Sperm counts can be lowered by high levels of the organic chemical Bisphenol A or BPA, according to the first human study directly linking sperm count to the chemical. The study, published online on Thursday in the journal Fertility and Sterility, comes two weeks after Canada classified BPA as a toxic substance. Researchers led by […]
Billionaire businessman George Soros gave a $1 million donation on Tuesday to “Proposition 19”, a campaign to legalize cannabis in California that is up for voting in November 2. The campaign sponsor Drug Policy Alliance confirmed the contribution from the Hungarian-born Soros. Proposition 19, also referred officially as the “Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that an unprecedented epidemic of diabetes cases will be seen in the United States unless unhealthy lifestyles are changed soon. One out of three adults in the country will be diagnosed with diabetes by the year 2050, the CDC reported. New cases will jump […]
A declared cholera epidemic has worsened in Haiti prompting health authorities and foreign aid organizations to scramble to fight the most severe health crisis for the impoverished country since it was struck by a strong quake in January. Haiti’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 2,364 cholera cases and 194 deaths, according to Imogen Wall, spokesperson […]
The U.S. Federal and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday ordered makers of prostate cancer drugs to revise medication labels to state a small increased risk of diabetes, heart issues, and even death for patients who take gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. Affected brands include Sanofi’s Eligard, Abbott’s Lupron, and AstraZeneca’s Zoladex. Other drugs available in the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday rejected new diabetes medication Bydureon for lack of clinical data, specifically about how the drug affects heart rate. Bydureon makers Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. said that they will submit the new studies required by the FDA by the end of 2011, after which […]
Performing chest compressions solely rather than the current standard of chest compressions with mouth-to-mouth ventilations on victims of heart attacks may achieve better likelihood of survival, a new study reveals. The Austrian and American researchers of the study, which is published online in the journal The Lancet, claims that continuous, uninterrupted chest compressions is the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that it has approved the use of Botox, the anti-wrinkle medication, for treating chronic cases of migraine. The announcement comes a month after Botox-maker Allergan settled with the agency for $600 million on charges of false marketing practices claiming that the product can treat other […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned eight firms selling chelation products that claim to treat medical conditions like Alzheimer’s, heart disease and autism by getting rid of heavy metals from the body. The agency said the over-the-counter products were not approved and that their therapeutic claims violated federal regulations. “These products are dangerously […]
New research shows that walking for six miles on average may postpone or slow down the shrinking of the brain among elderly people. Shrinkage of the brain has been linked by previous studies to cognitive decline and memory impairment. The study, backed by the U.S. National Institute on Aging, is published October 13 in the […]
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