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Promising Immunotherapy Helps Adults With Leukemia
A cancer treatment that genetically alters immune cells has shown success in 71 percent of adults with the most common...
US Panel Urges Approval of Cutting-Edge Cancer Therapy
An advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously urged the US Food and Drug Administration to approve a cutting-edge cancer...
Promising Cancer Treatment Targets Rare Genetic Flaw
An experimental cancer medicine called larotrectinib has shown promise treating a diverse range of cancers in people...
Cannabis Extract Cuts Seizures For Epilepsy Patients
The first large-scale clinical trial of a cannabis derivative known as cannabidiol shows it was able to cut the...
Safety Concerns For One In Three US Drugs
Almost one in three newly approved drugs in the United States turns out to have a safety issue after it is allowed on...
Dead Bat Found In Florida Prepackaged Salad
US health authorities on Monday studied the remains of a dead bat discovered inside a prepackaged salad mix sold in...
Smartphone Device Can Test Sperm Quality
A new smartphone device can analyze a man's sperm quality and let him know in a matter of minutes whether he suffers...
Unproven Stem Cell Therapy Causes Three Women To Go Blind
An unproven stem cell therapy that involves extracting a patient's fat tissue and injecting it into the eyes has caused...
Antibiotic-Free Meat Gets A Foothold In US
Facing pressure from environmentalists and shareholder activists, major US food companies and restaurant chains are...
Gene Editing Mulled For Improving Livestock
Gene editing, which has raised ethical concerns due to its capacity to alter human DNA, is being considered in the...
Mind-Altering Drug Use Spikes Among Older Americans
The number of older Americans taking multiple prescription drugs such as tranquilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics...
President Obama: Too early to send Ebola drug to West Africa
US President Barack Obama said it is "premature" to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West...
Kolanut Can Cure Ebola – Experts Say
A plant has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests, scientists have said. They...