STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists from Ireland, Japan and China won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering drugs against malaria and other parasitic diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people every year. The Nobel judges in Stockholm awarded the prestigious prize to Irish-born William Campbell, Satoshi […]
Major US city admits water supply may be toxic
Your water may have been poisoned for months. At least, that’s according to reports out of Michigan. Officials in the state declared a public health emergency Thursday over the city of Flint’s water in response to tests that showed children with elevated levels of lead. Residents had been complaining for […]
New study finds a useful tip for quitting smoking
There may be a better way to quit smoking, according to a new study. Smokers who switched to special low-nicotine cigarettes wound up smoking less and were more likely to try to quit, researchers found. The study only lasted six weeks, and researchers call the evidence preliminary. But they say […]
Fraud Alert: Unexplained ambulance rides that cost $30 million
Make up an ambulance ride, and bill the tax payer. According to the Associated Press, Medicare paid $30 million for ambulance rides… which have no records that any patients got medical care at their destination, no record of the place where they were picked up, and lack other critical information. […]
So long, malaria?
LONDON (AP) — Malaria could be wiped out by 2040, despite the lack of an effective vaccine, previous failed attempts to eradicate the disease and drug resistance problems, the United Nations and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said in a report released on Monday. Gates and Ray Chambers, the U.N. secretary-general’s […]
Gene test finds which breast cancer patients can skip chemo
Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease — good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient’s risk. The test accurately identified a group of women whose cancers are so likely […]
Outrage! Feds targeting whistleblowers for protecting veterans
Whistleblowers from Veterans Affairs facilities across the country call the VA’s Office of Inspector General a “joke” and say the agency continues to retaliate against them despite repeated pledges to stop punishing those who speak up. The whistleblowers told a Senate committee Tuesday that the VA has failed to hold […]
World Health Organization and their deadly decisions on the Ebola outbreaks
The chlorine was expired. The protective gear was missing. And the red tape was so thick that responders fighting last year’s Ebola outbreak had trouble getting approval for boots and buckets. The 2014 Ebola epidemic pitted a lethal virus against barely-there health systems, and it was always going to be […]
Defund Planned Parenthood and save HOW much!?
Defunding Planned Parenthood could save American tax payers big time. A Republican bill that would halt federal payments to Planned Parenthood for a year could save taxpayers about $235 million, Congress’ official authority on the budget said Wednesday. The estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office comes as Republicans are […]
Parents to be penalized for not vaccinating their kids
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said on Wednesday that it will pass a law that would withhold child care and other payments from families that fail to immunize their children. The “No Jab, No Pay Bill” introduced to Parliament would also remove a category of “conscientious objector” that […]