23andMe headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it would allow the company to sell genetic tests directly to consumers.
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – Zoo workers say April has a large appetite tonight as she prepares to deliver her calf. Other parks tell Animal Adventure Park that mothers will sometimes feast just before birth.
(CNN) GlaxoSmithKline is recalling more than 590,000 albuterol inhalers. Three lots of Ventolin HFA 200D inhalers have been voluntarily recalled due to a potential issues with the delivery system, a spokesman for the British pharmaceutical company said.
A usually harmless virus may play a role in triggering celiac disease, a new study in mice suggests. The researchers found that, among mice that were genetically engineered predisposed to celiac disease, those that were infected with a virus called …
CINCINNATI – It’s been nearly a year since medical marijuana became legal in Ohio, but the rules for who can grow, test, sell and buy the sticky green drug are still being written.
Patricia Lauder bought a Fitbit to count her steps and help her lose weight. But now, the 73-year-old credits the fitness tracker with saving her life.
Do you get your best work done late at night and then struggle to wake up in the morning? New research suggests your night owl tendencies could be hard-wired in your genes.
A meeting in the remote East Maui community of Hāna to discuss the threat of rat lungworm disease, drew a standing room only crowd to Helene Hall on Thursday evening.
Uruguay will become the first country in the world to legally sell cannabis over the counter in pharmacies. The South American country had already legalized cultivation, distribution and consumption of marijuana in 2013 but authorization for pharmacies …
Opioid painkillers that have led to thousands of deaths and new drug addicts should be the highest priority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency.
Much of stem cell research over the past decade has focused on Mendelian disorders—those caused by a single gene, such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, and Huntington’s disease.
Acne is a source of misery for many. As many as 80% of people aged 11 to 30 suffer from it, according to the NHS. But a cure could be on the horizon, if trials of a new vaccine prove to be successful.
FILE – In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, a Health Ministry worker fumigates for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector for the spread of the Zika virus, in Veracruz, Panama, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.
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