Wyeth has finally won federal regulatory approval to sell Tygacil. The antibiotic is said to have the ability to fight infections that can't be cured with the treatment with existing medications.

Wyeth says Tygacil cures a wide variety of potentially fatal infections, including those caused by E. coli bacteria. The company also claims Tygacil is indispensable in treating skin infections, ulcers, burns and abscesses

A new antibiotic approved by the FDA Thursday will give doctors another option against tough acting infections.

Tygacil, known chemically as tigecycline, is an intravenous antibiotic, for use in treating complicated abdominal and skin infections in adults

The autopsy of Terry Schiavo shows she likley died of dehydration.

Doctors state low potassium levels are the main piece of evidence indicating Schiavo may have suffered from an eating disorder prior to her hospitalization

USA Today reports the newest craze to hit sweet tooths around the world - the cream puff.

According to the report, Bon Appetit magazine has deemed the cream puff the hottest dessert of 2005. Subsequently, two Japanese chains, competing in the U.S. market, can't make them quick enough to keep the small puff pastries with the flavored cream filling stocked. Not alone, other companies are sending the delicacies out via mail order

The Agriculture Department announces Friday there is no health risk to consumers after receiving conflicting results of a mad-cow test conducted on a bovine that was unable to walk and will seek further testing of a tissue sample of the cow.

There has only been one case of mad cow disease in The U.S., an infected dairy cow in Washington State in December 2003