American Doctor And Ebola Survivor Sets Out For West Africa
American doctor, Dr. Richard Sacra, was cured of the deadly Ebola virus after he contracted the lethal disease while on a medical mission in West Africa in August of last year. Now, Dr. Sacra is reportedly returning to Liberia in order to lend a hand to his exhausted colleagues in that region.
Ebola Could Be Eliminated In Liberia By June
A new analysis suggests that if current practices are kept up, Ebola can be eliminated from Liberia by June.
Lesbians Healther Than Bisexual Women
Bisexual women in the UK suffer worse mental health as compared to heterosexuals and lesbians.
Bilingualism Influences Beliefs
Bilingual children tend to believe that all traits are learned.
Sex Is Healthy, Study Shows
Sexual reproduction is healthier over time, a study has shown.
New Implant Helps Paralysed Mice Walk
Scientists have developed a tissue like implant that could help patients of paralysis.
Cancer Death Rates Fall
The American Cancer Society has published a report indicating a significant fall in cancer rates since 1991.
The Effect of Policy On Alcohol And Marijuana Use
A new study enquires into the connection between the use of alcohol and marijuana, and the government’s policy on these substances.
Common Cold Grows In Chilly Weather, Study Finds
Chilly weather numbs the body's ability to fight the common cold. The virus that causes common cold replicates better at cooler temperatures because at cooler temperatures the human antiviral immune system is not as responsive as at higher temperatures.
Nicotine Metabolism May Give Clues On How To Quit Smoking
Normal metabolisers of nicotine respond better to the drug varenicline than to nicotine patches.
Biogen To Acquire Convergence For Chronic Pain Drugs
Biogen has acquired Convergence for its portfolio of pain treatments and key drug for neuralgic pain.
Regeneron and Sanofi’s Alirocumab Successful In Controling Bad Cholesterol
Sanofi and Regenron have found that their Alirocumab treatment is successful in controlling bad cholesterol levels in patients.
New Breast Cancer Gene Discovered
A new gene has been found whose activity correlates to the growth of a type of breast cancer.
High Intelligence May Protect From Schizophrenia
There is no link between brilliance and schizophrenia, a new study has shown.
iPhone Seperation Leads to Poor Performance
Separation from iPhone causes users to perform poorly on tests and feel disoriented.
Birth Control Shots Increase HIV Risk
Hormonal contraceptive injection Depo-Provera could increase women's risk of HIV infection.
Discovery of Dengue Vaccine
Researchers have found a new class of dengue antibodies that can help to develop a vaccine for the disease.
AstraZeneca’s New Ovarian Cancer Drug Gets FDA Approval
The U.S. FDA has approved a new treatment for ovarian cancer from AstraZeneca
US Court Strikes Down North Carolina Abortion Law
A law in North Carolina that required doctors to describe to a pregnant woman about her fetus before she has an abortion has been struck down on the grounds that it violates freedom of expression.
23andMe and Genentech Tie-up to Find Parkinson’s Treatments
Genetics startup 23andMe has tied up with Genentech, a unit of Roche, to find a treatment for Parkinson's, which affects about 1 million people in the United States.
Weight Loss Surgery May Increase Longevity In Obese Individuals
Weight loss surgery is found to increase the chances of long term survival in obese patients.
Corn Syrup More Harmful Than Sugar
Female mice fed on a diet containing corn syrup died faster and reproduced slower than those that were fed a diet containing table sugar, a new study found.
Harmful Effects Of e-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are found to contain toxic vapors and are more harmful than was earlier believed.
Bilingual Brain Good For More Than Multiple Languages
Bilingual people constantly do mental workout which makes them better at mental functions than their monolingual counterparts.
Depression Could Be Caused By Inflammation, A New Study Suggests
Depression is not only a psychological illness as it may be caused by inflammation, a new study has found.
Wild Geese Spread Bird Flu, Study Shows
A new study shows that wild geese may carry bird flu virus on their wings when they migrate. The study uses GPS tracking data of four species of Asian wild fowl and genetic analysis of the virus to suggest that the strain H5N1 travels along migratory flyways.
Man With 2 Penises Releases Book About Rare Condition (WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES)
An American man with the rare medical condition called diphallia has just released a book sharing his experiences of having two working penises.
Medicare Shoulders Cost Of 74-Year-Old’s Sex Change Procedure From Woman To Man
Denee Mallon of Albuquerque, New Mexico, just made medical history by having Medicare cover the cost of her sex reassignment surgery and probably being the oldest who had undergone sex change at age 74.
Making New Year's Resolution Encourages Procrastination
Researchers at the University of Scranton published a study in the Journal of Clinical Psychology that revealed that out of forty five percent of Americans that make new year's resolutions, only around eight percent of them actually succeed in keeping to the resolutions that they make.
Cancer May Be Prevented By Reprogramming Stem Cells After Radiation
A recent study conducted in the University of Colorado Cancer Centre suggests that there is a way to curb cancerous cells from reproducing, by reprogramming the stem cells after radiation.
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