The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a jury's decision that awarded $72 million to a plaintiff who claimed Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused her ovarian cancer. But the court's ruling was based on a jurisdictional issue, not the lack of scientific evidence underpinning her claim.
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It's hardly news that opioid drugs have a downside, even though many people have no choice but to use them. But just suppose you could exit surgery without needing any pain meds at all? Well, sometimes you can, thanks to the sciences of chemistry and drug formulation. A long-lasting drug that blocks pain may be the answer.
Despite the public health warnings about obesity, since 1999 its prevalence has increased markedly. And the latest CDC stats show that the trend continued for both adults and youngsters between 2014 and 2016. But amid the otherwise depressing statistics, there is a glimmer of hope buried within.
Marathon Day in New York City is almost here. After months of training, the light is at the end of the tunnel. Here, in our last article in this series, we look to our friends (who know much, much more about running marathons than we do) for their sound advice.
Doctors, like any other human being, are capable of snapping. In a viral video, a Florida physician is seen unleashing his fury on a patient in his waiting room. But before casting judgment, here are a few points to consider.
A One Direction concert-goer, whose difficulty breathing after “intense screaming” yielded a published case report in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, is not alone. Learn why this happens and who's at greatest risk.
It's time for an update on the sugary beverage tax war, and the Department of Justice's suit against United Healthcare for inflating patient risk and enhancing their payments.
Some bad apples are apparently ruining it for the bunch for some Northeasterners. A New York State town unanimously passed a law that recently went into effect, holding parents accountable for their minor child’s violations. And some of the penalties could include prison time.
If you ask yourself: "What segment of the population is most increasing its drug intake?" then the best-sellers come into better focus. From there, think ... cholesterol ... heart ... thyroid.
We get it. The actress hates guns. But please don’t use your high visibility to spread untruths about the medical profession, just to make a political point.
We often come across studies reporting that a diet or food is helpful, but shortly thereafter finding another stating the effect is either non-existent or even detrimental. So what's a person to believe? Strangely, sometimes both claims can turn out to be true – at least that might well be the case for soybeans and breast cancer.
Warning letters by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be interesting to read. A recent one, from the end of September, is more interesting than most.
The facilities of Nashoba Brook Bakery, located in Concord, MA, were inspected by the FDA and a number of violations were found and documented. Actually, to be clear, Nashoba Brook Bakery was found to be - in one phrase - a hot mess.
When Sovaldi, the first in a family of drugs that cured hepatitis C came out, its maker Gilead came under fire for the price of the drug: $1,000 per pill x 84 pills. Now we have eight more direct-acting antivirals for hep C. They are not only getting better, but also cheaper. Competition in the pharmaceutical industry benefits all of us.
A new report from the American Cancer Society says that deaths attributable to breast cancer have decreased by 39 percent, with improvements in mortality rates observed in all races and ethnicities. All told, nearly 323,000 fewer women have evaded the horror of this terrible disease.
Hey, UCI administrators ... in the wake of receiving your recent $200 million gift, there's something pretty basic that you're still not getting. When it comes to alternative medicines you can't choose selectively among them. You're either practicing medicine or you're practicing something else. What's it going to be?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her comedic work on VEEP and Seinfeld, announced Thursday on Twitter that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Here's what the Emmy-Award winning actress may be facing.
Organic chemistry can do all kinds of cool things, like making drugs and also detecting them. One drug it can detect – instantly – is methamphetamine. A bit of urine, an immediate chemical reaction, and a very clear color change. And also a change in your auto insurance rates. Behold a chemistry lesson and a cautionary tale.
In 2012, we learned that something as basic as drinking coffee might help control movement symptoms for sufferers of Parkinson's disease. But after closer inspection and expanded study, that conclusion has been withdrawn.
Peer review has been around for quite some time. But its history features interactions with the technology and forms of sharing information, with censorship, the rise and fall of generalists as well as concerns about marketing.
His family said Hefner died at home from "natural causes." This concept is routinely conflated, making people believe death was a simply a result of “old age.” These concepts often perpetuate a false perception of what actually took place.
It is Game On! for President Trump appointee Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Things are definitely changing there, and at this point, it's a pretty good start.
As the chief junkyard dog of US Right To Know, an industry front group created to harass and intimidate scientists, Ruskin has managed to pay-to-publish a Short Article which allows him to claim he has been in a peer-reviewed journal. Authors, would you like this kind of anti-science dreck to be published alongside your work?
Training for my first marathon has produced a few questions, like these: What's in those little gel packs that serious runners swear by? And do we need them? Here we look into the beloved "goo" packs, and seek to understand how they're going to keep us going through five hours of running.
During the long runs we've been doing to train for the upcoming marathon, we've had some time to think. It made us wonder: Why is a marathon the distance that it is? Here's how it happened, and why it's remained that long.
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