The Latest Breaking News from Disease

Dubai's government has sentenced Maurice Kevin O'Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, to life in prison after he was caught during an airport layover with CBD oil used to treat chronic pain caused by Addison's disease.

PTC Therapeutics halts Utreloxastat development after ALS trial disappoints. Analysts highlight promising pipeline, including Huntington's and PKU programs.

A California child is recovering from H5N1 bird flu, marking the first pediatric case in the United States despite no identified contact with infected animals.

Anytime the origins of an infection can’t be traced, it “raises a lot of red flags"

"While seed oils are not toxic, fat intake should be moderated in any diet to maintain good health"

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the world’s biggest health problems. Yet, despite the fact millions of people globally are diagnosed with the disease each year, it remains a challenge to treat. This is largely because the underlying causes are still not fully understood.

The vast majority of human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have resulted from direct contact with animals, so a few simple precautions can keep most people's risk very low.

IGC Pharma, Inc.(NYSE:IGC) reported additional interim data from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating IGC-AD1 for agitation in dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. IGC-AD1 targets neuro-inflammation and CB1 receptor dysfunction,. The investigational drug contains THC as one of two active pharmaceutical agents. 

Fewer people contracted HIV last year than at any point since the rise of the disease in the late 1980s, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that this decline was still far too slow.