BOSTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Next week, Medicare's prescription drug benefit --with an estimated 21 million enrollees so far -- goes into effect amid controversy and confusion, but health policy experts say the new benefit will not only save seniors thousands of healthcare dollars, b
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Quidel said Thursday that it has been OK'd to market its rapid test for detecting influenza types A and B.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- China's numerous outbreaks of avian influenza among poultry may have been caused by the widespread use of ineffective vaccines, it was reported Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Novartis's cancer drug Femara has been approved for the expanded use of treating early breast cancer.
Here's a new way to head off a hangover: Drink your New Year's toasts from a tall, thin glass. You'll end up consuming less alcohol that way and presumably feel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Guidant has reported 18 more failures associated with its cardiac defibrillators, regulators said this week.
A Miami cardiologist thinks there would be a lot less need for caregiving if more people adopted the Mediterranean diet and banned trans fats from their diets.
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Par Pharmaceuticals said Thursday it is OK'd to market a generic of Pfizer's Dostinex to treat hyperprolactinemic disorders.
BOSTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A major international trial confirms that newer anti-cancer drugs can protect women against recurrence of breast cancer better than tamoxifen, considered the current gold standard, researchers said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Fifty-four thousand patients in a large medical practice near San Francisco are logging on to a Web site to get lab results, renew drug prescriptions or cancel a doctor's appointment, showcasing a successful health IT microcosm that computer experts hope
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- There is a molecular link between a high-fat "Western style" diet and insulin disruption, says a new study.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Chinese scientists claim they have invented a new drug more effective at fighting H5N1 infection than Tamiflu.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Cooks who've had their fill of cooking these past few weeks -- and diners who've had their fill of celebratory food -- will turn to the simplicity of fish.
Seldom has a life-saving prescription come so simply or so cheaply: Get enough vitamin D daily and cut your risk of some cancers by up to half.
BRANFORD, Conn., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- CAS Medical Systems said Wednesday it has been cleared to market its Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Brain Oximeter.
