In three separate and novel studies, researchers have demonstrated a new technique that could determine a hitch in stem cell research for application in regenerative medicine. Dr. Kostas Kostarelos at Nanomedicine Lab at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom (UK) said that he along with his colleagues had discovered a secure approach to reprogram somatic cells into induced pluripotent … [Read more...]
Stop-smoking battle, struggling even after a half century
About 50 years ago, on Jan. 11, 1964 the surgeon general declared the health perils connected to smoking. Despite the laws, advertising bans, warning labels, hazards and price the number of people who smoke hasn’t decreased. The report "Smoking and Health" states ingenuously that smoking cigarettes originates lung cancer, stroke and is also associated to other hazardous diseases which are … [Read more...]
Maryland’s Bold Hospital Unsual Spending Plan Got Federal Blessing
The officials of Maryland have achieved an exceptional agreement to edge medical expenditure and discard decades of affluently paying hospitals for each additional process they carry out, making them get monetarily rewarded for maintaining healthy people keeping them away from the hospital, once the plan gets implemented. "This is without any question the boldest proposal in the United States … [Read more...]
New blood biopsy to detect early onset of heart attacks
According to a research published by the ‘Journal Physical Biology’, the heart attack patients will be soon detected of their future strokes through blood tests. Scientists have developed a new "fluid biopsy" technique which identifies specific cells as markers in the bloodstream and predict early onset of heart attacks. The blood biopsy procedure is called HD-CEC (High-Definition … [Read more...]
CDC reports rise in number of U.S. states with widespread flu cases
With the winters progressing, flu, cold and cough are also ready to affect you. The health experts suggest better to have the flu shots than to lie on bed this flu season. Flu season runs from October to sometimes as late as May, with the peak usually arriving in January or February. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) latest weekly flu report, the number … [Read more...]
FDA warns of laxative use without proper medical supervision
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked those who use laxatives to help ease their constipation problem to beware before using the same. Taking cognizance of the recent deaths due to the laxatives, the FDA has issued a warning saying these products are potentially dangerous if not taken under proper medical supervision. The FDA has issued the warning on its website which says, … [Read more...]
GSK wins FDA approval for Mekinist-Tafinlar combination to treat melanoma
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has got green light from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for using a drug combination to treat melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The US regulator has approved GSK for the combined use of Tafinlar, also known as dabrafenib, and Mekinist, or trametinib for melanoma medication. The FDA approval was announced late on Wednesday. It is noteworthy that the … [Read more...]
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Dapagliflozin Gets FDA Nod
Drug dapagliflozin has finally received green signal from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its marketing in the US. Dapagliflozin, the second of a new class of medications that aims to improve glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes patients, will be marketed under the name Farxiga. With this development, the new drug will join the prominent diabetes medications, including metformin, … [Read more...]
Pregnant Woman from Texas on Life Support due to Anti-abortion Laws
Following a Texas law, brain dead and pregnant 33-year-old Marlise Munoz from Fort Worth, Texas is being kept alive, regardless of the condition of the fetus or her family’s wishes. She has been in the ICU of John Peter Smith Hospital after she collapsed on 26 November when she was 14 weeks pregnant. Her husband, Erick, a fire-fighter and paramedic, wants to take her off life support as she … [Read more...]
Know your patients’ drinking habits, CDC asks doctors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged the health professionals to ask their patients about their drinking habits and offer proper counseling to them. A new government report released by CDC has shown that at least 38 million U.S. adults drink too much. But only one in six adults talk to their doctor about their alcohol using habits. The survey shows, most adults, including … [Read more...]
