Sanofi-Aventis, the company that manufactures the drug Lovenox, has lost a lawsuit which would temporary restrict Momenta Pharmaceuticals from putting a generic brand on the market. The drug, also known as enoxaparin, is injected into a patient suffering from heart attacks, high blood pressure or other health risks, in order to prevent the forming of blood [...]
Yet another benefit has been found to show the positives of moderate alcohol consumption, which has been found to improve health in a number of ways. Previously, a study had been conducted which shows those who had regular – but moderate – alcoholic drinks were significantly less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who [...]
Marijuana may be well on its’ way to legalization, but it isn’t there yet, and police are looking to enforce that message to those who are planning to flaunt their possession of it. Medical marijuana has been legalized in several states with an approved doctors note, and with the following of stringent laws. Legislators are [...]
A new study from Brigham Young University researchers has shown that those who are more socially isolated will be at risk of dying younger than those that surround themselves with friends and family. The study involved more than 300,000 people, and 148 previous studies, all of which worked to show a link between antisocial lifestyles [...]
Anger is hot after Johnny Concepcion who confessed to friends and family that he murdered his wife and attempted suicide to evade arrest – was given a donated kidney to save his life. The list for an organ is a long one, with tens of thousands of people waiting for their lucky day, where a [...]
Nap Nanny Recall 2010 – Those of you who bought a Nap Nanny should be aware that a mass recall has been initiated for the first generation products. The recall began after a four-month-old baby girl was found hanging from the harness, trapped between the Nap Nanny and the crib bumper. This is one of [...]
It has been a long time coming, but the United States Department of Agriculture has finally admitted that there is a link between antibiotic resistance in the U.S., and the use of the substance in animal feed on farms. The use of antibiotics and chemicals in the feed given to livestock has been a concern [...]
For more than a decade, the low-carb, high protein diet has been a major craze. But researchers with the Imperial College London say that this might have been the wrong way to go. According to a new study, losing weight and keeping it off might be much easier if you cut out more of the meat [...]
Various methods have been employed in some African nations to “protect” young girls and women from the impulses of men. But a campaign is seeking to put an end to the practice of ironing the breasts flat. The method is a painful and dangerous one: using a hot, flat object to pound and iron down [...]
For years the policy of most hospitals has been to direct a woman to automatically have another C-Section if the child before was born after complications that required one. While this was done in the best interest of avoiding possible mistakes in future births, doctors now feel this may have been the wrong path. A [...]
