News tagged with contaminated blood


Can environmental contaminants cause lower sperm count?

The amount of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that mothers had in their blood during pregnancy affected their sons' semen quality at 20 years old. These findings appear in a recent study from Aarhus University ...

Health created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novo Nordisk US shares skid on drug review setback (Update)

Shares of Novo Nordisk tumbled Monday after the Danish drugmaker said U.S. regulators need a new study before they can finish their review of two diabetes treatments, a development that could delay approval for several years.

Other created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Argentina to hand out 82 mln free condoms

Argentina plans to give out 82 million condoms nationwide in 2013 in a campaign against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, the health ministry said Friday.

HIV & AIDS created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study links high levels of cadmium, lead in blood to pregnancy delay

Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other ...

Health created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gilead buys US pharma rival Pharmasset

US biotech firm Gilead Sciences announced plans Monday to acquire rival Pharmasset, a group specializing in treatments for AIDS and hepatitis, for $11 billion.

Medications created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More doubt on virus, chronic fatigue connection

A study supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not validate or confirm previous research findings that suggested the presence of one of several viruses in blood samples of people living with chronic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast