The White House has spoken out against a judicial judge who ruled to allow a lawsuit against Obama’s health care reform plan to move forward. However, they said that while the ruling was the wrong one to make, it didn’t make much difference in the scheme of things. Originally, the lawsuit was filed by Virginia Attorney [...]
One new website is creating controversy by offering people who suffer in the looks department, the chance to give birth to beautiful babies. The site, beautifulpeople.com has been a source of anger for many who have come across it. The matchmaking site got rid of nearly 5,000 accounts last month for being too fat and [...]
A new weight loss combination medicine appears to be showing some success. A sustained-release formula that combines bupropion and naltrexone appears to be an effective treatment for individuals that are obese or severely overweight, according to a number of recent studies. Those that took the highest dose available in the trial lost 6.1% of their [...]
A new piece of legislation will make companies prove that the chemicals that they use in their products are safe for the consumer. The House Energy and commerce Subcommittee recently had their first hearing to evaluate a law that deals with toxic substances. The law falls under the Toxic Substances and Control Act, and is [...]
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 [...]
