‘Health’ Archives
Embryonic Stem Cell Research In Jeopardy
Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin said the injunction entered by a federal judge in Washington last month could cripple Wisconsin's growing bioscience industry and stop the search for cures for disease. Doyle spoke at the Waisman Center, where UW-Madison scientists using embryonic stem cells to study ways to treat eye disorders and Down syndrome [...]
Questions Over Avandia Safety Continue
Controversy continues to plague GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia. Several studies have found that Avandia raises heart risks in diabetics, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether the drug is too dangerous to stay on the market. But in a new study of more than 29,000 diabetics, done by researchers at health insurer [...]
New Hope For The Genetically Weight Challenged
There is hope for those who thought they could never lose weight because of inherited predilection to obesity. New research published in PLoS Medicine suggests that an active lifestyle can reduce people's genetic predisposition to obesity by about 40 per cent. This puts into question the opinion that exercise doesn't help people lose weight if [...]
