Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the first drug Hetlioz (tasimelteon) 20mg capsules, a melatonin receptor agonist to treat a sleep condition that affects blind individuals. Vanda anticipates making Hetlioz commercially available in the second quarter of 2014. The sleep disorder root to the inability of a completely blind … [Read more...]
Sleeping more or less than normal increase risk of depression
Depriving yourself from sleep can be a forerunner for major depression especially among adolescents. A genetic study of 1,788adult twins and a community based study of adolescents both have found a link between sleep duration and depression. One major reason of depression is genetic, but the study found that both short and excessively long sleep durations appear to activate genes related to … [Read more...]
California Sees High Influenza Death Toll In Unusually Severe Season
SACRAMENTO, California: A bizarrely influenza flu season has claimed lives of at least 147 young and middle-aged people in California. It is 10 times the number killed by influenza viruses by the same point in time last year, Dr. Ron Chapman, director of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said on Friday. In 2012-2013, only 14 deaths under age 65 had been reported, and there were 106 … [Read more...]
Johnson & Johnson takes giant step, announces sharing of clinical trial data with Yale
Taking a major step in the field of medical researches, leading drug maker Johnson & Johnson has announce sharing of clinical trial data sharing with the Yale School of Medicine. Till now, drug companies observed secrecy as far as their medicine studies were concerned. The raw information related to drugs, devices, and other products was only viewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. … [Read more...]
CDC calls for joint effort to fight infectious diseases
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called for a collaborative effort from other countries to fight infectious diseases effectively and prevent them from spreading. A new report prepared by the CDC has suggested that the United States should work with other nations to eradicate diseases including the communicable one as they say working in teams could help … [Read more...]
Heavy vodka use behind high death rate in Russia
A new study has made some of the glaring exposures about the health hazards of vodka. The research has claimed that alcohol consumption, particularly vodka, is responsible for a quarter of Russian men dying in young age. The researchers surveyed more than 150,000 people and found that Russian men were leading to extraordinarily high premature deaths. It means they were dying young before they … [Read more...]
Crest Introduces Chocolate Toothpaste
U.S. oral care company Crest will be releasing a new line of chocolate-flavored toothpaste in early February. The endeavor called "Be" features non-traditional flavours including Mint Chocolate Trek, Vanilla Mint Spark and Lime Spearmint Zest. The owner of Crest, Ohio firm Proctor and Gamble assures that its “rich, creamy cocoa flavor provides an indulgent and decadent experience.” P&G … [Read more...]
Brain Surgeon Walks 6 Miles Through Snow Storm To Perform Life-Saving Surgery
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw, a surgeon from Alabama was at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Tuesday morning when he received word that a patient at Trinity Medical Center needed emergency brain surgery. Hrynkiw, Trinity Medical Center's only neurosurgeon, walked six to eight miles during Tuesday's snowstorm that locked down traffic, due to which the neurosurgeon didn't get … [Read more...]
Fighting Infectious Diseases With Other Nations Will Make U.S. Safer
ATLANTA, Jan. 31: A recent report says that the United States is not at a danger level if it works along with foreign nations to cope up with infectious diseases. Officials said the reason behind is that the nations are connected by food and drinking water. Dr. Tom Frieden, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director, said that there are three main threats the agency has … [Read more...]
Vodka blamed for high premature death rates in Russian men
Russian men who consume high dosage of vodka or as it is sometimes said "little water" are on "extraordinarily" high risk of an early death, a new research reveals. Researchers from the Russian Cancer Centre in Moscow, Oxford University in the UK and the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, in France spoke to 57,361 men in three different Russian cities, … [Read more...]
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