Researchers have developed a new drug that can protect healthy cells from anti-cancer radiation. The drug, CBLB502, was shown to protect gastrointestinal cells and bone marrow in mice and monkeys from radiation without reducing the treatment's effectiveness.

The new research could not only improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy in cancer but also help prevent radiation sickness after exposure to a nuclear accident or attack

The blood that runs in veins of the alligator could one day save your life.

In a new study by the McNeese State University suggests that proteins found in the blood of alligators could be source of antibiotics that could cure diabetic ulcers, severe burns and "superbugs," including MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), that are resistant to other kinds of medicine. The research showed that protein found in blood extracted from American Alligators can successfully destroy 23 strains of bacteria

Following the Saturday warning of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency advised consumers that cantaloupes grown in Honduras are being recalled after salmonella outbreaks in North America.

Officials have cautioned the public not to eat melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer. The melons may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria and appear to be related to salmonella litchfield reports in Canada and the US

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter praised on Saturday the local health officials' response to a salmonella outbreak that has made dozens of people sick. Health officials are tracing the source.

As of Saturday, the outbreak had led to 183 cases of salmonella, 57 were confirmed by laboratory testing and nine people were hospitalized. More people are expected to get sick because of salmonella's incubation period

The United States Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers that cantaloupes from a Honduran manufacturer were believed to be connected to a salmonella outbreak.

The FDA issued the alert on Saturday for melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano. Cantaloupes from the manufacturer were not allowed to enter the U.S