US clears breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemia
Saturday, 16 September 2017, 12:48
Last update: about 10 years ago
Opening a new era in cancer care, U.S. health officials have approved a breakthrough treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy...
Study says widespread doping ahead of 2011 worlds in Daegu
Friday, 15 September 2017, 12:47
Last update: about 10 years ago
A long-delayed study funded by the World Anti-Doping Agency says one third of athletes may have knowingly doped shortly before they competed at the 2011 track world championships - although few of...
Tom Ford launches Fashion Week with sequins, celebs galore
Friday, 15 September 2017, 12:35
Last update: about 10 years ago
The first day of Fashion Week brought glitz, glamour and a slew of celebrities at Tom Ford's '90s-themed show, and a prestigious award for designer Thom Browne. Some of the...
It’s Time to Get Ready for Fall Fashion with Macy’s
Friday, 15 September 2017, 12:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
Get Ready for fall with bold prints, sharp silhouettes, luxe fabrics, to-die-for accessories, and fierce makeup from Macy's. Beginning this month, Get Ready, Macy's fall fashion campaign, introduces a...
New drug reduces heart attacks, but is that enough?
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 12:45
Last update: about 10 years ago
So-so results for a new type of cholesterol drug have left Merck in a quandary: Does the company try to bring it to market or scrap it? A large, long-term study of the drug showed that it...
French fashion giants ban ultra-skinny models
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 12:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
Two of the world's biggest luxury goods conglomerates will stop working with unhealthily thin fashion models, as part of a joint charter signed Wednesday that aims to protect their health. The...
Amid India oxygen scandal, docs want focus on encephalitis
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 12:45
Last update: about 10 years ago
Dozens of children died last week in a decrepit government hospital in northeastern India, prompting public outcry over whether an oxygen shortage was to blame. Answers remain unclear, but doctors who...