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Poor health habits linked to early death--study

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:53 by Jaspreet Virk

Check your health habits, as a new study states that four common poor health habits combined together increase the incidence of early death.

FDA planning to regulate drug infusion pumps

Mon, 04/26/2010 - 17:51 by Neka Sehgal

Following reports of deaths and some serious adverse effects of infusion drug pumps, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of United States is stepping up its scrutiny of the device, in a bid to avert any future negative incident.

Young Americans addicted to internet

Sun, 04/25/2010 - 21:50 by Samia Sehgal

Youngsters in America are so hooked to cell phones, computers and social media that now it has become an addiction. A new study has revealed that college students are obsessed with social networking media and have started showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addiction.

Swine flu vaccine causing complications?

Sun, 04/25/2010 - 10:22 by Samia Sehgal

Federal health officials suspect that the 2009 pandemic swine flu H1N1 vaccine might have given rise to some significant complications.

World's first full-face transplant successful after 22 hour surgery

Sat, 04/24/2010 - 16:51 by Neka Sehgal

In what can be called a pioneering surgery, doctors in Spain successfully completed the world's first full facial transplant at the Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona about a month ago.

Havasupai lawsuit over misuse of blood samples settled

Fri, 04/23/2010 - 15:08 by Neka Sehgal

After years of litigation, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) has settled the lawsuit filed by 41 Havasupai Indians over blood samples that were misused.

Lethal C. gattii strain heading to US from Canada

Fri, 04/23/2010 - 12:50 by Jaspreet Virk

A strain of potentially lethal yeast-like fungus, which emerged in the temperate climates of Vancouver Island, Canada in 1999, is now spreading in the nation, states a new study.

Excessive alcohol may cause cancer, early ageing

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 20:26 by Samia Sehgal

Alcoholics beware! Scientists have found more reasons why you should give up on alcohol. According to the findings of a new study, alcohol can raise the risk of cancer and even cause premature aging.

Reliable swine flu vaccine to be made available by US government

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 14:21 by Neha Gupta

The urgent need for more reliable and faster vaccines was clearly highlighted by the swine flu epidemic, which had hit the nation a year ago, leading the U.S. government to take swift action.

IOM urges FDA to set standards for salt in food

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 16:11 by Neka Sehgal

A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) urges the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to step in and provide guidelines on the quantity of salt permitted in America’s food to prevent people from consuming excess sodium.

High intake of added sugar linked to heart disease--study

Wed, 04/21/2010 - 12:34 by Jaspreet Virk

Here’s another reason to give up on diet high in added sugar. Consuming food items with added sugar could not only lead to tooth decay, and weight gain, it also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study finds.

Raloxifene, tamoxifen prove effective in prevention of breast cancer

Tue, 04/20/2010 - 15:01 by Neka Sehgal

Though preventing breast cancer with drugs is challenging, a new study finds that the two drugs, raloxifene and tamoxifen, are good options for helping keep breast cancer at bay in older women, who are at a higher risk.