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from or mentioning the United States of America
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FDA approves Invokana to treat type 2 diabetes
The U.S. FDA has approved Invokana (canagliflozin) tablets, used together with diet and exercise, to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana can block the reabsorption of ...
FDA approves 3 new drug treatments for type 2 diabetes
Nesina, Kazano, and Oseni for type 2 diabetes: These 3 drug treatments have been approved for use with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, the forms of ...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Research
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and observations of effects of drinking at least 4 alcoholic drinks per day during pregnancy: The term fetal alcohol syndrome is used to refer to a pattern of birth abnormali...
Predictors of severity of hepatitis C
Approximate Number Sense (ANS) increases in first 30 years of life
Scientists working in the United States have found that a person's approximate number sense (ability to estimate quantity) becomes increasingly precise during the first 30 years of his or her life....
Perjeta (pertuzumab) approved to treat HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in USA
According to the FDA, Perjeta is intended for patients who have not received prior treatment for metastatic breast cancer with an anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy. Perjeta is combined with trastuz...
Complementary feeding campaign launched in Cambodia
Overuse of the herbicide glyphosate
Overuse of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) has resulted in crops in the USA becoming infested with glyphosate-resistant weeds. Monster pigweed up to two metres tall was destroying yields in some...
Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) may not be effective in the long-term
Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even whe...
Children like colourful foods
Children like colourful foods. That is one conclusion from recent research at Cornell University (New York State, USA). While the results of this study may seem unsurprising, it is interesting to f...
Glaucoma Awareness Month, January 2012
Glaucoma is a major cause of vision loss in the United States where it is believed to affect approx. 2.2 million Americans. It is a group of diseases that damages the optic nerve, the bundle of ner...
Depression, diabetes and cardiac arrest
Recent research linking depression and the rising incidence of diabetes to an increased risk of heart attack and possible death has been published by an international research team. Dr Herbert Jeli...
Bee swarms mimic human brain neurons to make decisions
Swarms of bees and brain neurons make decisions using strikingly similar mechanisms according to a recent study carried-out at Cornell University and published in the Dec. 9 issue of Science.
