Thursday, November 19, has been designated World Toilet Day. About 2.4 billion people around the world do not have access to decent sanitation, and more than one billion people are forced to defecate in the open
The most extensive transplant of a face and scalp was performed in August in New York. A man received a transplant that included ears, ear canals, and some facial bones.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally released its final rules after five years since the approval of Food Safety Modernization Act by President Barack Obama.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an accelerated approval for a pill that could treat people with advanced lung cancer and a specific gene mutation and who didn’t respond to conventional therapies.
Guinea has already released 68 people from Ebola quarantine, the last batch so far, on Saturday, Nov 14, as the country is gearing to be declared Ebola free following a week of no detected or reported case.
Colombia is set to legalize marijuana production for medicinal or therapeutic use through a presidential decree at any time, says the country’s health ministry on Thursday, Nov 12.
A consumer watchdog is suing General Mills, one of the biggest makers of breakfast cereals including Cheerios, for misleading or false advertising over one of its products.
The FDA has issued new rules that are designed help prevent large-scale outbreaks of deadly foodborne illnesses like those that have been linked to fresh produce.
