FDA Attacks Novartis Due To Facebook Drug Advertising

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - The pharmaceutical company Novartis is in trouble with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to tactics used when advertising their drugs on Facebook.

Novartis has been using Facebook as a tool to help with the marketing of their drugs. Read more

Massive Block Of Ice Breaks From Glacier In Greenland

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - A massive piece of ice has broken off of a glacier in the country of Greenland, creating one huge iceb3rg.

The block of ice that broke off is said to be 100 square miles in size, absolutely huge to say the very least. Read more

Getting Pregnant Within 6 Months Of Miscarriage Is Best

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - According to a new study released this week, it is best for women to get pregnant again within 6 months of having a miscarriage if they hope to have a successful full-term pregnancy.

This new study was led by Dr. Sohinee Bhattacharya from Aberdeen Maternity Hospital and focused on about 30,000 different women who all suffered a miscarriage. Read more

New York City On Alert As West Nile Virus Spreads

New York (HealthKnowItAll) - New York City is on alert after 3 cases of the potentially deadly West Nile virus have been confirmed within the world’s most famous city.

The health department of New York City is working overtime this week after confirming the first 3 cases of the West Nile virus within the city for this particular season. Read more

Chinese Scientists Develop Living Mice From Skin Cells

Chinese scientists have reported being able to make baby mice from skin cells of animals without the use of embryonic stem cells.

To make this possible, the teams of scientists took regular skin cells from mice, and worked with them to coax them to turn into embryonic stem cells. Read more

Red Yeast Rice Reduces Cholesterol Just Like Statins

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Results of a news study suggest that there maybe an alternative to statin drugs when it comes to reducing risk of heart attack.

Those who have never heard of red yeast rice listen up as a new study has found a great use for the Asian food ingredient. Read more

Lack Of Sleep Raises Risk Of Developing Hypertention

Not getting enough sleep? A new study suggest that those who lack enough shut-eye are at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure.

Sleep is very important, and can play a significant role in the amount of energy that we have to get through a given day. Read more

Micromet Report Positive Results In Early Stage Leukemia Drug Trial

Officials with Micromet are reporting positive results from a clinical trial of an experimental drug to treat people with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

This type of cancer is a blood cancer, that attacks white blood cells in the body but the drug, blinatumomab, appeared to slow down the progress of the cancer. Read more

10-Year-Old Girl With Breast Cancer Speaks With Good Morning America

A 10 year old girl from Fullerton, California is in the fight of her life after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.

Hannah Powell-Auslam talked about her diagnosis on Good Morning America and the subsequent mastectomy that was performed to remove the tumor. Read more

Traffic Stop Nets 700lb Marijuana Seizure

Police in Newbraska have seized more than 700lbs of marijuana from a car they stopped yesterday afternoon on I-80.

Why somebody would want to be traveling around with 700lbs of illegal narcotics is anybody’s guess, we find this story actually kinda funny. Read more

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