Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Allergan Inc. has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their drug to enhance eyelashes, Latisse.

The FDA has listened to the advice of its panel and has decided to give the green light to Allergan to sell their glaucoma drug Lumigan as a cosmetic product under the brand name Latisse. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new study, gastric bypass surgery could help obese teens suffering from diabetes.

Researchers for the study focused on 78 obese teens and were led by Dr. Thomas Inge from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has found that being just a few pounds overweight can greatly increase your risk of heart problems such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.

Researchers were led by Dr. Satish Kenchaiah of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA and looked at 21,000 male doctors for a period of 20 years. Continue Reading

Houston (SmartAbouthealth) - Jordan Taylor, a 9-year-old boy from Hillsboro, Texas is doing fine after suffering from orthopedic decapitation.

He was involved in a car accident around 3-months ago which left his head detached from his body. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The American Red Cross is urging people to help out through the holidays in the form of becoming blood donors.

The American Red Cross has stated that every single day, roughly 40,000 people need blood. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new 5-star ranking system for nusing homes, and is being met with a lot of criticism.

The new 5-star ranking system is based on health inspections, quality measures, as well as staffing. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new experimental drug has proven to be effective in preventing chronic lung disease in mice who were exposed to tobacco smoke.

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Maryland carried out the study on a group of mice, exposing them to tobacco smoke for a period of six months. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a warning in regards to nearly 30 weight loss drugs people may turn to after packing on the added holiday pounds.

The FDA has issued a warning in regards to these drugs, which mainly come from China. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - Scientistis have managed to actually create a nerve disease known as SMA or spinal muscular atrophy in a lab, and will now use the disease to conduct research

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Missouri-Columbia carried out the research on this nerve disease which impacts muscle function, and have made progress to this point. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - Despite a recent study which revealed that colonoscopy screenings may not be effective as previously thought, they are still very beneficial.

Colonoscopy screenings are used to help with the detection of colorectal cancer, but were shown in a recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine to not be as effective as thought. Continue Reading