(HealthDay News) — Crohn’s disease causes inflammation in portions of the digestive tract, which can trigger diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — The Israeli drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals has gained the first U.S. approval to market generic Lexapro (escitalopram) to treat depression and general anxiety disorder, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Health officials launched a $ 54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government’s campaign to deglamorize cigarette smoking. The 12-week advertising blitz, called “Tips From Former Smokers,” is an effort to counteract the estimated $ 10.5 billion a [...]
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and his wife are to give $ 220 million over five years to the non-profit biotech firm Aeras to develop vaccines to fight tuberculosis, a company statement said Thursday. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
(Reuters) – The Ethisphere Institute, a New York think tank, included 145 companies in its sixth annual list of the world’s most ethical companies, up from 110 in 2011. Companies are evaluated for having, and enforcing, clear policies on areas including bribery, supplier conduct and investor communications. The list has steadily become more global over [...]
(Reuters) – After a wave of scandals including wrongful foreclosures on U.S. home mortgages, worker suicides at a major Apple Inc supplier in China and the $ 1.7 billion accounting fraud at Japan’s Olympus Corp, a New York think tank is calling out companies that take the high road. The Ethisphere Institute’s annual World’s Most [...]
Tobacco taxes and smoking bans haven’t budged the U.S. smoking rate in years. Now the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with a graphic nationwide advertising campaign. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
“Pink slime” just went from a simmer to a boil. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Forget one-size-fits-all advice: Guidelines out Wednesday give women choices for cervical cancer testing that depend on their age. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
The Food and Drug Administration has received a complaint against a company that stored adult stem cells from Texas Governor Rick Perry for use in an experimental procedure to treat his back pain. Health News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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