Could a Current HIV Medication Be Used to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease Patients?
Scientists have recently made a major breakthrough in the world of Alzheimer’s disease treatment research. Apparently, an existing HIV medication might make for an effective treatment for dementia. A...
View ArticleCDC Confirms Invasive—and Dangerous—Asian Longhorned Tick in Nine States
In a recent press release, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of a widespread threat: the Asian longhorned tick. The presence of this insect has now been confirmed in...
View ArticleCanadian Task Force Reform Empowering Mammography Guidelines
The most recent guidelines for breast cancer screening are intended to provide women more opportunity to voice their health care concerns and make more informed health care decisions. This matrix of...
View ArticleNIH Study Officially Warns About Irreversible Effects of Screen Time on the...
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have published the results of a groundbreaking new study regarding screen time and the adolescent brain. Alas, the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline And Pfizer Join Forces On Consumer Health
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) has announced that it will be forming a new joint venture with Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) consumer health division. Under the terms of the deal, GSK and Pfizer would combine their...
View ArticleMild Aerobic Exercise for Six Months Improves Cognitive Health
Science has made tremendous progress in Alzheimer’s research and the more we learn about this particular condition the more we learn about age-related cognitive decline as a whole. And a new study says...
View ArticleThe FDA Warns To Wash Your Avocados Before Cutting Into Them
According to a new report from the United States Food and Drug Administration, you should definitely wash an avocado before you eat it. Of course, you don’t eat the rind of an avocado but the report...
View ArticleHospitals Preparing Federally-mandated Public Price Lists
A federal law that takes effect on January 1 requires hospitals to publish online price lists for all the medical services they provide. The provision, called the Inpatient Prospective Payment System...
View ArticleFDA Issues Warning Over Risks Associated with Stem Cell Treatments After A...
Health officials in the United States warned, last week, of an outbreak of bacterial infections related to injections of stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood. So far, at least a dozen patients...
View ArticleEbola-exposed American Doctor Transported To U.S.
An American doctor who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has been transported from the Democratic Republic of Congo to a Nebraska medical center. According to a release from the University of...
View ArticleJudge Stays Affordable Care Act Ruling
A federal judge has issued a stay on his decision declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor oversaw a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the...
View ArticleIs Irish Dirt the New Super Antibiotic?
Drug-resistant bacteria has been a major concern—and a growing one—over the past several years. And while medical researchers have been working on truly exciting bio-engineered remedies, fighting...
View ArticleEli Lilly Plans To Acquire Loxo Oncology
Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has announced plans to acquire Loxo Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: LOXO) in a deal valued at about $8 billion. The deal would be the biggest acquisition in the drugmaker’s...
View ArticleRomaine Lettuce E.coli Outbreak Is Over, CDC Says
The E. coli outbreak scare is over! “This outbreak appears to be over,” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. Apparently people were becoming ill as early as October...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson And Apple Launching Stroke Risk Study
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is partnering with Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit to study whether the latest Apple Watch and an app from the pharmaceutical company can be...
View ArticleExcess Body Fat Linked with Smaller Brain Size in New Study
A new study out of the United Kingdom has found that those who have a little extra body fat—especially around the belly—may also have a smaller brain size. More importantly, the study suggests that...
View ArticleBirth Control Pill Break May Not Be Necessary
According to new advice from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), an arm of the U.K’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, women can safely take the birth control...
View ArticleMeasles Spark State Of Emergency In Washington State
A measles outbreak is currently spreading throughout parts of the Pacific Northwest. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has now declared a state of emergency in all counties of the state due to the outbreak....
View ArticleAlphabet’s Verily To Develop Health-tracking Shoes
Verily, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL), is reportedly interested in developing shoes that are able to track the wearer’s health. People familiar with the project say the company is...
View ArticleFDA Issues Warning On Cancer Linked To Breast Implants
A new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been issued that concerns a rare cancer linked to breast implants. The warning applies to all types of breast implants and the FDA is...
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