November 20, 2014 Too many people get angioplasties, study suggests One out of every seven patients having a non-emergency angioplasty to clear a clogged artery in the heart didn't meet criteria for needing the procedure, in a new study from New York
November 20, 2014 What is chronic kidney disease? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is caused by a kidney's inability to filter waste and unnecessary fluids.
November 20, 2014 U.S. panel split on Pfizer rare disease drug A U.S. health advisory panel on Thursday issued a split vote on data for Pfizer Inc's drug to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease
November 20, 2014 College student from New York dies of meningitis A 19-year-old college student in upstate New York has died of meningitis shortly after returning home
November 20, 2014 How to diagnose and treat deep vein thrombosis During hemostasis, the normal stagnation of bleeding, a blood clot forms through the process of coagulation, but sometimes a clot forms inside a deep vein.
November 20, 2014 Driver dies after breathing in airbag fumes driver who survived the impact of a minor car crash was killed by the fumes from his airbag
November 20, 2014 FDA rejects new name for high fructose corn syrup High fructose corn syrup won't get a wholesome new name after all. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday rejected the Corn Refiners Association's bid to rename its sweetening agent "corn sugar."
November 20, 2014 Experts warn of the 'dangerous spread' of Chagas disease in paper In a recent editorial published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease, experts from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have highlighted the ‘dangerous spread’ of Chagas disease, the New York Times reported. Being hailed by the researchers as “the new AIDS of the Americas,” Chagas is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans by insects that suck blood
November 20, 2014 FDA warns Covidien on violations related to patient deaths U.S. health regulators censured Covidien Plc for failing to promptly address complaints related to deaths and serious injuries linked to its devices used in thoracic surgery
November 20, 2014 No excess suicide risk found with asthma drugs Despite some reports of suicide among people taking certain asthma drugs, a new study finds no increased risk of attempted suicide among children and young adults on the medications
