by Research Team | May 29, 2015 | Health News
Florida officials are predicting that a strain of low-potency marijuana should finally be available for medical purposes later this year. Legislators in 2014 voted to legalize a strain of marijuana known as Charlotte’s Web to treat epilepsy and cancer...
by Research Team | May 29, 2015 | Health News
Reversing a long-term trend, prices for more than one in four generic medicines widely used by older Americans increased in 2013, some very sharply, according to a survey by AARP. Generic drug prices on average are still falling, but the increases for certain classes...
by Research Team | May 29, 2015 | Health News
The survey found a relationship between the readiness of the doctor to investigate or refer for suspected cancer and cancer survival GPs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are less likely to immediately refer people with possible cancer for tests or to a...
by Research Team | May 29, 2015 | Health News
A Michigan law effective Monday says women with dense breast tissue must be notified in writing and encouraged to consider additional tests, requirements supporters say could help detect cancer earlier. Advocates say such breast density can obscure early detection of...
by Research Team | May 29, 2015 | Health News
Nearly three-quarters of supermarket chickens are contaminated with a potentially deadly bug, making it the biggest food safety concern in the UK, the Food Standards Agency has said. The FSA tests found Asda had the highest rate of contamination in its fresh whole...
by Research Team | May 29, 2015 | Health News
A new type of treatment could double the chances of survival for some patients suffering from the most common type of lung cancer, according to scientists. Drug company Roche has been carrying out tests on an immunotherapy treatment, with early results suggesting it...
