Mind and Body - Page 745

November 20, 2014

Swedish Hospital Hands Children Pots, Pans to Sound Alarm

An overcrowded hospital in Sweden handed patients in a children's ward pots and pans to raise the alarm in an emergency

November 20, 2014

Lilly, Bristol Stop Enrolling a Lung Cancer Trial

Eli Lilly & Co (LLY.N) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) said on Wednesday they have stopped enrollment in one of two late-stage trials of an experimental lung cancer drug due to concerns it may be linked with blood clots

November 20, 2014

VA Halts Surgeries at St. Louis Hospital

The VA Medical Center in St. Louis halted surgeries indefinitely this week after a regular inspection showed possible contamination of equipment, according to the hospital's medical director 

November 20, 2014

Glaxo Adds Safety Restrictions to Avandia Label

GlaxoSmithKline PLC said it has updated the labeling of its diabetes pill Avandia to include safety restrictions ordered by federal health authorities because of the drug's links to heart attack

November 20, 2014

Scientists Able to Grow Human Veins in Lab

Human veins have been grown by U.S. scientists who hope to revolutionize heart bypass surgery and kidney dialysis procedures

November 20, 2014

FDA Seeks Faster Review for Novel Devices

U.S. health regulators are seeking to speed up their reviews of promising medical devices and boost research for new technologies in hopes of getting novel products to market faster

November 20, 2014

Allergy Sufferers Less Prone to Brain Cancer, Study Suggests

There may be an upside to annoying, and sometimes dangerous, allergies according to a new study that suggests a host of allergies may protect against some types of brain tumors

November 20, 2014

Nurse Accused of Taking Pain Meds From Patient

A Minnesota nurse allegedly took painkillers from a surgical patient who was supposed to be sedated

November 20, 2014

Strokes Rising Fast Among Young, Middle-Aged

Strokes are rising dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans while dropping in older ones, a sign that the obesity epidemic may be starting to reshape the age burden of the disease

November 20, 2014

Elephant Behind TB Outbreak at Tenn. Sanctuary

Liz, an African elephant housed at a sanctuary for the animals in Tennessee, was the source of tuberculosis outbreak among eight workers at the refuge