by Research Team | Nov 26, 2015 | Health News
Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind flu vaccine that contains a booster to help protect seniors vulnerable to the virus. The Food and Drug Administration says Fluad is the first seasonal vaccine that contains an adjuvant, a substance that boosts...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2015 | Health News
Thousands of people every year are suffering severe sepsis or dying from the illness due to NHS failures, a report has found. GPs and hospital doctors are failing to spot signs of sepsis – which kills at least 37,000 people a year in the UK – and are...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2015 | Health News
A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel’s 2-1 decision doesn’t put the question to...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2015 | Health News
Scientists in the U.S. say they’ve created a new strain of mosquito that could eventually help eradicate malaria. Researchers at the University of California used a gene editing technique to insert DNA into the germ line of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2015 | Health News
The new Institute – expected to be announced in Wednesday’s Autumn Statement – will aim to develop new diagnostic tests for dementia and find ways to stop the progression of diseases that cause the condition, such as Alzheimer’s. The...
by Research Team | Nov 25, 2015 | Health News
Tarek El Moussa, the co-host of HGTV’s real estate and renovation show Flip or Flop, is in remission after a battle with thyroid cancer and has an observant viewer to thank. Back in 2013, El Moussa visited a doctor about a lump that had appeared on his neck, but...