MEDICINE & HEALTH

Asthma Increases Risk for Heart Attack

MEDICINE & HEALTH 11.18.2014 12:21 PM

Asthma increases risk for heart attack, according to new studies. The risk of getting a heart attack increases either in a person with active asthma or in someone who takes daily medication to control asthma, new studies found.

South Africa To Spend $2.2 Billion On HIV Drugs In Next Two Years

11.18.2014 12:19 PM

South Africa to spend $2.2 billion on HIV drugs in next two years The sharp 33 per cent decline in new HIV infections from 2001 to 2013 is a good indicator that there is increased awareness and understanding of the disease, and of its modes of transfer especially in high risk groups.

Hagel seeks to reassure U.S. troops about safety of Ebola mission

11.18.2014 04:53 AM

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel participates in the Washington Ideas Forum, in Washington October 29, 2014.

Pfizer dampens Astra bid hopes with German Merck cancer deal

11.18.2014 04:45 AM

The Pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in New York April 28, 2014. Pfizer (PFE. N) dampened investors' expectations of a renewed bid for AstraZeneca (AZN.

AstraZeneca trumpets standalone strength in drug development

11.18.2014 04:41 AM

A sign is seen at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England April 28, 2014. AstraZeneca, determined to show it has a strong independent future after seeing off a $118 billion bid from Pfizer in May, said it had made good progress in developing a pipeline of new drugs.

Emotional Stress Has More Dangerous Effects on a Woman's Heart

11.18.2014 01:37 AM

Emotional stress has more dangerous effects on a woman's heart. New research finds that young women with heart diseases are more likely than men to have reduced blood flow to their heart, if they are under emotional stress.

A 10-second Kiss May Transfer up to 80 Million Bacteria

11.18.2014 01:36 AM

A 10-second kiss may transfer up to 80 million bacteria, a new study says. The sweetest and most passionate kiss could turn into a fatal kiss of death, depending on what kind of microbes you share and transfer in the process.

U.S. heightens Ebola screening for travelers from Mali

11.17.2014 02:22 AM

A health worker sprays disinfectant at a mosque in Bamako November 14, 2014. The United States is adding Mali to the list of countries whose travelers get special Ebola screening after a number of cases in the West African nation, the government said on Sunday.

Liberia sets national target of no new Ebola cases by December 25

11.17.2014 02:18 AM

Medical vehicles are seen at a health facility near the Liberia-Sierra Leone border in western Liberia, November 5, 2014.

Obama's immigration plan offers some relief, risk for tech sector

11.17.2014 02:14 AM

U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he leaves Yangon Airport November 14, 2014. President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration is expected to include some modest changes to make it easier for technology companies to retain high-skilled workers frustrated by long and unpredictable waits for green cards.

U.S. hospital says Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola extremely critical

11.17.2014 01:58 AM

1 of 3. Dr. Martin Salia is placed on a stretcher upon his arrival at the Nebraska Medical Center Biocontainment Unit in Omaha, Nebraska, November 15, 2014.

Critically ill Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola now in U.S.

11.16.2014 03:54 AM

Critically ill Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola now in U.S. A surgeon from Sierra Leone, critically ill with Ebola, was flown to a Nebraska hospital for treatment on Saturday, and is sicker than previous patients treated in the United States, medical officials said.

Company denies rat poison in pills linked to India sterilization deaths

11.16.2014 03:47 AM

Company denies rat poison in pills linked to India sterilization deaths The company at the center of a probe into why more than a dozen women died after being sterilized in India has denied that the antibiotic tablets it manufactured were contaminated with a chemical compound commonly found in rat poison.

Obamacare enters new phase over the weekend with little fanfare

11.16.2014 03:43 AM

Obamacare enters new phase over the weekend with little fanfare President Barack Obama's plan to extend private health coverage to the uninsured entered a new uncertain phase on Saturday as U.