The American Cancer Society says there are about 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma each year in the United States, which makes it pretty rare.
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused primarily by exposure to asbestos, which affects the protective lining that covers many of the internal organs of the body called the mesothelium.
The rate of mesothelioma in the United States increased from the 1970s to the early 1990s and since then has slowly decreased, which likely resulted from a change ...
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GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $3 billion in fines for fraudulently promoting medications for unapproved uses. According to a New York Times report, it’s the largest settlement ever leveled against a pharmaceutical company.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York is calling for a nationwide effort to combat the problem of babies born addicted to prescription painkillers or other opiates, known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
Women are more likely than males to take antidepressants, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
