November 20, 2014 US health officials allow publication of controversial bird flu research The U.S. government has given scientists permission to publish data from two controversial studies that involved the manipulation of the H5N1 avian flu virus
November 20, 2014 Whooping cough outbreak in Tampa area Health officials in Tampa say adults are probably unknowingly responsible for an outbreak of whooping cough
November 20, 2014 NY advocates want condoms out of prostitute cases Advocates for New York prostitutes want authorities to stop taking condoms as evidence in criminal cases, calling it unhealthy. They're lobbying for bills to make New York the first state to ban the practice
November 20, 2014 Wealthy pick colonoscopy over at-home cancer test Colonoscopy has become an increasingly popular method of screening for colon cancer while the rate of at-home stool testing has dropped off
November 20, 2014 US delays decision on Takeda diabetes drug Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said U.S. regulators had extended their review of its diabetes drug alogliptin, requesting additional data on what the company hopes will be the successor to its top-selling Actos drug
November 20, 2014 Seaweed liquid saves heart attack victim in world-first treatment An Australian grandmother has had a liquid derived from seaweed injected into her heart, in a world-first procedure poised to dramatically boost heart attack survival rates
November 20, 2014 How to cope with a drug addiction Shaking a drug dependency requires both mental and physical determination. For many individuals, drug addiction can develop without warning, so the problem may have reached an advanced stage by the time it is treated, making the process all the more difficult. If you or a family member is suffering from a dependence on any form of drug, you should seek medical advice immediately. Here's how to tackle the problem.
November 20, 2014 Suicide rate in Connecticut at 20-year high The chief medical examiner's office says the Connecticut's suicide rate has climbed to a 20-year high with more than one per day
November 20, 2014 The genetic links between different diseases Can Crohn's disease influence your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Are rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes link? Diseases that strike different parts of the body—and that don't seem to resemble each other at all—may actually have a lot in common.
November 20, 2014 What is pancreatic cancer? Pancreatic cancer -- the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States -- occurs when malignant cells develop in the pancreas. The National Cancer Institute estimated that in 2012, approximately 43,920 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and 37,390 people will die from the disease. Within the first year of diagnosis, 75 percent of pancreatic cancer patients die, according to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
