Mind and Body - Page 758

November 20, 2014

FDA Approval of Roche Melanoma Drug May Come Early

U.S. regulators are moving quickly with Roche's application for targeted melanoma drug vemurafenib, which could receive approval as early as this week, according to a source familiar with the situation

November 20, 2014

Wisconsin Man Facing More Surgery After Arm Reattached

Family members say there are many surgeries yet to come, but the prognosis for a northwestern Wisconsin man whose left arm was reattached looks promising

November 20, 2014

Unidentified Man Found Naked, Severely Sunburned Near Texas Lake

Police are trying to identify a man who was hospitalized after being found naked and suffering from a severe sunburn on a dock near Austin, Texas

November 20, 2014

Psychiatrists Concerned By Increased Use of Antidepressants

More people without any documented psychiatric condition are taking antidepressants, according to a new study, and some of them are likely receiving little benefit

November 20, 2014

Colorado Fines Closed Medical Imaging Company $3.2 Million

Colorado has leveled a $3.2 million fine against a defunct medical imaging company accused of performing X-rays and other scans without doctor supervision or referrals

November 20, 2014

Sea Defeats Body, Not Spirit, of Swimmer, 61

An asthma attack, a painful shoulder and battering wind and waves forced 61-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad to abandon early on Tuesday her bid to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage

November 20, 2014

UK Skin Cancer Charity Fools Thousands With 'Miracle' Tanning Cream

More than 14,000 sun worshippers tried to order a "miracle" tanning cream, unaware that it was a spoof product by a British skin cancer charity

November 20, 2014

E. coli Fears Lead to Recall of 60,000 Pounds of Beef

At least three major grocery store chains have recalled some of their ground beef packages because they could be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

November 20, 2014

Gilead's HIV Pill Shows Positive Results in Trial

Gilead Sciences Inc said its four-medicine HIV pill, known as the Quad, worked as well as the company's widely used Atripla three-drug tablet in a late-stage trial

November 20, 2014

New Skin Cancer Treatment Gets Speedy Approval From FDA

A new skin cancer treatment that promises to shrink tumors and prolong the lives of patients with a particular genetic mutation won speedy approval Wednesday, signaling U.S. regulators' enthusiasm for such targeted therapies