Know the Difference Between Colds, Flu and H1N1

 With flu season upon us, and with the increasing number of H1N1 flu cases being reported, more people are making the trip to the doctor. So how can...

New Research Points to Genetic Propensity in Lung Cancer Patients

By Andrea Archibald and Kevin Meagher Newly developed breath test and isolation of specific gene markers could possibly double the survivability rating of the disease in the not-so distant future Not widely...

Editorial: Teabaggers Tactics Reprehensible

Rep. Joe Wilson yelled, "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during Wednesday's presidential address to Congress Rep. Joe Wilson’s tactics at presidential address reprehensible By Matthew B. Zeidman During the past several months,...

Warner Chilcott Acquires P&G's Global Pharmaceuticals Business

P&G Focuses on Winning in Consumer Health Care The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) and Warner Chilcott plc (Nasdaq: WCRX) today announced an agreement for the sale of P&G's global...

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances

Agency issues Warning Letter to American Cellular Laboratories for marketing and distributing potentially harmful steroid-containing products WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 7/29/2009--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory...

Cancer-Killing Virus May Be The Answer For Patients With KRAS Mutated Tumors

Calgary, AB (RPRN) 7/28/2009--According to the American Cancer Society, about 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2009.  These patients are widely treated with a drug regimen that...

Lung Cancer News: National Foundation Raises Awareness For Number One Cancer Killer

By Kevin Meagher, staff writer Number One Cancer Killer Gets Its Walk SAN FRANCISCO (RPRN) 7/28/2009--On August 2nd the Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation is sponsoring a 5k walk/run in the...

New Paper Highlights Antimicrobial Effectiveness Of Medical-Grade Honey In Topical Wound Care

Princeton, NJ (RPRN) 7/22/2009 -- According to a recent paper published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiological Infectious Diseases, a certain kind of honey can be an effective...

Good News For Breast Cancer Patients, May Not Translate Well For Osteoporosis Patients Says Expert

Boonton, NJ (RPRN) 7/22/2009- The news is optimistic for breast cancer patients in cases where the ailment has spread to the bones. A clinical test shows that Denosumab is better...

‘Angels and Demons’: Good vs. Bad in Prescription Medication

by Andrea Frascione, staff writer WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 7/22/2009 - In the wake of Michael Jackson’s death and much regretted untimely passing of Heath Ledger on January 2008 and of Anna...