Revatio Pfizer Kiddie Viagra Could Save Lives – Drug manufacturer Pfizer is currently making a deal with the US Food and Drug Administration for the sale of a kiddie Viagra, which could save the lives of as many as 600 children each and every year. The medication will be distributed to children who are suffering [...]
The Food and Drug administration announced that they have permitted the Menlo biotech firm Geron to move ahead with the world’s first human test of a treatment made from embryonic stem cells. The study mostly involves individuals and patients that have had some sort of spinal cord injury or trauma. The study has been on [...]
The recent landmark health care reform bill has received a plug from famed actor Andy Griffith. “The Andy Griffith Show” was the most popular television show in the 1960’s, and he has gone on to have a number of other successful ventures since that time. He is the spokesperson for Medicare’s $700,000 ad campaign. Griffith [...]
Officials in New York City are looking to stem the recent infestation of bed bugs that has affected one out of every fifteen people within the city this year. Bed bugs tend to carry a stigma related to poverty or uncleanliness, but as the current infestation is teaching New Yorkers, it can happen anywhere. Office [...]
Drew Carey’s weight loss has drastically improved his health on many fronts. Previously, the actor suffered from diabetes. Losing the weight helped curb his diabetes, and he said in one interview yesterday that he no longer has to take any medication for the condition. Drew certainly looks better, and has slimmed down a considerable amount. [...]
In a small village near Lille, called Villers-au-Tertre the bones of two infants were discovered when the owners of the house excavated their yard to put in a swimming pool. Dominique Cottrez, who lived with her parents, admitted that she killed eight of her ten infants by suffocation. Her husband, Peirre-Marrie Cottrez, was released from [...]
A spokesperson has denied claims that suspected killer Johnny Concepcion received a liver transplant. Claims were made that Concepcion, accused of stabbing his wife to death, had received a new liver after he attempted suicide by drinking rat poison. Of course, the story caused a lot of outrage with some people thinking that the suspected [...]
Countries that are located in the Mediterranean enjoy low asthma rates, but studies have shown that their diet is not the reasoning behind their low asthma rates, despite claims that have been made by researchers. “At the moment, we cannot give definitive advice about any protective effect of diet on asthma,” said study co-author Dr. [...]
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 [...]
