A 19-year-old lady has been able to flash a grin just a couple of months after she has undergone a delicate transplant surgery. Caitlin Cowen had lost her ability to smile in a surgery that removed a brain tumor in 2008. After doctors removed the tumor deep-seated within her brain, Cowen had suffered from right-side […]

Researchers have discovered that the severity of cystic fibrosis is influenced greatly by variations in genetics. Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary condition that has claimed so many lives by affecting the lungs and digestive system. Dr. Garry Cutting, a member of John Hopkins Hospital’s McKusick-Nathans Institute for Gentic Medicine, said in a news release by […]

Maryanne Godbolo’s frustration over her daughter’s physical impairment led to a 12-hour standoff when police officers came to take her daughter away. She also lashed out on what Godbolo considers to be inappropriate state interference on her child’s medical care. When the 12-hour standoff ended, Godbolo was in handcuffs and her child was placed in […]

The Food and Drug Administration has announced Thursday that retail pharmacies will stop selling the controversial oral diabetes drug Avandia starting November, because of the possible cardiovascular problems it may cause to patients. Based on the new set of rules set by the FDA, Avandia will only be sold to patients who have been using […]

Generic drugs may stunt the growth of prescription drugs in the market. In fact, IMS Health said that sales and production of the latter may be cut in half within the next five years. This is due to the fact that huge brands are losing patent protection and consumers prefer generic drugs over prescriptions as […]

African ministers applaud the decrease in the number of HIV cases transmitted from mother to their children in a meeting conducted in Rome on Friday. The drop in the number of cases is a direct result of intensified treatment process. In the meeting hosted by the Catholic Charity of Sant’Egidio, Minister of Health Mary Shababa […]

A very surprising study of almost 46 million Medicare patients found out that residents of rural areas have more chances of getting one of the nine common surgical operations than those living in the city. These findings challenge the current notion that people in cities have better access to surgery than those from the rural […]

Scientists have discovered a gene that is linked to cholesterol and diabetes acts like a master switch that may control fats in the body. Scientists say that this can play a huge role in getting obesity help and cure for obesity-related diseases. British researchers said in a study published in “Nature Genetics” that because fat […]

Health officials of San Antonio are trying to reduce the obesity rate among children and improve their eating habits by taking a snapshot of what students eat. Five elementary schools in San Antonio participated in a $2 million research on Wednesday. The research includes taking a picture of students’ lunch trays before and after eating. […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris International, one of the leading makers of cigarettes, told a nurse working with cancer patients on Wednesday that although cigarette smoking is addictive, it is not that hard to quit. CEO Louis Camilleri said that in response to questions and comments at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in […]