Health

[ad_1] Chinese authorities are struggling to defuse public opinion over a safety scandal involving rabies vaccines, just one of many food and drug scandals that have hit the country in recent years …

[ad_1] Updated 24-Jul-2011 11:52 AM The anti-corruption agency of BEIJING-China announced that it was investigating suspicions of corruption of a pharmaceutical company that the government claimed to have sold more than 250,000 …

[ad_1] This illustration shows the incorporation of a cell line tree on a convex equilateral polygon with 16 vertices. Cell connections are shown in red. Credit: Norbert Stoop A key challenge in …

[ad_1] Despite being studied for decades, the cisplatin chemotherapy drug reveals new aspects of its functioning. Researchers at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified an enzyme responsible for tumor …

[ad_1] At the end of last month, the US Food & Drug Administration approved Epidiolex, a new drug to treat rare epileptic disorders. The FDA approves many new medications each year, but …

[ad_1] JEDDAH – Azizia Bird Market in Riyadh was closed after a duck was found carrying avian influenza H5N8 during ongoing inspections of poultry markets in the Kingdom, said Friday the ministry's …

[ad_1] A New Jersey man fighting a serious infection will likely have to undergo amputation after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria while fishing for crabs in the Maurice River earlier this month, his …

[ad_1] CANNABIS could help cancer patients treat the deadly disease, according to new research. According to a study published in EurekAlert, marijuana compounds could "stop cancer cells dividing and invading normal tissue". …

[ad_1] People with kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) should have better access to non-invasive procedures, according to the National Institute for Health and Wellness Excellence (NICE). The draft guide for the management of kidney …

[ad_1] MUMBAI: While alcohol has led to a 65% increase in deaths due to liver damage in the United States over the past 17 years, Indian doctors say that non-alcoholic liver disease …