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 It seems that the multitude of studies on the negative
effects of bisphenol A on the human body and pressure from authorities have
finally had an echo among producers of baby bottles containing the
above-mentioned chemical. Six of them announced that they will stop selling
items containing bisphenol A.
The companies who stopped...
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 Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but the condition may be up to 90 percent preventable if people follow appropriate screening measures. The risk of colorectal cancer increases with age. Colon and rectal cancer death rates are now nearly 50 percent higher in blacks than in whites,...
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 The promises made by a new federal law designed to help laid-off workers obtain health coverage have suddenly become uncertain. The number of people getting health insurance through their jobs has continued to decline, which means that more Americans are uninsured and have to face the expensive cost of health insurance. A study released...
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Washington - President Barack Obama convened a summit of US politicians, economists and industry groups to discuss health care reform on Thursday, vowing to tackle a critical issue that has confounded many past administrations.
Spiralling health care costs in the United States have threatened "the very foundation of our...
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 As a response to the Supreme Court ruling that bars consumers from seeking compensation for injuries caused by medical devices, Democrats decided to take steps to overturn this ruling in an attempt to preserve the patient right to sue for harm. According to a 2008 ruling, patients cannot sue device makers in state court when they are...
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 According to Connecticut’s attorney general, six companies have agreed to stop sales of baby-bottles that contain Bisphenol-A. The decision was taken after attorneys general from Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey sent letters last October to 11 companies, asking them to stop using the chemical, which mimics the hormonal activity of...
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 Washington’s state death with dignity act becomes law on Thursday, making Washington the second state in the nation to allow physician assisted suicide. The law that allows physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients has been for some time a subject of controversy around the nation and the debate is not...
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Is radiation exposure during scans a real problem nowadays? A new report published by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement has revealed that Americans are being exposed to unsafe levels of radiation resulting from medical imaging scans.According to the report, since the 80’s, Americans are being exposed to 7 times...
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 Radiation dose during diagnostic scans used to detect heart and vascular disease is a reason of concern for many patients as they may be equivalent to 600 chest X-rays, studies have shown. A new report, issued by National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurement, adds to evidence proving that doctors are ordering too many...
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 A boy or a girl? Blue Eyes? Brown hair? A Los Angeles fertility clinic that comes with a special offer of custom-designed babies has been at the center of a growing debate lately. Those who oppose the idea of creating a baby that would follow parents’ taste say that this idea will turn children into a doll, in the hands of doctors and...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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