Kids with one type of leukemia are living longer than they used to, most likely thanks to new drug combinations that mean fewer patients are relapsing after a first round of treatment.
Next week is National Poison Prevention Week, and it's not just parents that should keep proper poison control in mind. While laboratories are not the riskiest place to work, accidental poisoning has claimed the lives of experienced researchers as well as some of the most acclaimed figures in science.
Many patients taking a widely prescribed class of oral cancer drugs are also using a variety of medications that could reduce the effectiveness of the cancer treatment or increase its toxic side effects, according to research by Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Advances in genetic profiling are paving the way for more precise, and effective, treatment of the aggressive bone marrow cancer known as acute mylogenous leukemia, or AML, according to new research.
An Italian member of the hacktivist collective Anonymous targeted the Vatican website for a second time in under week on Tue. March 13, knocking the website offline and penetrating deeper into the city state's server to steal the personal information of multiple Vatican Radio journalists.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will resolve a potentially life-threatening shortage of two leading cancer drugs by allowing one of them to be imported from abroad and rushing approval for a new manufacturer to make the second.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs. The move was to ease the shortage of the drugs.
The FDA announced it will import drugs used to fight ovarian cancer and childhood leukemia to supplement the nation's growing shortage of those critical medications.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to address a potentially life-threatening shortage of two leading cancer drugs by allowing one of them to be imported from abroad and rushing approval for a new manufacturer to make the second.
The Food and Drug Administration is addressing the shortage of critical cancer medications by importing one drug from abroad and rushing the approval of another.
The 610 Stompers is a group of ordinary men with extraordinary moves that will march through New Orleans this Mardi Gras to spread the message of world domination through dance.
Prince William may be miles away in the Falklands, but he didn't forget his Duchess on Valentines Day. Kate Middleton revealed that she received a Valentine's card with a large bouquet of flowers on Tuesday, according to STV.
The medication used to treat childhood leukemia is experiencing a nationwide shortage. Hospitals across the country could run out of supplies within the next two weeks, leaving thousands of children at a greater risk of dying from the disease.
Metformin, a diabetes drug was found to decrease the risk of pancreatic cancer in women. The Swiss-American study discovered that long-term use of the diabetes drug, metformin lowered the risk of pancreatic cancer in women, while long-term use of this medicine, as well as other diabetes drugs, is linked to pancreatic cancer risk in men. While diabetes may be an important factor in pancreatic cancer risk, there are ways to reduce your risk along with the short-term use of metformin, sulfonylureas...
British stage actor Ian Abercrombie died on Thursday, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications of kidney failure.
Valentine’s Day is knocking the door. And at this season of love, check out the 10 most romantic Hollywood movies that set and defined the meaning of love.
Christina Aguilera gave a heartfelt performance at Etta James' funeral on Saturday in California but many were too distracted to enjoy because of the supposed blood or self-tan mishap on the singer's leg. Aguilera, 31, was belting out a rendition of At Last for the funeral when photos and live video captured a brown-ish stream running down the singer's right leg.
At Last, Etta James' signature piece, was sung to perfection by Christina Aguilera at the funeral of the legendary rhythm-and-blues singer on Saturday. Stars came out to pay tribute to James. Not only Aguilera but also Stevie Wonder, who performed three songs, including Shelter in the Rain.
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Los Angeles-area church on Saturday to remember rhythm-and-blues singer Etta James, saying she overcame great personal and professional hurdles to sing the times that she lived.
A funeral service for legendary singer Etta James was held on Saturday, in Southern California and presided over by the Rev. Al Sharpton who began the service by reading a note from President Barack Obama.
Etta James, the American singer known for her unique style in the genres of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz, died on Friday at the age of 73.
Etta James died Friday at the age of 73, and the Riverside Coroner's Office in California has released death record, which details how she died.
