October 23, 2015 Doctors blast McDonalds' Olympic sponsorship McDonald's is a sponsor for the London Olympics — and a British doctors' group says that's sending the wrong message in a country with ballooning obesity
October 23, 2015 Venus Williams Diagnosed With Sjogren's Syndrome Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open Wednesday, revealing that she had been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain
October 23, 2015 EU Clears Stem Cell Trial for Broken Hearts An Australian company developing a stem cell treatment to prevent heart failure has been given the go-ahead for a mid-stage clinical trial in Europe, moving potential "off-the-shelf" stem cell treatments a step closer
October 23, 2015 N.M. Woman Sues Chili's After Finding Needle in Food A New Mexico woman has been tested for HIV after claiming her tongue was pierced with a sewing needle from biting into a meal of spare ribs and mashed potatoes at a Chili's restaurant
October 23, 2015 Get Flu Shot or Get Fired, Hospital Says A major northern Michigan health care group has issued an ultimatum for employees: Get a flu shot by Dec. 31 or get fired
October 23, 2015 Dusty Legacy of 9/11 Still a Medical Mystery A decade's worth of study has answered only a handful of questions about the hundreds of health conditions that are related to the tons of gray dust that fell on the city when the trade center collapsed on 9/11
October 23, 2015 Antibiotics can be their own worst enemy During a busy office day, I can be as guilty as the next doctor - dispensing an antibiotic under pressure to a patient for what I believe is likely a viral infection. Antibiotics don’t treat viruses, yet many doctors respond with a knee-jerk prescription to the clogged sinuses or cough of an upper respiratory infection
October 23, 2015 Pfizer sued by retailers for generic Lipitor delay Five big U.S. retailers filed an antitrust lawsuit against Pfizer Inc and India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd on Thursday, accusing them of conspiring to delay sales of generic versions of Lipitor, the best-selling drug in history
October 21, 2015 ADHD drug may spur brain changes, study suggests People with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who take certain medications over long periods may develop changes in their brains that ultimately impact their ability to respond to the drugs, a new study suggests
October 20, 2015 Long naps linked to diabetes A nap, a siesta, or as the Chinese call it, a wujiao, is a pleasant break from the day, but the debate on its health effects continues
