Category: Health
Regeneron, Sanofi Asthma Drug Shows Promising Results
A new experimental asthma drug is giving hope to people who have asthma. Dupilumab, which is developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, has reduced episodes of asthma by as much as 87 percent in mid-stage trials making it a potential game changer. If approved for release then it could give new hope for the 25 [...]
Swine Virus Confirmed In Iowa, Indiana Hogs
The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the swine flu virus for the first time in US soil. The potentially fatal virus causes diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration in hogs and has been identified to be present in Iowa and Indiana. According to Dr. Lisa Becton, director of swine health information and [...]
Feds Sues New York Fish Company for Unsanitary Conditions
The U.S. Department of Justice in behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has filed a lawsuit against a New York fish company for processing fish under unsanitary conditions. The accusation was made against New York Fish Inc., makers of smoked salmon and mackerel, for failing to take steps to prevent contamination of their [...]
Does Using Marijuana Reduce The Risk Of Getting Diabetes?
A new research suggests that people using marijuana are less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes compared to people who don’t use marijuana. The research conducted by representatives of the University of Nebraska, Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center shows that people who regularly use the weed take in more food calories than nonusers, [...]
FDA Approves Xofigo For Treatment Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this Wednesday that they have approved a new injectable drug that can help people with advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. The drug from Bayer Pharmaceuticals called Xofigo uses radiation in treating men whose cancer has grown to bone tumors but not to other organs. [...]
89 People Arrested In The US For Medicare Fraud Schemes
Authorities have arrested 89 people spread out across eight U.S. cities on Tuesday for schemes that defrauded the Medicare program of $223 million. Those that were arrested were licensed professionals which include doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who made false billings. Charges filed against the defendants are conspiracy to commit health care fraud, money [...]
China Reports Three New Deaths Linked To Bird Flu Virus
Chinese health officials have reported that three people have died recently from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus raising the death toll to 35. The number of people infected has already risen to 130. The World Health Organization said that this new strain is one of the most deadly viruses around and seem [...]
Second Case Of SARS-Like Virus Reported In France
Health officials from France have confirmed the second case of a new SARS-like coronavirus in the country that has infected a patient who shared a room with the only other confirmed sufferer. Little is still known about this new coronavirus strain (nCoV). What is known so far is that it was first reported in the [...]
FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline’s Breo Ellipta For Lung Disease Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just GlaxoSmithKline’s Breo Ellipta for treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The approval came a month after it was endorsed by a federal advisory panel last month. Breo Ellipta is jointly developed by Theravance Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline. It is administered once daily using an inhaler. GSK [...]
Bacterial Infection Renders Mosquitoes Immune to Malaria Parasite
Scientists from the United States have discovered a way to break the transmission of malaria by infecting mosquitoes with a certain type of bacteria. The research which was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows that when the malaria-transmitting Anopheles mosquito is infected [...]