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High Cholesterol treatment news 2015: FDA approves effective anti-cholesterol drug, but it comes at a high price

The potent drug can be effective but is a bit pricey.

Man-made climate change: 4 continents hit by historic droughts affecting millions

Four continents around the world are currently experiencing historic droughts affecting millions of people and their livelihood, and experts warn this is the effect man-made climate change.

First of its kind: ESA mission to Jupiter moons to search for extraterrestrial life

The undertaking, dubbed the Juice (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) mission, will begin in 2022 and will explore Jupiter's Galileean moons: Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

Cancer treatment news update: Chemotherapy does not improve quality of life of terminal cancer patients - study

Chemotherapy is of "questionable benefit" to the quality of life of patients during their final weeks.

Malaria vaccine news 2015: World's first malaria vaccine gets 'Green Light' from European drug regulators

The vaccine is intended for babies six to 17 months.

Healthy diet news 2015: Food labels to carry details on 'added sugar'

Americans will soon know how much sugar they consume daily.

Fiat Chrysler recall July 2015 details: Millions of vehicles recalled due to hacking vulnerability

Cybersecurity issues are rampant these days.

Landmark ruling: Dutch court orders gov't to protect citizens from climate change

Supporters of the landmark ruling, which holds the Dutch government directly accountable for greenhouse gas emissions within its own territory, believe that court decision highlights the role of governments around the world against global warming.

New intriguing Pluto discoveries: Hazy skies, flowing ice 'glaciers' on surface

NASA said that data collected by its New Horizons spacecraft from Pluto revealed two new important discoveries: that the dwarf planet has hazy skies, and flowing "glaciers" of nitrogen ice can be found on its surface.

NASA estimate: Billions of Earth-like planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone

NASA astrophysicist Natalie Batalha estimates that there can be billions of Earth-like planets in outer space.

Can Earth's 'bigger, older cousin' support life? Scientists share what they know

Now that the excitement about the Kepler-452b has died down, the next question that needs to be answered is: can the exoplanet really support life like the Earth does?