More than 1 million people are injured each year by mistakes made at pharmacies across America, the Food and Drug Administration has stated. Ten to 15 percent of all prescriptions filled in America contain errors according to some studies. Faced... (Continue reading)
Generic drugs are important options that allow greater access to healthcare for all Americans. The popularity of generic drugs has recently reached such an extent that more and more prescriptions filled are done for generic drugs and not for the... (Continue reading)
U.S. researchers say they have become a step closer to understanding why some people have a natural protection against HIV. They found that some people, who after HIV infection develop AIDS very slowly, during the infection of white blood cells fight... (Continue reading)
Resident of Connecticut filed a lawsuit against former employer for discrimination on the basis of results of genetic research. 39-year-old Pamela Fink (Pamela Fink) says she was demoted and then fired after authorities learned of her genetic predisposition to... (Continue reading)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — President Obama, who as a candidate vowed to use the term genocide to describe the Ottoman slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians nearly a century ago, once again declined to do so on Saturday as he marked the... (Continue reading)
American scientists have found that the outward manifestations of aging depends primarily not on the reduction of skin tone and soft tissues, fixed in modern plastic surgery, but by changing the shape of facial bones, particularly the lower jaw, reports... (Continue reading)
Glover asked the actors and film industry representatives to abandon Hugo Boss clothing in protest against the closure of the factory of the company, located in Cleveland. It is planned that the factory will be closed in late March, and 375... (Continue reading)
The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. Finding that hide-out is a first step,... (Continue reading)
For the most part, Barack Obama has passed his first presidential physical with glowing colors: At 48, he’s in “excellent health,” with 20/20 vision, and a resting heart rate of 56 bpm. Unfortunately, a cloud hangs over the results both... (Continue reading)
American pensioners are indulging in more than the occasional Werther’s Original as they approach their twilight years, swapping their tartan rugs and sheepskin-lined slippers for joints and bongs. A new US government report predicts that over the coming decade, as America’s... (Continue reading)