Medical
Discovery of gene that is calorie-burning and reduces fat storage
Though the team needs to conduct more research into the side-effects of messing with RCAN1, Keating is excited by the findings, and hopes it will be the beginning of research into new drugs that can fight obesity and diabetes. White fat, used to store energy, is the stuff you imagine when you hear the word fat. Research findings at the Flinders University in Australia say they found that when ... [Full Article...]
How transplanting pigs' hearts into humans could save our bacon
The baboons who were receiving the hearts were given medications to stop the pig hearts within them from expanding and also medications to bring down their blood pressures to the levels seen commonly in pigs. He said: 'The publication by Professor Bruno Reichart's group in Munich is a significant landmark in progress towards transplantation into humans of pig hearts , for the treatment of e... [Full Article...]
Walgreens expands prescription delivery program nationwide
Walgreens is now the fastest choice for next-day prescription delivery across the nation. Walgreens is working with FedEx to launch a nationwide next-day delivery service for prescription drugs as the top pharmacy chains gear up to compete with Amazon. [Full Article...]
Two-year-old needs some of the rarest blood in the world to survive
They weren't. A parade of family and friends came into the hospital to be pricked by needles. Florida-based OneBlood , a nonprofit blood center, has now been conducting an worldwide search to find compatible blood donors. Donors need to be exclusively of Pakistani, Indian or Iranian descent, meaning both parents must be 100 percent of one of these ethnicities. 'We were all crying, ' said ... [Full Article...]
Venturi Wealth Management LLC Uplifts Holding in CVS Health Corp (CVS)
Keystone Financial Planning Inc. now owns 59,038 shares of the pharmacy operator's stock valued at $3,799,000 after acquiring an additional 18,176 shares during the period. While maintaining our attention on the Technical analysis of CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS ), during the last 50 days, its Raw Stochastic average was observed 79.74%, representing an improvement from this organization's... [Full Article...]
First baby born via dead donor uterus hailed a 'medical milestone'
In this case the 61 year old donor was alive and well at the time, generously giving up her uterus for the cutting-edge operation. Before the transplant, the woman underwent in vitro fertilization, resulting in eight fertilized eggs that were frozen. [Full Article...]
Worldwide Hunt For Rare Blood Ongoing To Help Miami Girl Fight Cancer
The organization said it is the first time they have ever had an global donor for a local patient. When no matches turned up, the team chose to "cast a wider net", Forbes said. The transplants will make her stronger and allow doctors to give her higher doses of chemotherapy, Forbes said, but they now only have enough units for one surgery. [Full Article...]
Woman Uses Neti Pot, Ends Up With Brain-Eating Amoeba
Researchers found that the single-celled organisms likely infected the woman's brain through her nasal cavity by way of a neti pot , a teapot shaped product used to rinse out the sinuses, about a year earlier. The woman developed a large sore on her nose that doctors thought was rosacea, but was admitted to hospital following a seizure. Within a week, she was in a coma, and her family chose to ta... [Full Article...]