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mtm laboratories, a privately held diagnostics company announced the launch of CINtec® PLUS, the company's next generation cervical cancer screening product with unmatched accuracy for the screening and management for cervical cancer...

Although previous studies have demonstrated what scientists call “herd immunity,” none have been so incontrovertible as a study of farming colonies in Canada.

Influenza vaccine - Infectious disease - Health - Influenza - Conditions and Diseases

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office has issued a patent for its novel anti-cancer compound, Archexin®...

Argos Therapeutics announced the presentation of positive data from a Phase 2 trial that evaluated the safety, clinical response and immune response of AGS-003 treatment in newly diagnosed patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). The data were discussed March 7 in a poster presentation at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium...

Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.
Law - United States - Drug - Drug prohibition law - Education

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced the presentation of safety, pharmacokinetic and efficacy data from the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating TAK-700 in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)...

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced the presentation of safety, pharmacokinetic and efficacy data from the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating TAK-700 in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)...

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says a recent health scare that sent his blood pressure soaring prompted him to kick the smoking habit he had for five decades.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - President of the United States - Health - Brazil - United States

People who donate one of their kidneys are likely to live just as long as someone with two healthy kidneys, assuming they survive the initial somewhat riskier period.
Kidney - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Genitourinary Disorders - Organizations

ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops targeted anticancer products using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to its IMGN901 compound when used for the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)...

British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.


Dog - Insurance - Pets - Recreation - Law

The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby.
Children - Shopping - Baby - Equipment - Baby sling

New research finds even preschoolers are brand-conscious and can recognize kiddie brand logos and products.
Brand - Logo - Business - Marketing and Advertising - Advertising

A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Breast

A Georgia grand jury has indicted four members of an assisted suicide group on charges they helped a 58-year-old with cancer kill himself.


Suicide - Death - Georgia - Grand jury - End-of-Life

CBS says it will be the first time an anchor has had a colonoscopy live on network television and Katie Couric plans to be with Smith as he prepares for the procedure.
Harry Smith - Early Show - Katie Couric - Television - Television network

Nature's Variety has expanded its recall of chicken-flavored pet food because of concerns over salmonella.
Pet food - Business - Product recall - Animal - Health

Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.

Oldest people - United States - Prince Edward Island - Canada - New Hampshire

It freshens our breath and helps us quit smoking, but some cosmetic surgeons believe chewing gum does one more thing: It gives us wrinkles.


Smoking cessation - Health - Addiction - Substance Abuse - Chewing gum

A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass" - or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report with their colleagues in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation. Coronary arteries can become blocked with plaque, leading to a decrease in the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart...