October 24, 2015 Popular antidepressant has the power to reverse heart failure, scientists say More than half a million Americans are diagnosed with heart failure every year – a disease that is incurable without a heart transplant.
October 24, 2015 Dr. Manny: Texas measles outbreak shows growing battle between parents and doctors A recent measles outbreak that has affected 21 people in and around the Fort Worth area is being blamed on a Texas megachurch, where pastors have been known to advocate against vaccines over fears that they may cause autism. I feel like this story demonstrates a major problem in the medical world: the growing battle between parents and pediatricians.
October 24, 2015 Roche immunotherapy drug may be 'game changer' in lung cancer An experimental Roche drug that seems to work particularly well against lung cancer in smokers may be a "game changer" for these normally difficult-to-treat patients, researchers said on Sunday.
October 24, 2015 Nearly half of adults ages 40 to 75 qualify for statin drugs, according to new guidelines Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men over 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new heart disease prevention guidelines, an analysis concludes.
October 24, 2015 A look at 20 years of Tylenol warning labels The maker of Tylenol will begin adding a bold new warning to bottle caps of its best-selling pain reliever this fall to warn consumers about the risks of taking too much. Here is a look at some changes the company has made over the last 20 years.
October 24, 2015 Many US women use unapproved custom-compounded hormones for menopause An estimated 1.4 million U.S. women take custom-compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (CBHT) for menopausal symptoms, and most are unaware that these drugs are not FDA-approved, according to late-breaking research presented this week at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) annual meeting.
October 24, 2015 Can the blood of Ebola survivors create a cure? For months, Vanderbilt University researcher Dr. James Crowe has been desperately seeking access to the blood of U.S. Ebola survivors, hoping to extract the proteins that helped them overcome the deadly virus for use in new, potent drugs.
October 24, 2015 Some weight loss supplements contain amphetamine-like compound Some popular weight-loss supplements contain a synthetic compound that is chemically similar to the drug amphetamine, according to a new study by researchers at the Food and Drug Administration
October 24, 2015 FDA cautions against antibiotics for people with heart problems An antibiotic commonly prescribed for bronchitis and sinus infections may increase the risk of death from heart problems, but only for people with certain risk factors, a new study suggests.
October 24, 2015 New technology speeding progress on bird flu vaccine Even as U.S. officials this week awaited the arrival of a sample of the new bird flu virus from China - typically the first step in making a flu vaccine - government-backed researchers had already begun testing a "seed" strain of the virus made from the genetic code posted on the Internet
