by Research Team | Nov 24, 2015 | Health News
This Dec. 31, 2014 file photo shows Nola, a northern white rhinoceros, in her enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. The Los Angeles Times reports that Zoo officials say Nola, 41, was euthanized early Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 as she was suffering...
by Research Team | Nov 24, 2015 | Health News
” Federal health regulators have expanded approval of a cancer drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb to treat an advanced form of kidney cancer. The Food and Drug Administration says the injectable-drug, Opdivo, is approved for patients with renal cell carcinoma who...
by Research Team | Nov 19, 2015 | Health News
Charlie Sheen said his bad-boy days are over and, with Tuesday’s declaration that he’s HIV-positive, he aims to become an inspiration to others. “My partying days are behind me,” Sheen said in a letter posted online.
by Research Team | Nov 19, 2015 | Health News
The Duke of Cambridge is to meet patients receiving pioneering new treatments at one of the world’s leading specialist cancer hospitals. William will visit the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton, south-west London, for a tour of two research facilities...
by Research Team | Nov 19, 2015 | Health News
Direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs and medical devices drives up health care costs and should be banned, the American Medical Association said Tuesday. Direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription drugs and medical devices drives up health care...
by Research Team | Nov 19, 2015 | Health News
” An international health expert says Swaziland could eliminate malaria by the end of 2016 or in early 2017, likely making it the first mainland country in sub-Saharan Africa to get rid of the deadly disease. Richard Feachem, director of the Global Health Group...