Yellow Fever Outbreak In Sudan Confirmed By WHO, Including 14 Deaths; Vaccination Campaign To Continue
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a yellow fever outbreak in South Sudan,…
Pfizer to Expand Clinical Trial Data Access, Takes Step Toward Transparency
Pfizer Inc. Pfizer Inc. updated its clinical trial data access policy yesterday, and will…
Generic Adderall XR to Be Sold in 2016 Under Agreement Struck Between Shire and Sandoz
Adderall XR producer Shire has agreed to supply an authorized generic version…
Aggressive New HIV Strain In West Africa Develops Into AIDS More Rapidly
Over 60 epidemic strains of HIV-1 exist in the world, so when…
Nanoparticle Pills Usher Medicine Into the Future: No More Needles!
Although nanomedicine is a promising area of research, scientists have been unable…
Morning-After Pill Doesn’t Prevent Pregnancies for Women Over 176 Lbs.
The European company HRA Pharma, which makes Norlevo, a morning-after pill that…
Infants with Alzheimer’s Gene Already Show Brain Development Differences
About one quarter of Americans carry the APOE-E4 gene, a known risk…
Michigan’s Fungal Meningitis Outbreak to Be Investigated by State and Federal Authorities
A criminal investigation into last year’s deadly fungal meningitis outbreak may someday…
Pneumonia After Typhoon Haiyan: 4.3 Million Vulnerable to Illness
While the death count rises to 5,209 in east-central Philippines, the country's government estimates…
Steroid Injections Linked to Mental Health Risk in Premature Babies
When a mother is expected to give birth prematurely, she is often…