Archive for the 'Health' Category
DNA ‘Vaccine’ Sterilizes Mice, Could Lead to One-Shot Birth Control
November 24th, 2015Mice and cats… *wink* Via: Science: Animal birth control could soon be just a shot away: A new injection makes male and female mice infertile by tricking their muscles into producing hormone-blocking antibodies. If the approach works in dogs and cats, researchers say, it could be used to neuter and spay pets and to control […]
Pfizer Set to Buy Allergan for More Than $150 Billion
November 23rd, 2015More than $150 billion. Not a typo. Via: Reuters: Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) secured formal board approval on Sunday for its acquisition of Botox maker Allergan Plc (AGN.N) for more than $150 billion, a deal that will create the world’s biggest drug maker, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, the largest ever in […]
These Biohackers Are Creating Open-Source Insulin
November 19th, 2015Via: Popular Science: The 370 million people worldwide with diabetes rely on injections of insulin to regulate the amount of sugar in their blood, since their bodies can’t make the hormone themselves. Since there are no generic versions available in the United States, insulin is very expensive—that cost was likely a large proportion of the […]
How the Western Diet Has Derailed Our Evolution
November 14th, 2015Via: Nautilus: Many who study the microbiome suspect that we are experiencing an extinction spasm within that parallels the extinction crisis gripping the planet. Numerous factors are implicated in these disappearances. Antibiotics, available after World War II, can work like napalm, indiscriminately flattening our internal ecosystems. Modern sanitary amenities, which began in the late 19th […]
Dentists Reveal New Tooth Decay Treatment
November 9th, 2015Via: Guardian: Scientists have developed a new pain-free filling that allows cavities to be repaired without drilling or injections. The tooth-rebuilding technique developed at King’s College London does away with fillings and instead encourages teeth to repair themselves. Tooth decay is normally removed by drilling, after which the cavity is filled with a material such […]
‘Designer Cells’ Reverse One-Year-Old’s Cancer
November 8th, 2015Via: BBC: The first person in the world to receive a pioneering genetic therapy has had her cancer reversed, say Great Ormond Street doctors. One-year-old Layla Richards, from London, had incurable aggressive leukaemia only five months ago. Doctors used “designer immune cells” to fight the cancer and say her improvement was “almost a miracle”. It […]
More Americans Than Ever Use Prescription Drugs
November 4th, 2015Via: NBC: More Americans than ever are taking prescription drugs — close to 60 percent of U.S. adults, according to new research. And most seem to be related to obesity, with cholesterol and blood pressure drugs leading the pack, researchers report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The single most popular drug is […]
Medication Errors Found in 1 Out of 2 Surgeries
October 29th, 2015Via: Harvard: The first study to measure the incidence of medication errors and adverse drug events during the perioperative period — immediately before, during and right after a surgical procedure — has found that some sort of mistake or adverse event occurred in every second operation and in 5 percent of observed drug administrations. The […]
EU Countries Won’t Be Able to Opt Out of Genetically-Modified Food
October 28th, 2015Wow. Via: The Journal: EU LAWMAKERS HAVE rejected a hard-won compromise which would have allowed member states to decide whether or not to import Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for use in food and animal feed. The European Parliament voted 557 to 75 against on a law which took the European Commission years to negotiate amid […]
California 1st State to Pass Bill Banning Indiscriminate Antibiotic Use in Livestock
October 27th, 2015Via: Natural Society: Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that will effectively ban the routine use of the drugs in the animals. [1] “California is a big agricultural state, and it often is a bellwether for the nation. We often see the FDA following suit or other states following suit,” said Elisa Odabashian of […]
