Health News
The Health of an Aging Nation
People over 65 years of age are likely to live longer when Social Security benefits are improved, according to researchers at New York Medical College.
Swan Song For Ballet Dancers
A new study has identified factors that would allow a professional dancer to resume performances after undergoing arthroscopy scope of the hip.
Stop the Bleeding
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Corifact, the first product intended to prevent bleeding in people with the rare genetic defect congenital Factor XIII deficiency.
Drink Up
Low concentrations of the trace element lithium appear to extend life in model organisms and humans alike, according to a new study.
Rare Disease Day
The National Institutes of Health will celebrate the Fourth Annual Rare Disease Day Feb. 28 with a day-long celebration co-sponsored by the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research and the NIH Clinical Center.
Stronger than Intended
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Jantoven Warfarin Sodium, an anticoagulant, because one bottle in the lot contained incorrect dosages.
Millions of Californians to Gain Health Insurance Coverage
Up to two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured residents will become eligible for health insurance coverage when health care reform is implemented in 2014.
ADHD Medications Appear Safe, Genetically Speaking
According to a new study from the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ), medications for attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage.
Not Without Our Approval
U.S. Marshals, at the request of the FDA, seized all lots of Auralgan Otic Solution, a prescription drug used to treat pain and inflammation associated with ear infections, from Integrated Commercialization Solutions Inc. (ICS) in Brooks, Ky .
The High Costs of Intra-Cranial Angioplasty
Angioplasty and stenting of intra-cranial vessels (blood vessels in the skull that supply blood to the brain) is linked to nearly triple the cost of regular care for stroke, according to a new study.