Food coloring and additives have been implicated before in hyperactivity in children, but U.S. health officials said then that there was no study to support claims that the dyes can cause health problems. But now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is giving the issue a second look. On Wednesday, the FDA will convene a […]
A rainwater collection sample taken during the past week in the U.S. state of Massachusetts was found positive for scant levels of radiation, health authorities confirmed today. The discovery of increased amounts of radiation in several states has raised fears that the radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear power plant has reached dangerous levels and had […]
Anemia symptoms such as pale skin, weakness, breathlessness and poor concentration among older women can be linked to poor nutrition, U.S. researchers reported in the April publication of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The study of 72,833 women in post-menopausal stage showed that a lack of one nutrient is associated with a 21 […]
Melanoma treatment takes a step forward with the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of ipilimumab, manufactured by pharmaceutical firm Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. The drug, marketed as Yervoy, is indicated for advanced melanoma patients. According to Bristol-Myers Squibb, the medication will cost $30,000 per dose or $120,000 for four-doses as part of a […]
Japan radiation from the damaged Fukushima plant have reached levels which are “significantly higher” for food consumption according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, and health officials called for a ban of agricultural products from the vicinity. The World Health Organization warned that the Japan radiation that contaminates food is more dangerous to human health than airborne particles because the […]
Nintendo 3DS devices can detect vision problems in young children under six years old and would be safe for them to use according to the American Optometric Association. The statement by the optometrist group runs counter to the recommendations earlier announced by Nintendo that the handheld game console is not for kids aged 6 and […]
Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix, Arizona will be expanding its facilities and services to cater to more patients, conduct more research and educate the public regarding the degenerative disease. The center opened its brand new site in December 2010 on the Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph’s Hospital. Officials of the hospital announced the […]
Radiation in California from Japan was confirmed by sensitive detectors originally meant to pick up secret nuclear explosions. Very low levels of radiation from the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant was monitored in Sacramento, the first time radiation from Japan had reached U.S. shores. Pacific winds blowing eastward had carried the radiation from Fukushima to […]
Stem cell therapy can help enlarged hearts due to heart attacks, inflammation and congestive heart failure shrink in size to more normal proportions within a year, a small clinical trial shows. The process involves getting stem cells from the bone marrow of the patients then injecting them into the heart. Researchers noted that cardiac function […]
Public health authorities are still fighting the difficult scourge of smoking and health officials said in a report that banning menthol cigarettes may discourage more people to pick up the habit. A panel of advisers commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded after a year of study that the menthol flavor in cigarette […]
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