HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) — Preliminary research
suggests that the anticancer drug figitumumab might be an effective
treatment for Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancer that affects the areas in and near
the bone, mainly in teenage boys.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Newborns may not be able to do too much more
than eat, sleep and dirty their diapers. But they do have certain reflexes
and movements.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Eczema is a condition that results in red,
itchy and scaly patches of skin — often on the scalp, forehead, face or
extremities.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) — The month of December typically
marks the start of the seasonal flu season.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) — An analysis of breast cancer
genomes has provided insight into how the human genome is rearranged when
the disease strikes, researchers report.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) — Senate Democrats gave
President Barack Obama a Christmas Eve gift on Thursday with passage of a
landmark health care bill that would extend coverage to 31 million
uninsured Americans.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) — Fluzone High-Dose, a
seasonal flu vaccine for people 65 and older, has been approved by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency said in a news release.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) — Scientists who identified
gene mutations that influence human brain size say their findings may help
explain differences in brain size in healthy people and those with
neurological and psychiatric disorders.