What's in a name? Losing Asperger's label not such a big change
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Struggling to describe her son, Suzanne Kolen of Long Island, New York, uses a friend's recent description: He's the 13-year-old boy bouncing down the road in the rain looking very...
View ArticleAP IMPACT: Big Pharma cashes in on HGH abuse
An Associated Press investigation shows that a federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug...
View ArticleAt last a reason to avoid them! Too many sprouts could leave you in hospital
The vegetable contains high levels of vitamin K, a chemical that can interfere with blood thinning drugs taken by heart patients, according to the Medical Journal of Australia....
View ArticleEuropean watchdog starts safety review of Merck cholesterol drug
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said it has launched a review of Merck & Co Inc's cholesterol drug Tredaptive after the medicine failed a U.S. trial assessing its effectiveness and...
View ArticleOnce-Conjoined Twins Make Debut After Surgery
Two 9-month-old baby girls, who were born joined at the lower chest and abdomen, made their public debut, bringing much happiness and relief to their proud parents just in time for Christmas. The...
View ArticleTranscept's drug for obsessive compulsive disorder fails trial
(Reuters) - Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc said a mid-stage trial of its experimental drug for obsessive compulsive disorder did not meet the main goal of showing improvements in treating symptoms...
View ArticleSpectrum Pharma's blood cancer drug meets goal in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc said a mid-stage trial of its experimental blood cancer drug met the main goal of shrinking tumors. ...
View ArticleTwo cups of milk daily enough for most kids: study
Two cups of cow's milk per day may be enough for most kids to have the recommended amount of vitamin D in their blood while maintaining a healthy iron level, suggests a new study....
View ArticleDealing with the Friends and Family Food Police
Dealing with the Family Food Police Here’s how to combat any back-handed (or not-so-backhanded) fatty/skinny comment your insensitive relatives might have to dish out this holiday season.“Do You Need...
View ArticlePharmacy linked to U.S. meningitis outbreak files for bankruptcy
(Reuters) - The pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak said on Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...
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