By the year 2020 nearly 20% of the American population will be over the age of 65. This percentage will grow higher and higher as record numbers of people start retiring and life expectancy rises. Suc…
In the field of birth medicine, it seems that America is falling behind. Many health care officials believe that it's due to some of our practices and not finding a better way to incorporate updat…
Pharmaceutical companies have now become the craze amongst investors. This is not just a statement but is soon becoming a fact and is made popular by traders in the stock market.
Each and everyday,…
Diabetic Peripheral NeuropathyResearchers from the University of Kansas have developed a drug that can potentially stop diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) — a condition in people with diabetes that…
That scene in the picture when having your flu shot can be a thing of the past.
With the recent development of Band-Aid-like patches, vaccines can be administered painlessly even without the help o…
In the past, the relationship between depression and dementia has always been unclear.
Now, a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that depression increases the risk of dementia. D…
In a study on rats, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were able to cure diabetes using transplants from both embryonic and adult pig islet cells.
Using a two-step …
According to the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, nearly 1.5 million Americans suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (S.L.E.) or commonly called lupus. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can affec…
When approved by the US FDA, Human Genome Sciences' BENLYSTA® (belimumab) would be the first new lupus drug in more than 50 years.
An investigational human monoclonal antibody drug, BENLYST…
A recent study suggests that taking that afternoon power nap may improve your ability to process and store information ten times — if you dream while you're sleeping.
A study conducted by Robe…