Tag: Doctors and Drugs

A recent study by the US Government has found that medical staff at hospitals contribute to the deaths of approximately...

Serious errors are taking place in hospitals everywhere because charts are misread and the medical staff you expect to take...

Rinderpest, a deadly malady that would strike cattle, yaks, water buffalo, and other similar animals, is no more.

There are many forms of anemia, each with its own cause. Anemia can be temporary or long-term, and it can...

In healthy adults the best evidence is that, on average, flu vaccination of a population prevents 0.1 per cent of...

Wouldn't it turn the world upside down if people discovered that prostitutes, drug users, and explosive populations weren't the catalyst...

Recently, the FDA has been on a tear, going after companies for making medical claims for non-pharmaceutical products. This is...

As obesity rates climb in Western cultures, so do the rates of those going under the knife to fight the...

As many as 1 million children in the U.S. may have been misdiagnosed with ADHD, simply because of their age...

Are shrimp committing suicide? According to a new study just published in the journal Aquatic Toxology, a lot of shrimp...

Healthcare spending in Canada, which accounted for 35% of provincial budgets in 1999, now accounts for 46%.

A study from the University of California at San Diego has found that July is the deadliest month for hospital...

The use of certain cold medicines containing zinc can lead to hyposmia (reduced ability to smell) and anosmia (the loss...

A study from the University of California at San Diego has found that July is the deadliest month for hospital...

Researchers recently announced that they have developed new software that could cut the dose of radioactivity from a CT scan...

Between 1999 and 2010, GlaxoSmithKline hid data that showed that its diabetes drug Avandia posed severe heart attack risks.

Health care costs for people 64 and younger buying their own health insurance increased by an average of 20 percent.

The FDA issued a warning to consumers that high doses or long-term use of proton pump inhibitors may increase the...

The annual bill for PSA screening in the U.S. is $3 billion, even though the test “is hardly more effective...

Last month, the pharmaceutical manufacturing giant Pfizer disclosed that it paid more than $20 million to 4,500 doctors and other...

The annual bill for PSA screening in the U.S. is $3 billion, even though the test “is hardly more effective...

Of two million people who underwent cardiac catheterization between 2004 and 2008, 62% had no significant blockage. Protect yourself and...

A new study reveals that the chemical being added to plastics – bisphenol-A (BPA) – links directly to coronary heart...

In a new report aimed to once again scare all users of herbal supplements, the medical community has issued a...

A new study shows that Metformin helps obese teens lose weight when combined with exercise and a healthy diet, but...