by Research Team | Dec 20, 2014 | Health News
” U.S. regulators on Friday granted accelerated approval to the first in a new class of targeted drugs for ovarian cancer, Lynparza from British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC. The drug is for women whose ovarian cancer is associated with certain defective genes and...
by Research Team | Dec 20, 2014 | Health News
Patients with chronic hepatitis C have a new option for treating the liver-damaging virus, with the approval of a combination treatment developed by AbbVie. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the sale of a packaged treatment called Viekira Pak made by...
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2014 | Health News
SIX women who were given the all clear after breast cancer screening have been told they have the disease following an investigation. Oxford University Hospitals Trust has said six out of 30 women seen at the Oxfordshire Breast Screening Service at Oxford’s...
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2014 | Health News
In this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama and a student look over their plates as they eat lunch in the East Room of the White House following the annual fall harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden in Washington. Have you picked a side...
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2014 | Health News
The 20-year-old Brooklyn-born rapper was arrested Wednesday as part of a roundup of suspects in a series of gang-related shootings and drug trafficking in the city. He’s best known for the hit song “Hot Boy.”
by Research Team | Dec 19, 2014 | Health News
The department said Thursday that six people have now died as a result of the flu during the season that began Sept. 28. Each person who died was 65-years-old or older.
