Dawn Solomon, a 43-year-old day-care provider from Maine, received sentence on Thursday for stealing at least $4 million because of overcharging the MaineCare agency for healthcare provided to disabled children. Solomon was sentenced to at least eight years in prison with three-year probation, and was ordered to pay in full the reimbursement. Solomon runs the […]

New research shows blood pressure is a great indicator how of end stage kidney cancer patient’s medication is working. Ironically, high blood pressure is linked to better prognosis and longer survival. The proponents of the study observed 544 kidney cancer patients who are being treated with Sutent. The researchers discovered that those people with a […]

Johnson & Johnson as well as other makers of a fever medication announced on Wednesday that they will stop producing infant drops for medicines with acetaminophen to avoid confusion that may unfortunately lead to drug overdoses. The association that handles over-the-counter or OTC drug makers said that all of their members will discontinue liquid drops […]

According to a recent study, many parents are now apprehensive to take their children to hospitals , to a doctor or to purchase prescription drugs due to the increase in the United States medical care costs. The researchers studied data of 6,273 families that participated in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survery conducted between 2001 and […]

Two lives changed because of a stem cell transplant. A 31-year old man helped extend a 7-year old boy’s life with a stem cell transplant. They met for the first time on March 2011 with the presence of an awkward silence. Little did they know that they have changed each other’s lives one way or […]

The government can continue funding embryonic stem cell research, the US federal court of appeal ruled on Friday. The decision, which was applauded by many scientists, handed an important victory to the administration of President Obama. The 2-to-1 decision was made by a panel of judges from the US Court of Appeals for the District […]

British researchers said that middle-aged adults who get less than the ideal amount of sleep at night may be at risk for declined brain function, or in simple terms, it causes the brain to age. The researchers said that the severity of the decline in brain function can be as much as seven years more. […]

A man from Ohio, who is said to have forced his girlfriend to abort her pregnancy thru gunpoint to the head, pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder on Thursday. Dominic Holt-Reid, a 28-year-old college student, was charged five months ago with attempted unlawful termination of his girlfriend’s pregnancy. The charges were supported by the […]

The Republican’s plan to privatize Medicare is steering fear on most of the country’s senior citizens. Walter Dotson, 72, for example knows that the plan would not touch his benefits, but is afraid for what it might bring for his grandson’s future. Dotson, who is raising his high school sophomore grandson, said that he’d hate […]

Researchers from Louisiana discovered that armadillos can transfer Leprosy to human beings. DNA tests showed that a leprosy strain gathered from some patients matched with those of the nine-banded armadillos, the possible reason for the spread of the disease in southern United States. Years back, many scientists believed that leprosy could only be passed on […]