by Research Team | Nov 27, 2015 | Health News
The cost of prescription skin treatments has skyrocketed since 2009, as the burden of escalating drug prices increasingly weighs on family budgets. Retail prices have surged 401 percent since 2009 for brand-name drugs for skin conditions, according to research...
by Research Team | Nov 27, 2015 | Health News
Costco officials say testing has pointed toward a vegetable mix from a California food wholesaler as the source of E. coli in the company’s chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states. Craig Wilson, Costco vice...
by Research Team | Nov 26, 2015 | Health News
The Food and Drug Administration posted a brief statement online about its review of the metallic device, Essure, which has been subject to thousands of complaints by women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and headaches. The Essure implant has been sold for more than...
by Research Team | Nov 26, 2015 | Health News
The small study found that food smells activated the parts of their brains related to impulsive behavior and obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is characterized by recurrent thoughts and repetitive behaviors. This did not occur in children of a normal, healthy...
by Research Team | Nov 26, 2015 | Health News
Patients at a Hamilton hospital can now easily spend time with their pets thanks to a unique initiative that was prompted by a local woman’s promise to her dying nephew. The program – Zachary’s Paws for Healing – was launched by Donna Jenkins...
