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Breast Cancer Mortality in Different Races are Not Driven by Estrogen Receptor Status Alone

Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher probability of dying from the disease than white women, regardless of their estrogen receptor status, according to research from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Diffe... Read more »

FDA Takes Actions on Darvon, Other Pain Medications Containing Propoxyphene - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking several actions to reduce the risk of overdose in patients using pain... Read more »

FDA Approves First Maintenance Drug Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alimta (pemetrexed), the first drug available for maintenance ther... Read more »

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Buy or Use Hardcore Energize Bullet or New Whey Liquid Products - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or use Hardcore Energize Bullet or New Whey liq... Read more »

Second Gene Linked to Familial Testicular Cancer

Jul
3

Specific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according to new research by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. This is only the second gene to be identified th...

FDA Approves Multaq to Treat Heart Rhythm Disorder

Jul
2

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Multaq tablets (dronedarone) to help maintain normal heart rhythms in patients with a history of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (heart rhythm disorders). The drug is approved to be used in patients whose hearts have returned to normal rhyt...

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots

Jul
2

A trio of genome-wide studies -- collectively the largest to date -- have pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chr...

FDA: Boxed Warning on Serious Mental Health Events to be Required for Chantix and Zyban

Jul
1

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is requiring manufacturers to put a Boxed Warning on the prescribing information for the smoking cessation drugs Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (buproprion). The warning will highlight the risk of serious mental health events includin...

Dynasty: Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today

Jul
1

The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. In an article published online on June 29 by ...

New Biomarker Could Increase the Number of Diagnostic Tests for Cancer

Jun
29

A team of researchers has demonstrated that a new method for detecting and quantifying protein biomarkers in body fluids may ultimately make it possible to screen multiple biomarkers in hundreds of patient samples, thus ensuring that only the strongest biomarker candidates will advance down the d...

Migraines with Aura in Middle Age Associated with Late-Life Brain Lesions

Jun
26

Women who suffer from migraine headaches in middle age accompanied by neurological aura (visual disturbances, dizziness or numbness that can precede migraines) are more likely to have damage to brain tissue in the cerebellum later in life, according to a study by researchers at the National Insti...

Generic Prescription-Only Plan B Contraceptive for Under 17 Approved

Jun
26

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of the emergency contraceptive Plan B (levonorgestrel) tablets, 0.75 mg. The generic product will be available by prescription only for women ages 17 and under.

Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records

Jun
17

Building on the historic $19 billion investment provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), efforts continued today to further the national adoption and implementation of health information technology (HIT) - an essential tool to modernize the health care s...

Depression Gene May Not Add to Risk After All

Jun
17

Stressful life events are strongly associated with a person's risk for major depression, but a certain gene variation long thought to increase risk in conjunction with stressful life events actually may have no effect, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NI...

FDA Advises Consumers Not To Use Certain Zicam Cold Remedies

Jun
16

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today advised consumers to stop using three products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they are associated with the loss of sense of smell (anosmia). Anosmia may be long-lasting or permanent.

Effective Prevention Strategies for College Drinking

Jun
15

Alcohol-related deaths among U.S. college students rose from 1,440 deaths in 1998 to 1,825 in 2005, along with increases in heavy drinking and drunk driving, according to an article in the July supplement of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The special issue describes the results of a...

Cancer Immunotherapy Can Use Small Numbers of Stem-Like Immune Cells to Destroy Large Tumors in Mice

Jun
15

A new approach to stimulating immune cells enhances their anticancer activity, resulting in a powerful anti-tumor response in mice, according to a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, a part of the National Institutes of Health. This work represents an important advance in the d...

Individual Genetics Linked to Resistance to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

Jun
9

Researchers have found links between an individual's genetics and their response to treatment with chemotherapy. The findings, by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues, show how a genetic variant, located in the SOD2 gene, ma...

Early HIV Antiretroviral Yields Better Clinical Outcomes

Jun
9

A clinical trial has demonstrated that HIV-infected adults in a resource-limited setting are more likely to survive if they start antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised.

Scientists Discover New Genetic Immune Disorder in Children

Jun
4

Your immune system plays an important function in your health -- it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing unprovoked and dangerous inflammation. Now, researchers from the Nationa...