Reuters – Drug makers Gilead Sciences Inc and Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said they plan to develop the second once-daily pill for treating HIV, the virus that causes AIDs.
Reuters – An extra gene may explain why dachshunds, corgis and basset hounds have short, stubby legs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a finding that may also lend new clues about human dwarfism.
AP – Democrats’ health care bills won’t meet President Barack Obama’s goal of slowing the ruinous rise of medical costs, Congress’ budget umpire warned on Thursday, giving weight to critics who say the legislation could break the bank.
AP – Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese much more than other major racial or ethnic groups and that gap exists in most states, a new federal study finds.
Reuters – U.S. regulators are reviewing if Roche and Novartis AG’s asthma drug Xolair may be linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, health officials said on Thursday.
Reuters – President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to persuade Republicans to support overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry, his signature domestic policy goal, as the measures moved on a fast-track through congressional committees with only Democratic support.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) affects a child’s ability to perform in school and form
relationships.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — When a dear friend or family member has been
diagnosed with cancer, you’ll want to offer your love, support and
sympathy.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) — As a child, Daniel Alter
had blazing headaches that doctors explained away as lazy eye or
asthma.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) — The oral cancer drug
sunitinib (Sutent) has shown promising results in advanced kidney cancer
patients who have a poor prognosis, new research says.