Dec 16 FDA: Avastin Does Not Work for Breast Cancer Treatment (Photo by Jb Reed/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it is beginning the process of revoking approval for the drug Avastin for use in the treatment of breast cancer. In a statement, the… Continue reading
Dec 16 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Stem Cell Treatment for HIV, Haiti Cholera By Talea Miller HIV Patient 'Cured' A patient with HIV and leukemia has been declared cured of both diseases through stem cell treatment, a team of Berlin doctors wrote this week in a peer-reviewed study in the journal Blood. The results suggest… Continue reading
Dec 16 In Florida, Health Care Reform Once Again Before A Judge Updated 5:30 p.m. Attorneys for the federal government and for 20 states made their cases about the constitutionality of the health care reform law in three hours of arguments before U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson Thursday. David Rivkin, an… Continue reading
Dec 15 1 in 6 Americans Gets Food Poisoning Every Year, CDC Finds About one in six Americans -- 48 million people -- get sick from food poisoning every year, according to a new estimate released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control. The report marks the first time since 1999… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Report: Teen Drug Use Up, Binge Drinking Down A new report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows teenage drug use is up, especially among eighth-graders. Gwen Ifill speaks with U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske about the report's findings. Continue watching
Dec 14 Survey: Marijuana Use Outstrips Tobacco Use Among Teens More high school seniors have used marijuana in the past month than have smoked a cigarette, according to a federal study released Tuesday. The National Institutes of Health's annual Monitoring the Future study has surveyed trends in… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Health Reform Law: Will It Survive New Judicial Scrutiny? In the latest in a spate of challenges to the sweeping health care reform law, a Virginia judge said certain provisions, including an individual insurance coverage requirement, were unconstitutional. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Gwen Ifill speaks with Neera Tanden… Continue watching
Dec 13 Virginia Judge Rules Major Health Reform Provision Unconstitutional Updated 4:02 p.m. Federal judge Henry Hudson ruled Monday afternoon that a major provision of the health care reform law is unconstitutional, setting up a legal battle that will likely end at the Supreme Court. In his decision, the… Continue reading
Dec 13 How Will the Nutrition Bill Change School Lunches? President Obama has signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 into law, a major victory in First Lady Michelle Obama's crusade against child obesity and hunger. The bill increases federal funding for school lunches - by about six cents… Continue reading
Dec 13 Cuba Faces Economic Woes; Boasts Strides in Health, Education By Talea Miller Ray Suarez is back from Havana, Cuba, where he reported on the health system, medical diplomacy and the move towards economic reforms. Watch an online-exclusive on the struggles of everyday life in Cuba and Suarez's experience as an American reporter… Continue reading