Invasive Asian carp may have breached barrier, reached Great Lakes

Federal officials are citing DNA evidence indicating that Asian carp may have circumvented an electronic barrier keeping them from the Great Lakes. The Army Corps of Engineers says that DNA from the invasive carp species has been found ... Read >

GSK, Nabi Forge Deal To Develop, Sell Anti-Smoking Vaccine

London, U.K. (AHN) - Pharmaceutical firms GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals have entered into a $540 million exclusive licensing agreement to develop and market an anti-smoking vaccine. Under the deal, GSK will pay an upfront fee of $40 ... Read >

U.S. Gets ‘D’ On Premature Birth Rate Report Card

Miami, FL (AHN) - More than half a million babies in the United States are born before full term, leading the March of Dimes to give the country a "D" for the second year in a row ... Read >

Newcastle University Study Finds Women At Greater Risk For Vitamin A Deficiency

Newcasle, England (AHN) - Scientists at Newcastle University have discovered a genetic variation that reveals nearly half of U.K. women could be suffering from a lack of vitamin A. Vitamin A plays a vital role in strengthening ... Read >

Canadian Scientists Develop Medical Paralysis Beam Similar To Star Trek’s Phaser

British Columbia, Canada (AHN) - Reminiscent of Star Trek phasers and ray guns seen in Sci-fi movies and comic books, Canadian scientists are reporting development of an internal on-off "switch" that paralyzes animals when exposed to a ... Read >

Scientists Find Hardened Arteries In Ancient Mummies

Orlando, FL (AHN) - Using CT scan imaging on mummies as old as 3,500 years, U.S. and Egyptian researchers discovered that heart disease and hardened arteries are not problems unique to modern times. The researchers studied 20 mummies ... Read >

New Study Says Depression Plays a Significant Role in Mortality

London, England (AHN) - A study by European researchers has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking. By analyzing data from a survey of over 60,000 people and a comprehensive ... Read >

Study: EKGs May Misdiagnose Common Heart Condition

Orlando, FL (AHN) - A common test prescribed to detect heart problems can often lead doctors to misdiagnose a common heart condition, according to a recent study. Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital studied 500 patients and found ... Read >

Frequent Migraines May Signal Stroke Risk

Orlando, FL (AHN) - Migraine headaches may be a harbinger to the most common type of stroke, according to a new study. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions pooled the results of 21 studies involving 622,381 men and ... Read >

Study: Plastic Chemical May Make Boys Effeminate

New York, NY (AHN) - Researchers from the University of Rochester have found that boys born from mothers exposed to high levels of plastic chemicals during their pregnancy are less likely to play masculine toys and rough ... Read >

Largest Study on Ketamine Users Finds Long Term Effects of Drug Can Be Reversed

London, England (AHN) - Researchers conducted the first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users and reached some interesting findings about long term use of the drug that has a variety of medical uses but is increasingly ... Read >

FDA Rescinds Controversial Oyster Regulation

Miami, FL (AHN) - The Food and Drug Administration withdrew a controversial ban on selling untreated Gulf Coast oysters during warm-water months amid protests from sellers and harvesters of the shellfish. The FDA said in a statement that ... Read >