Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley The Journal of Psychopharmacology reported that TBI victims who were also suffering from depression were likely to have no affects from anti-depressants and were likely going to need a stronger form of therapy. Indivi...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Construction employees have a difficult job filled with dangers, but one of those dangers that is often overlooked is that of mesothelioma cancer, which is a common killer of construction workers, according to statistics...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is becoming the center of controversy as news reports continue to surface on the declining status of the regulatory body as well as the underfunding that has allegedly been occ...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley According to a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, blood thinners, such as Plavix, may be disrupted by common heart drugs including calcium channel blockers. What is...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley In a recent issue of Cancer Research, the study indicated that among mesothelioma cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy treatments, those who have consumed vitamin C may see a decrease of effectiveness. Patie...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley An antibiotic that is known to have treated respiratory infections has recently been linked to liver disease among patients. Ketek, telithromycin, was not only linked to liver failure among patients, but in a recent issu...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Suffering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a painful and, at times, lifelong debilitation; however, research that was recently published in The Journal of Biological Engineering highlighted a potential treatment fo...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Depression is a severe and often debilitating condition that affects millions of individuals nationwide. However, now depressed patients must also watch for a new risk of developing type 2 diabetes on top of their curren...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently implored the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend the Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) label to include a statement that promotes a vegan diet....

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Investigators and scientists from the Division of Nephrology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently began reinvestigating the link between "gadolinium based magnetic resonance imaging agents and the develop...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Diabetes is becoming more of a problem, if not an epidemic, throughout the country alongside the increasing obesity level of Americans. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), type 2 diabetes is the most co...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Researchers have been studying biomarkers within the body as potential early indicators for the deadly and dormant mesothelioma cancer. The research is being conducted by the Department of Molecular Pathology at the Poly...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley Professional athletes are paid to win, to entertain, to train and, at times, to endure the brunt of much physical abuse because of their profession. However, several recent studies and news outlets have reported an incre...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley A report recently published from the state of Washington found that commercial truck accidents have been increasing although the number of log truck collisions has declined. The most deadly and costly vehicular accide...

Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley The recent California train accident in which several died and dozens were injured puts into question the safety surrounding trains as a leading transportation. According to statistics from the Federal Railroad Administr...