On Friday, Guidant Corp. advised doctors to cease implanting some of its defibrillators, after finding safety problems with its Contak Renewal 3 and 4, Renewal 3 and 4 AVT, and Renewal RF implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

The devices are designed to protect patients from life-threatening heart rhythms. Recently, a number of them have been found to suffer from component failure, which may cause a magnetic switch to become stuck in the closed position

A report from the Trust for America's Health non-profit group predicted Friday that half a million Americans could die and more than 2 millions could end up in the hospital with serious complications if an even moderately severe strain of a pandemic flu hits.

The group warns the United States only has 965,256 staffed hospital beds, an insufficient amount in the event a pandemic does hit

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a drug, 'BiDil' for the treatment of heart failure in African Americans.

According to The Associated Press report, the FDA defended their stance by calling it a step toward "the promise of personalized medicine

Research reveals a plant chemical found in soya, tofu and legumes could damage sperm and affect male fertility.

In a Reuters report, Lynn Fraser, a researcher with King's College London has observed genistein affects sperm in mice. But, it seems to have an even stronger effect on human sperm

William J Brown - All Headline News Staff

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel gave approval Wednesday to the first medicine targeting a specific racial group