Healthcare

Anti-aging supplements fail to show results

Neither DHEA nor low-dose testosterone patches show touted anti aging results in elderly subjects, disclosed researchers of one of the studies conducted to test such claims.

European trials call stenting risky, contradict US study

A controversy in the medical field popped up on Wednesday when two large European studies reported that stenting, a treatment used to prop open the critical blood vessel, carries a higher risk of stro

Chemical pollutants pose threat to Fish benefits

Fish definitely has numerous health benefits but it also contains contaminants that has resulted in confusion over the role of fish consumption in a healthy diet, disclosed a new study.

Merck’s new class of diabetes drug wins FDA approval

Here is a reason to smile for the sufferers of type 2 diabetes, a serious and debilitating disease that becomes progressively more common with age and obesity. Merck & Co. on Tuesday added one more option for the diabetics by announcing the federal approval of its novel drug for type 2 diabetes.

Disney's new policy 'wipes off' the plate of Junk Food

The Walt Disney Company, one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world, have decided to cut down fats and calories in foods bearing the faces of Mickey Mouse and other character

UnitedHealth shakes up over Options

A US probe into dating of stock options has revealed another accused, claiming the biggest corporate chief yet. After CNET Networks Inc. and McAfee Inc., who have last weak pushed out their CEOs, UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Fake Test Strips Giving Nightmares to Diabetics

The counterfeit versions of test strips commonly used to monitor blood sugar levels in glucose monitors made by a Johnson&Johnson company, made an uproar among the people when the Food and Drug Administration of U.S. criticized them in a public alert on Friday.

Side Effects Counter the Benefits of Alzheimer Drugs

A recently government funded study has established that the drugs used for Alzheimer disease have far more side effects than the benefits these bring to the patients. About 4.5 million Americans suffer from the disease.