The Food and Drug Administration released Friday reducing the dosage for anemia drugs Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp for patients with chronic kidney disease due to increased risks of stroke, blood clots and death. “FDA is recommending new, more conservative dosing recommendations for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents [ESAs] for patients with chronic kidney disease,” Dr. Robert C. Kane
The first-ever Congressional bill to let states legalize marijuana is a bipartisan effort, and the group of police and judges who make up LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, are 100% in favor of it. However, majority support does not appear likely in the current session of Congress.
FDA follow-up study on silicone-gel breast implants returned to market for patients in 2006 concludes they are safe, but won't last forever.
Princess Diana wore a Victor Edelstein gown as she elegantly danced with Hollywood actor John Travolta at a November 9, 1985 White House dinner. Check out rare pictures of the Princess dancing with the actor.
In the wake of the FDA's latest breast implant alarm, the following are the high-profile celebs who should start worrying. The list includes Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Heidi Montag and Katie Price.
Jackass star Ryan Dunn is dead. On June 20, he crashed his Porsche 911 GT3 into a tree when the vehicle spun out of control and jumped through the highway guardrail.
Following are President Obama's remarks on the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan as prepared for delivery. The speech took place at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 2011, at 8 p.m. ET.
The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday found no evidence that silicone breast implants increase the risk of breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, or other problems.
The new camera will be 8-megapixel: 3 megapixels up from the iPhone 4, and the phone will use a powerful A5 processor. But that's nothing compared to this new app
Singapore, like much of Southeast Asia, has very draconian laws, particularly with respect to drug trafficking – for which, a conviction often leads to the death penalty.
The U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled graphic images to fight cigarette addiction on June 21. State slideshow to see photos of the warnings:
There is more bad news for smokers. Smokers will not only have higher risk of getting a lung cancer but they are more likely to have severe tumors and higher chance of death when they get prostate cancer compared to non-smokers according to new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco.
Smokers who were diagnosed with prostate cancer were found to be more at risk of cancer death and recurrence, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But for men who have quit for at least 10 years, their mortality risk was similar to people who never smoked.
With New York at the center of same-sex marriage debate, you may want to cool down and consider whether the new social norm proposed here is merely an issue of personal choice.
Cigarette makers are now required to add graphic warning labels depicting rotting teeth, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his neck, and other images to packaging and advertising in the U.S. by October 22, 2012, government officials said Tuesday.
Celebrated movie critic Roger Ebert is in the eye of a storm after he said dead Jackass star Ryan Dunn drank, drove and died. Ebert is being skinned and brutalized on the Net by fans of Dunn and netizens at large for what is termed as an uncharitable comment about someone who died in a tragic traffic accident. Controversies are not a novelty for Ebert, but this appears to be the mother of all. The following are some key details about the life and work of Ebert, as well the controversies he raked...
Today, June 21, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and obviously, it also marks the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Here is an interesting fact about the Summer Solstice. The longest day of the year is not normally the warmest.
The death of Jackass star Ryan Dunn in a high speed car crash in the wee hours of Monday has fed Twitter with high-voltage exchanges between his fans and those who criticized the dead daredevil for drunken driving. The Netizens' war of words was set off by a comment by Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Roger Ebert, who suggested that Dunn was foolish to drink and drive and advised people not to let jackasses drink and drive.
Today, June 21, is the longest day of the year in the northern Hemisphere and it also marks the official beginning of the summer season.
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