October 24, 2015 FDA advisory panel backs experimental lung drug An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the agency approve an experimental treatment for smoking-related lung damage made by Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Theravance Inc.
October 24, 2015 Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon's knife Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels
October 24, 2015 Doctors develop $260 infertility treatment for poor world Belgian doctors have developed a low-cost version of test-tube baby technology for use in developing countries, where sophisticated Western systems are unaffordable for most couples.
October 24, 2015 Monkeys infected after deadly bacteria escapes at Louisiana lab, USA Today reports A deadly bacteria being analyzed at a high-security primate research lab in Louisiana escaped and infected four monkeys on the site, and raised concerns about whether there was any public health risk, USA Today reported.
October 24, 2015 Michigan man among first in US to receive 'bionic eye' Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, Pontz has been almost completely blind for years. Now, thanks to a high-tech procedure that involved the surgical implantation of a "bionic eye," he's regained enough of his eyesight to catch small glimpses of his wife, grandson and cat.
October 24, 2015 Lung cancer screening: CT scans more effective than X-rays Screening for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (CT scans) rather than chest x-rays may be a more effective way of preventing the disease.
October 24, 2015 Implanted magnetic bracelet may help treat chronic heartburn A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than medicine can give them
October 24, 2015 Georgia boy, 7, born without arms, legs gets new prosthetic for baseball Mei Deavers, the Atlanta boy who made headlines earlier this summer for learning to play baseball without hands and feet, continues to thrive with a new prosthetic arm.
October 24, 2015 There's good news and bad news from the latest colon cancer study The good news: Colon and rectal cancer rates are dropping overall.
October 24, 2015 New implantable device may help lower blood pressure Researchers from Germany say they have invented an implantable device that reduces blood pressure by sending electrical impulses to the brain.