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Gambling Addiction Drug Could Become A Reality Following Breakthrough Study

Gambling Addiction Drug Could Become A Reality Following Breakthrough Study

Gambling addicts, financial market traders who take risks without worry about the potential for losses and other people who have the potential to lose massive amounts of cash and potentially their lives could soon be helped with ... Read >
FDA Approves Sperm Count Test For Home Use

FDA Approves Sperm Count Test For Home Use

In the past determining your sperm count meant heading to the doctors office, taking a sperm test and then waiting around for results at ridiculously high prices but now the first FDA-approved version for sperm testing is ... Read >
Heart Attacks Kill Women More Often Then Men Because Of Failed Medical Examinations [Study]

Heart Attacks Kill Women More Often Then Men Because Of Failed Medical Examinations [Study]

Heart attacks have been known as the silent killer of women for years because they are often not detected with the same painful effects felt by men and now a recent study has confirmed that fact, reporting ... Read >
Gluten Sensitivity Questioned By Italian Researchers

Gluten Sensitivity Questioned By Italian Researchers

If the web is considered a reliable indicator, gluten sensitivity is a condition that is plaguing America. Users who claim gluten sensitivity on their part or on the parts of their children constantly bemoan a lack of gluten-free ... Read >
Pancreatic Cancer Trial Drug Shows Promise in Study

Pancreatic Cancer Trial Drug Shows Promise in Study

An experimental drug to treat pancreatic cancer has shown promise in a new study, and researchers say they found a "63% improvement in progression free survival and a safety profile consistent with previous studies" in a 214 patient ... Read >
Childhood Gender Nonconformity Ups Abuse Risk, Study Says

Childhood Gender Nonconformity Ups Abuse Risk, Study Says

Childhood gender nonconformity- when a prepubescent child identifies with the opposite gender- is an issue with which society is becoming increasingly more aware and accepting. Not always, however- as demonstrated by the recent nationwide controversy surrounding one trans ... Read >
Obesity Drug Qnexa’s Merits Weighed by FDA

Obesity Drug Qnexa’s Merits Weighed by FDA

Despite a spate of concerns about potential birth defects, the government is still weighing whether to allow the pending approval of the new obesity drug Qnexa for treatment of the condition. Currently, few options for medication to help ... Read >
Infant Tylenol Recall: J&J Recalls 574K Infant Tylenol Bottles Citing Dosage Issues

Infant Tylenol Recall: J&J Recalls 574K Infant Tylenol Bottles Citing Dosage Issues

Johnson & Johnson said it is recalling about 574,000 bottles of its grape-flavored liquid infant Tylenol in the United States after parents complained about problems with the newly implement dosing system. According to McNeil, the consumer health care ... Read >
Autism Could be Spotted by Brain Scans at as Early as Six Months

Autism Could be Spotted by Brain Scans at as Early as Six Months

Today, a study was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggesting that autism may be detectable in brain scans at as early as six months of age, indicating that causes of the mysterious condition may be more ... Read >
Extreme Weather Affected Four in Five Americans in Recent Years, Report Finds

Extreme Weather Affected Four in Five Americans in Recent Years, Report Finds

In recent years, extreme weather has become both a topic of discussion as well as a major concern- and it seems the likelihood of tornadoes, floods and other catastrophic weather events (birds falling dead from the sky, ... Read >
Arsenic Levels in Formula Ingredient ‘Worrisome,’ Study Finds

Arsenic Levels in Formula Ingredient ‘Worrisome,’ Study Finds

Perhaps the most heated parenting debate involves whether to feed an infant breastmilk or formula, with the former being the preferred method by medical professionals and the World Health Organization due to its unparalleled health benefits for ... Read >
Rihanna Workout Plan for Grammys Revealed By Trainer

Rihanna Workout Plan for Grammys Revealed By Trainer

Listen, if you thought Rihanna's workout to get in shape for the Grammys involved hefty cardio sessions, hours of dancing and eating something ridiculous like high-protein, bean-based 5 chips, then ... well done, you were totally right. The ... Read >
Speed You Walk Could Predict Dementia Later In Life [Study]

Speed You Walk Could Predict Dementia Later In Life [Study]

The speed at which you walk could be an early indicator as to whether or not you'll end up with dementia later in life. While US researchers admit that more studies are necessary they suggest that a link ... Read >
Avastin Maker Warns That Counterfeit Versions of the Drug Are Circulating

Avastin Maker Warns That Counterfeit Versions of the Drug Are Circulating

Back in December, many cancer patients were upset when it was learned that the very expensive cancer treatment Avastin would no longer be covered for treatment of certain cancers due to disappointing outcomes in studies involving the ... Read >
Aspirin’s Role in Cancer Treatment Finally Cracked in Australia

Aspirin’s Role in Cancer Treatment Finally Cracked in Australia

It's long been known that a daily intake of aspirin could cut your risk of cancer dramatically. Heck, we've even written about it before here on The Inquisitr. And though it's long been known, science hasn't ever ... Read >
Woman Eats Nothing But Cheese Pizza For 31 Years

Woman Eats Nothing But Cheese Pizza For 31 Years

For the last 31-years Claire Simmons of Notting Hill, West London has been engaging in an unusual diet, she has eaten nothing but Pizza. The problem with her diet isn't that she loves pizza but rather that she'll ... Read >
Diabetes a Growing Threat With No Single Dietary Answer

Diabetes a Growing Threat With No Single Dietary Answer

Diabetes has been in the news lately a lot, especially with the controversial news that deep-fried donut burger hawker Paula Deen kept her diagnosis quiet until she was tapped to promote a diabetes drug. Talk show host Bill ... Read >
Depression Drug, Suicide Link Reexamined

Depression Drug, Suicide Link Reexamined

Teenagers are often more prone to experiencing signs and symptoms of depression, and the use of anti-depressants in this particular population has been the subject of much debate and study. And while several drugs on the market are ... Read >
Cat Feces Might Be Changing Your Brains Activity

Cat Feces Might Be Changing Your Brains Activity

Jaroslav Flegr has been studying cats for a while now, specifically the parasite known as Toxoplasma Gondii which lives inside of cats and cat be transferred to humans. While Toxoplasmosis, the disease we contract from the Gondii ... Read >
Norovirus: Over 200 Sick With Mysterious Disease Following Cheerleading Competition

Norovirus: Over 200 Sick With Mysterious Disease Following Cheerleading Competition

Health officials confirmed Friday that a fast-acting gut bug known as norovirus is responsible for an outbreak of illness that sickened more than 200 people gathered for a cheerleading championship in Washington state last weekend. A Washington state ... Read >
Diet Soda Increases Heat Attack Risk, Says New Study

Diet Soda Increases Heat Attack Risk, Says New Study

Many people drink diet soda because they believe its better for their health, but a new study shows that diet soda may actually increase the risk of heat attacks. A new study shows that people who drank diet ... Read >
Weight-Loss Drug in France May Have Killed 1,300, Study Says

Weight-Loss Drug in France May Have Killed 1,300, Study Says

Over the 33 years it was available on the market before the drug Mediator was withdrawn, somewhere between one and two thousand patients may have died from cardiovascular side effects. A new study co-authored by the National Institute of ... Read >