November 20, 2014 Study Identifies Potential Stroke Triggers Downing a few drinks or contracting an infection such as the flu seem to be connected to a short-term spike in the risk of stroke, a new research review finds
November 20, 2014 FDA May Limit Anemia Drug Use for Kidney Disease The Food and Drug Administration is considering new restrictions on widely used anemia drugs that appear to double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease
November 20, 2014 Merck Shingles Vaccine Effective in Adults in 50s In a huge study aimed at broadening the use of Merck & Co's shingles vaccine, Zostavax reduced the incidence of the painful disease by 70 percent compared with a placebo in adults in their 50s, the company said
November 20, 2014 Immune System May Help Cancer Cells Hide Out: Study Cancer cells may find a hideout in the body's immune system, researchers said on Thursday in a study that may help explain why tumors can come back after rounds of toxic chemotherapy
November 20, 2014 CVS to Pay $75 Million Fine for Meth CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $75 million in fines for allowing repeated purchases of a key ingredient in the making of methamphetamine in at least five states that also led to a spike in Southern California drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday
November 20, 2014 1 in 22 Blacks Will Get HIV, CDC Report Says Health officials estimate that 1 in 22 black Americans will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime — more than twice the risk for Hispanics and eight times that of whites
November 20, 2014 Nigeria: Cholera Deaths Rise to More Than 1,500 This Year According to the World Health Organization, the current outbreak is the worst in Nigeria since 1991
November 20, 2014 Toxic Acid Found in Parts of California Lobster, Crab Investigators found high levels of domoic acid in lobsters and crabs around the northern Channel Islands
November 20, 2014 UN Probes Base as Source of Haiti Cholera Outbreak U.N. investigators took samples of foul-smelling waste trickling behind a Nepalese peacekeeping base toward an infected river system on Wednesday, following persistent accusations that excrement from the newly arrived unit caused the cholera epidemic that has sickened more than 4,000 people in the earthquake-ravaged nation
November 20, 2014 Lung Taste Receptors May Improve Asthma Treatment The ability to taste isn't limited to the mouth, and researchers say that discovery might one day lead to better treatments for diseases such as asthma
