The U.S Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Aubagio, a one-time a day tablet for adults who have relapsing kinds of multiple sclerosis (or MS). Aubagio will enter the $12…
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Scientists Identifies Chemical Responsible For Baldness, Topical Treatments Could Soon Follow
Millions of bald or balding men around the world may have their prayers answered: scientists might actually have the reason for baldness, which is a scalp chemical that keeps hair from continuing…
Coke and Pepsi Make Caramel Coloring Changes to Avert Cancer Warning Label
Thanks to a recently-passed California law, both PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. are making changes to the caramel coloring that are in their sodas. The California law demands that drinks that have…
U.S. Obesity Rate Remains Same Over Decade
According to the CDC, the number of obese people in the United States has remained relatively the same as 10 years ago. In 2009, the CDC said that nearly 36 percent of…
Breakthrough In Stem Cell Treatments For Heart Patients Says Cedars Sinai Hospital
In an announcement that stunned the medical community and industry this past week, doctors at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in California announced that their clinical trials using adult stem cells has resulted…
Electronic Nose Device Could Sniff and Nip Tuberculosis in the Bud
Researchers from the United States and India are in the process of developing a device that could diagnose tuberculosis in symptomatic patients. The handheld device is known as the Electronic Nose and…
Prostate Cancer – Have We Cracked The Code?
In a medical breakthrough that is shocking the world, news comes from the Royal Marsden Hospital in London that a powerful drug has proven itself so successful in treating prostate cancer that…
New Invention The Last Straw in the Fight Against Date Rape Crime
When it comes to new inventions in the fight against crime, scientists have come up with a straw that detects date rape drugs. Date rape drugs are drugs that render a person…
Autism May Be Caused by Environmental Factors, a Study Says
A study of identical twins at Stamford University and University of California- San Francisco (UCSF) showed the possibility of autism to be caused by environmental factors. This finding is likely to swing…
Heavy Drinking Associated to Death from Pancreatic Cancer
A study has shown that drinking too much alcohol could be associated to deaths from pancreatic cancer. The authors of the study wrote that pancreatitis is commonly acquired by those who consume…