Italy's pharmaceutical watchdog ends alarm on flu drug

POLICY 12.02.2014 01:56 AM

A national flag of Switzerland flies in front of a building of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Basel January 29, 2014.

Nip, tuck, click: Demand for U.S. plastic surgery rises in selfie era

12.01.2014 00:53 AM

Anthony Ramirez takes a picture during the San Francisco Gay Pride Festival in California in this file photo taken June 29, 2014.

U.S. government says 462,125 people signed up for 2015 Obamacare plans

11.27.2014 01:16 AM

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this October 2, 2013 photo illustration. The federal government's portal logged over 2.8 million visitors by afternoon October 2, largely in an attempt to sign up for Obamacare.

Physicists solve mystery of why cats rule, dogs drool

11.25.2014 01:46 AM

A Greyhound dog drinks water after a race in Santiago city, in this file picture taken March 1, 2014.

Grand jury decides against charges in Ferguson shooting, unrest erupts

11.25.2014 01:17 AM

REFILE - CLARIFYING CAPTION - A police car burns on the street after a grand jury returned no indictment in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri November 24, 2014.

Soft Drink Firms Still Target Kids, Report Finds

11.21.2014 20:52 PM

Soft drink firms still target kids, report finds With cases of obesity, and health issues related to obesity, on the rise in recent years, government officials have been far more keen on controlling the level of influence that unhealthy food and beverages have, especially in children's diet.

U.S. entrepreneur considered suing Uber over tracking activities

11.20.2014 02:17 AM

An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, September 15, 2014.

Humans and Mice Are Two Identical, Yet Different Creatures

11.19.2014 17:48 PM

Humans and Mice Are Two Identical Yet Different Creatures For the longest time around, in most research studies on health and medicine, mice have been the favorite "substitute" for humans in experiments or tests.

South Africa To Spend $2.2 Billion On HIV Drugs In Next Two Years

11.18.2014 12:19 PM

South Africa to spend $2.2 billion on HIV drugs in next two years The sharp 33 per cent decline in new HIV infections from 2001 to 2013 is a good indicator that there is increased awareness and understanding of the disease, and of its modes of transfer especially in high risk groups.

Obama's immigration plan offers some relief, risk for tech sector

11.17.2014 02:14 AM

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he leaves Yangon Airport November 14, 2014. President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration is expected to include some modest changes to make it easier for technology companies to retain high-skilled workers frustrated by long and unpredictable waits for green cards.

Gay and Bisexual Men in the U.S.May Be Allowed to Donate Blood

11.15.2014 19:21 PM

Panel considers lifting FDA ban on blood donations by gay men. The vestiges of homophobia from the earlier times may have been felt lately when the government put to vote whether to uphold or lift a certain ban against accepting blood donations from gay and bisexual men.

Brace Yourselves for Alzheimer's Boom by 2050

11.14.2014 20:19 PM

Brace yourselves for Alzheimer's incidence and expenses boom. Alzheimer's cases are expected to double by 2050.

After Testing Potential Ebola Drugs, WHO Finds No Effective Treatment Thus Far

11.14.2014 20:15 PM

After testing potential Ebola drugs, WHO found no effective treatment so far. The whole world was shaken by the Ebola epidemic, after the disease had killed one after the other with no known treatment or cure.

Ebola "Wonder Drug" Awaits Clinical Testing, On Its Way To Be Formally Approved

11.11.2014 18:48 PM

Ebola "wonder drug" awaits clinical testing, on its way to be formally approved by international organizations

The very first person to have Ebola was a boy named Emile

10.28.2014 18:36 PM

Researchers track roots of the Ebola epidemic to a boy from Guinea Researchers have finally uncovered the mystery as to where the epidemic that is Ebola started, and from which person the outbreak originated.