Health News Archive - January 15, 2009
International doctors demand a stop to the fighting in Gaza, stating that hospitals are places of "nightmarish havoc."
NCCN recently received a $4 million research grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of temsirolimus in the treatment of solid tumors. Temsirolimus is currently approved to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Trouble reading may be pointing to more than aging eyes. New research suggests it could mean you have glaucoma.
Research shows preterm infant girls who received a high intake of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, had improvements in their neurodevelopment.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Adverse prescription-drug reactions cost the United States healthcare system $136 billion annually, according to the U.S.
A new study finds cigarette smoking during pregnancy is linked to potentially harmful changes in thyroid function for the mother and fetus.
The ability of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the safety of dietary supplements using nanomaterials is severely limited by lack of information, lack of resources and the agency's lack of statutory authority in certain critical areas, according to a new expert report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN).
