Since June, the CDC has been notified of nearly 400 cases of infection by the parasite Cyclospora in seventeen states. At least twenty-two people have been hospitalized because of this outbreak.
According to a new report released by the New York City Health Department over the past ten years, the number of New Yorkers with type 2 diabetes has increased from eight percent to about 11 percent. This number is higher than the national average of 9.5 percent.
Qsymia is an FDA approved drug used to manage weight in obese and some overweight adults who may have weight-related medical problems such as high blood pressure (hypertension), type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol (dyslipidemia). The drug
Former vice president of infectious disease research at Wyeth and ACSH advisor Dr. David Shlaes knows a thing or two about dealing with the FDA, and its misguided policies regarding approval of new antibiotics.
Today we have an example of some breast lesions atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) that may require such a redefinition under some circumstances.
New York s attempted soda ban is back in the news today, but this may be the last we hear of it. A New York appeals court officially ruled yesterday that the ban was unconstitutional. The panel of judges declared that
There has been heated debate over the last few years regarding the labeling of GMOs in food. Several states have passed or have tried to pass laws requiring the labeling of these foods.
According to the recommendations made in a new report published in the July 29, 2013, issue of JAMA, more needs to be done to redefine the word cancer and the subsequent approaches to cancer treatments.
Earlier this year, the American College of Chest Physicians issued guidelines stating that doctors should consider low-dose CT screening for individuals at high risk for lung cancer. Now the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is following in their footsteps
