Archive: 07/08/2014
FDA lifts hold on experimental Ebola drug
Federal health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could clear the way for its use against an unprecedented outbreak of the deadly virus in West Africa.
Aug 7, 2014
New test predicts individual's risk of a second kidney stone
A new tool that takes multiple factors into account can accurately predict how likely a patient who experienced a painful kidney stone will develop another one in the future. The tool, which is described in an upcoming issue ...
Aug 7, 2014
New treatment successful for the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome
People who suffer from a rare illness, the Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS), now have a chance for full recovery thanks to treatment developed by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Their findings ...
Aug 7, 2014
Orbactiv approved for drug-resistant skin infections
(HealthDay)—The antibacterial drug Orbactiv (oritavancin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat drug-resistant skin infections in adults, the agency said in a news release.
Aug 7, 2014
CPR app linked to LA County dispatch system
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has linked its dispatch system to a smartphone app that will notify CPR-trained citizens when someone nearby is having a cardiac arrest.
Aug 7, 2014