MEDICINE

This week, UCLA scientists are presenting research findings that indicate two popular diabetes medications may increase patients' risk of cancer.

Arsenic levels are non-threatening.

The New Mexico Environment Department on Wednesday issued the first recall notice to state produce retailers, requesting that all Listeria-tainted cantaloupes fruit be pulled from shelves after an outbreak warning was issued Monday.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading across Europe at an alarming rate, according to the World Health Organization. The agency announced a new plan on Tuesday that would diagnose 85 percent of European tuberculosis patients and treat at least 75 percent by 2015.

Governor announced plan that will track child obesity throughout the state.

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's claim that Gardasil can cause mental retardation has absolutely no scientific validity, according to O. Marion Burton, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes, an explosion in the number of cases that has health officials urging swift action to stem a worsening public health crisis.

A staggering 366 million people around the world are living with diabetes, and 4.6 million deaths happen because of the disease. Healthcare spending on diabetes has also reached $465 billion, according to new statistics released by a global diabetes authority.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday multidrug-drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading at an alarming rate in Europe and they are prepared to endorse what they call an ambitious and rigorous action plan to fight multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB).

Around 366 million people worldwide are affected with diabetes, reported the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).

In a recent report published by WHO, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis has been diagnosed as a disease which can take the form of a pandemic in the Western Europe if not dealt with properly.

Spraying insulin in the nose twice daily might help to control mild Alzheimer's, a study suggested.

The International Diabetes Federation has reported that an estimated 366 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes.

In a heated stand-off between Republican Presidential candidates during Monday's Republican presidential debate, Texas Governor, Rick Perry, was caught in the crossfire over his 2007 executive order that required Texas schoolgirls to receive vaccinations against the sexually transmitted HPV virus.

Inhalation of insulin through the nose twice a day appears to slow down and, in certain cases, turn around symptoms of memory loss in people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease as per a new pilot study.

About 366 million people worldwide have diabetes and a person dies from it every seven seconds, world health officials said on Tuesday.

After attacking Gov. Rick Perry's move to mandate Gardasil, an HPV vaccine, for 6th grade girls in Texas, Rep. Michele Bachmann implied the vaccination could cause mental retardation.

A genetically engineered herpes virus, designed to kill cancer cells but leave normal tissue unharmed, has shown early promise in clinical tests, scientists said on Saturday.

A report released Tuesday by the United Nation's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) showed that seizures of cocaine and amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth, have increased dramatically, with 592 kilograms confiscated in 2008-09 compared with 179.5 kilograms just six years prior to the federal findings.

The number of people with diabetes worldwide has reached 366 million.

According to the study done by the researchers of Northwestern University, men’s testosterone level falls at the time when their partners gives birth to their child, and a more caring and loving side of a man’s personality comes into view as level of hormones lowers down.