by Research Team | May 13, 2015 | Health News
Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for an experimental combination drug to treat cystic fibrosis , despite unresolved questions about the benefit of one of the pill’s two ingredients. Vertex Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug...
by Research Team | May 12, 2015 | Health News
The Canadian Pediatric Society is urging Health Canada to tighten the rules on the labelling of homeopathic nosodes, which are sometimes referred to as “homeopathic vaccines” Nosodes are taken by people who believe they can prevent illnesses, even though...
by Research Team | May 12, 2015 | Health News
Junk food kills the gut bacteria that can help keep people thin, while Belgian beer and coffee increase them, a new book by a leading academic claims. Microbes that live in people’s bodies make up 90% of living cells and when disrupted could be a major cause of...
by Research Team | May 12, 2015 | Health News
A new type of blood test, the liquid bi… . Patient Carole Linderman has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
by Research Team | May 12, 2015 | Health News
Many Americans doubt that the Supreme Court can rule fairly in the latest litig… Graphic shows results of AP-GfK poll on the Supreme Court case involving health care premiums; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm; WASHINGTON – Many people in the United States...
by Research Team | May 12, 2015 | Health News
A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to guide their care. The tests, called liquid biopsies, capture cancer cells or DNA that tumors shed into the blood, instead of...
