Mind and Body - Page 774

November 20, 2014

Roe, Sandwiches Recalled on Listeria Concerns

Capelin roe and cases of sandwiches are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination, the manufacturers said

November 20, 2014

Million-Dollar Payments to Surgeons Raise Questions

Orthopedic surgeons have received hundreds of millions of dollars from joint implant manufacturers in recent years, according to a recent report

November 20, 2014

Lilly Pulls Sepsis Drug, No Benefit Found

Eli Lilly and Co withdrew its sepsis drug Xigris from all markets after the product, deemed a potential big seller when it was approved a decade ago, failed to improve survival in a clinical trial

November 20, 2014

Cannabis Disrupts Brain Waves Like Schizophrenia, Study Finds

Cannabis causes the same type of chaotic brain activity seen in people with schizophrenia, British scientists found

November 20, 2014

Minnesota Eggs Recalled in Salmonella Probe

Larry Schultz Organic Farm of Owatonna, Minnesota, is recalling organic eggs after at least six people became ill from salmonella, state officials said

November 20, 2014

Thyroid Cancer Drug Meets Late-Stage Goal

Exelixis Inc said a late-stage trial of its experimental thyroid cancer drug met the main goal of improving survival of patients without disease progression, compared with a dummy drug

November 20, 2014

'Himalayan Viagra' Earns Bhutan's Yak Herders a Fortune

Yak herders in Bhutan are growing rich from trading a rare aphrodisiacal mushroom found only in the high Himalayas being used like Viagra

November 20, 2014

Man Hospitalized After Accidentally Injecting Himself With Deer Tranquillizer

A New Zealand man was hospitalized Friday after he accidentally injected himself with deer tranquillizer

November 20, 2014

Pacemakers From Dead Americans Recycled to Treat Indian Patients

Thousands of Indians who suffer from heart problems but cannot afford a pacemaker are to receive secondhand devices from deceased Americans

November 20, 2014

Bristol-Myers, Gilead Work on New Combo HIV Pill

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will develop a once-a-day pill to treat the HIV virus that combines its popular Reyataz with an experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc.