by Research Team | Feb 5, 2015 | Health News
Deaths among people aged over 65 have been higher than expected for six weeks, even taking the time of year into account The death rate in England and Wales is around a third higher than normal for this time of year, official figures show. Some 28,800 deaths were...
by Research Team | Feb 5, 2015 | Health News
With dozens of measles cases popping up in the United States, Americans are buzzing about vaccines once more — and some old fearful myths are resurfacing. These myths may be keeping parents from protecting their children from dangerous diseases, when...
by Research Team | Feb 5, 2015 | Health News
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, testifies before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing looking into the effectiveness of vaccines in… WASHINGTON – For a pair of...
by Research Team | Feb 5, 2015 | Health News
” Federal health regulators on Tuesday approved a highly anticipated medicine from Pfizer Inc. to treat postmenopausal women with a certain type of advanced breast cancer who have not already taken other drugs. The Food and Drug Administration approved Ibrance...
by Research Team | Feb 5, 2015 | Health News
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries. The reason is smoking, which peaked years later for women than it did for men.