Young Girl Recovering Well After Varied Organ Transplants
Submitted by Davell Wilkins on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 08:21It has been found through a recent report that a girl of age 9, who developed a cancerous cell, has been surviving successfully after getting her surgery done. The report has revealed that Alannah Shevenell has got six-organ transplants and has recovered successfully after the same.
Sleep the Stress Off
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 09:40It has been recently revealed according to a new research conducted by a team from the Massachusetts University that when most things seem to fail in helping to forget their sorrows and unpleasant memories, then sleep might help.
Massachusetts Rabies Case Blamed on Little Brown Myotis Bat
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 13:15It has been recently revealed in tests that a human rabies case was found in Massachusetts, the first since 75 years, was actually caused by a rabid bat. The victim is in his 60s and the infected creature bit him while he was in his own home.
Massachusetts Reports First Case of Human Rabies in 75 Years, Patient Critical
Submitted by Prakash Sharma on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 13:15In a shocking revelation, it has been confirmed that a Cape Cod man is diagnosed with potentially fatal disease rabies. The infection is likely to have been carried from a bat, though final report is yet to come out. The victim in his 60s is in a critical situation in a hospital.
FDA Announces Recall of 6,000 Cartons of Cilantro
Submitted by Jonathan Sanders on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 13:53On Friday, the FDA notified about a voluntarily recall of more than 6,000 cartons of cilantro, especially those circulated in the regions of California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Indiana, South Carolina and Missouri.
Cilantro Packs Recalled Due To Salmonella Infection
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:48It was revealed by the Food and Drug Administration that as many as 6,141 packs of Cilantro have been sent back after there were tests conducted to reveal that they were infected with the Salmonella virus.
Mutated Genes Can Trigger Contralateral Breast Cancer
Submitted by Ria Patel on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 08:16Breast cancer is a deadly disease but if a breast cancer-infected woman has BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation, then her chances of developing contralateral breast cancer increases manifold even after going through the traditional cancer treatments.
Researchers of MIT Developed Multi-Layered Micro-Particles
Submitted by Ria Patel on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 09:29The researchers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have succeeded in developing multi-layered micro-particles into various shapes using certain materials. Earlier, the multilayered micro-particles could be developed only into a certain number of shapes, which was an obstacle in filling the micro-particles with various drugs or cells.
Insurance Premiums Different In Different States: Kaiser Family Foundation
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 09:03Kaiser Family Foundation has revealed the national average monthly premium per person was $215, though it varied from place to place, as it was $437 in Massachusetts and $136 in Alabama.
The foundation analyzed the data by Mark Farrah Associates to verify last year’s average premiums for individual health insurance in the US.
Tobacco Companies Could Face a Ban
Submitted by Satish Karat on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 12:21A Massachusetts court has given its judgment in favor of the family of Marie Evan, 8, who died from lung cancer. The case has been lost by Lorillard. The case got strengthened in the favor of Evans when documents were presented in the trial which exposed that Lorillard purposely marketed its Newport cigarettes to African Americans such as Evans when they were teenagers.












