AbbVie’s lung cancer drug data disappoints; shares slump
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc’s experimental lung cancer drug data was not effective enough to seek a faster approval, in a setback to the company’s efforts to build its cancer drug…
‘Childhood Alzheimer’s’ robs teenager of his ability to speak and sing his favorite song
‘Childhood Alzheimer’s’ robs a teenager’s ability to speak Levi Ormeroid, 19, can no longer talk or belt out the words to his favorite songs. The teenager was diagnosed with Sanfilippo…
More preemies developing motor impairments
(Reuters Health) – More than one-third of extremely premature and underweight babies have cerebral palsy or other motor impairments that can make it hard for them to do basic things…
Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in mice
Cornell University researchers found that packing on pounds seems to dull people’s sense of taste. (iStock) Packing on pounds seems to dull people’s sense of taste, and puzzled researchers turned…
Longtime U.S. AIDS researcher picked to run CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Longtime AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Redfield will be the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the administration of U.S. President Donald…
Twin gets life-saving transplant while it’s too late for brother
Devin Coats, 18, is forced to prepare for a future without his identical twin, Nick, whose health declined to the point that a new liver could no longer save him.…
Spices might get teens to like vegetables
(Reuters Health) – A dash of cumin or dill might help convince high school students to load up their plate with vegetables during lunchtime in the cafeteria, a small study…
Tripp Halstead dies 5 years after being struck by falling tree branch as a toddler
Cyclist Dave Nazaroff, founder of nonprofit RIDE to GIVE, visits Tripp Halstead in a hospital in Georgia. (RIDE to GIVE) Millions of people rallied around 2-year-old Tripp Halstead as he…
Americans are drinking a daily cup of coffee at the highest level in six years: survey
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The number of Americans drinking a daily cup of coffee is at the highest level since 2012, with demand continuing to get a boost from at-home…
Amazing moment going viral after Russian tourist gives birth in the Red Sea
A Russian tourist gave birth in the Red Sea in Egypt before her partner and a man reported to be a doctor carried the baby from the ocean. (Courtesy: Hadia…