Botox Finds FDA Approval for Treating Crows Feet
On Wednesday, the FDA announced its approval for using Botox as a cosmetic for treating the wrinkles around eyes, that are traditionally termed as crow’s feet. Medically termed as lateral canthal...
View ArticleFDA Gives First Approval to Pre-Surgical Breast Cancer Drug
On Monday, the FDA gave its first approval to a pre-surgical breast cancer drug. The drug, Perjeta, manufactured by Roche had been previously approved for late-stage breast cancer last year....
View ArticleHow Many Rodent Hairs Allowed in Your Paprika by the FDA?
The recently published Defect Levels Handbook by the FDA enumerates the levels of defect beyond which it becomes actionable. So, what is the level up to which there may be defects in your food? The...
View ArticleWalmart Donkey Meat Recall
Wal-Mart has reported in a statement that the store will be offering compensation to its customers. According to Bloomberg News, the world’s largest retailer said it will be adding DNA testing to...
View Article120 Pounds of Eating Machine
Molly Schuyler is a competitive eater. Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large portions of food in a short time period....
View ArticleCan Sex Make You Smarter? A New Study Says, YES!
La petite mort, the French word for orgasm means ‘little death.’ In the case of current research into sexual arousal, it seems that whatever doesn’t kill you, will only make you smarter....
View ArticleCDC Reports Rare Case of Woman-to-Woman HIV Infection
The Center for Disease Control reported on Thursday a rare case of a woman in Texas contracting HIV through sexual contact with another woman. The couple told the CDC that they had unprotected sex...
View ArticleLittle Girl Named Charlotte Saved by Marijuana
Summary: Six year old girl named Charlotte has been using marijuana to quiet her pediatric epilepsy which has more than 400 seizures per week. A type of marijuana that does not come with the regular...
View ArticleHealth Information of Millions of U.S. Patients Hacked
Summary: An unknown group of hackers has stolen the personal information of over four million patients who were affiliated with Community Health Systems, Inc. The security breach is being investigated...
View ArticleTens of Thousands Could Be Infected with Ebola
Summary: The number of those infected with the Ebola virus could exponentially increase over the coming months if sufficient medical action is not taken. According to the World Health Organization,...
View ArticleCenters for Disease Control Rally to Contain Ebola Outbreak
Summary: With the outbreak of 3 Ebola patients in the U.S., and one sick nurse who flew on a commercial flight, the nation panics. Ebola hysteria is spreading like a virus. When Thomas Eric Duncan...
View ArticleMan Wakes Dressed in Pink Panties after Colonoscopy, Sues
Summary: A man in Delaware awoke from a colonoscopy dressed in pink women’s underwear, and so is suing. A Delaware man woke up from a colonoscopy to find himself dressed in pink women’s underwear. Now...
View ArticleStudy Finds Emotional Abuse Just as Harmful as Physical or Sexual Abuse
Summary: A new study has found that emotional abuse is just as harmful as physical and sexual abuse, especially when it comes to impressionable children. According to a new study, emotional abuse is...
View ArticleNew Test for Identifying a Stroke
Summary: A quick new method for determining if somebody is having a stroke. Martha, being somewhat of an introvert, felt self-conscious when attending her daughter’s wedding. That is why when she...
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