HealthDay – MONDAY, January 30 (HealthDay News) — Erivedge (vismodegib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, the agency said Monday.  Read More →

Mashable – Pinterest, a two-year-ancient social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they like on the web, is driving increasingly significant amounts of traffic to retailers’ websites.  Read More →

LiveScience.com – A British teenager collapsed and was rushed to the hospital this week after eating primarily chicken nuggets for the past 15 years. Stacey Irvine, 17, has reportedly survived on her... 

AP – In a Jan. 26 tale about food labeling legislation, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Syngenta had announced plans to start testing genetically modified wheat. Syngenta spokesman Paul Minehart said the company halted... 

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — Bydureon (exenatide extended relief), Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ long-acting version of the diabetes drug Byetta, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  Read More →