Health
Promising news: Kids’ survival rates climb as cancer treatments get gentler
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Cancer treatments have gotten gentler, but kids’ survival has improved
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Cancer treatments got gentler, yet kids’ survival improved
The move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend: More kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term...
Wearing contact lenses may alter the bacteria in your eyes
Contact lenses may increase the risk of eye infections by altering the make-up of bacteria living on the eyeball, research has shown.
Drug boosts long-term survival after breast cancer: study
After a diagnosis of localized breast cancer, women are often prescribed tamoxifen for five years to help prevent a recurrence, but researchers said Saturday...
‘Ebola will return’, veteran scientist warns
Congolese expert Jean-Jacques Muyembe may be little known to the public, but he has been one of the world’s top Ebola investigators since the first...
Genetic glitch can predict response to new class of cancer drugs
Patients with colon and other cancers who have a specific defect in genes needed for DNA repair are far more likely to respond to a new class of drugs...
Lung cancer treatment that could double survival rates unveiled by scientists
A new type of treatment could double the chances of survival for some patients suffering from the most common type of lung cancer, according to scientists. Drug...
Scary discovery: Lab workers find live anthrax shipped by U.S. military
Four U.S. lab workers and as many as 22 people at a South Korea military base may have been exposed to anthrax after the American military accidentally...
U.S. military mistakenly ships live anthrax to labs in 9 states
The U.S. military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine U.S.
More than four espressos a day will not keep the doctor at bay, warns EU
Drinking the caffeine equivalent of more than four espressos a day is harmful to health, especially for minors and pregnant women, the EU food safety agency...
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut to remove artificial colors and flavors
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say they’re getting rid of artificial colors and flavors, making them the latest big food companies scrambling to distance...
Grandmother, 65, gives birth to quadruplets, German TV reports
A 65-year-old woman has given birth to quadruplets, German media has reported – making her a mother to 17 children.
Genetic study could offer hope to millions of prostate cancer sufferers
A landmark genetic study described as the “Rosetta stone” of prostate cancer has opened up a new era of hope for men with advanced forms of...
No need for poppies: Scientists close to making morphine from sugar
University researchers have found a way to create morphine - a refined form of heroin - using sugar.
New study shows suicide rate for black children on the rise
The suicide rate among young black children, especially boys, has nearly doubled since the early 1990s, while the rate for white children has declined,...
Stem cells injection may help repair ‘irreversible’ heart damage
Scientists have identified a stem cell injection that could help repair what is currently irreversible damage caused by a heart attack. Researchers...
Drug combo promises to help people with common cystic fibrosis
A combination of two drugs has shown promise toward improving the health of people with the most common form of the incurable lung disease known as cystic...
Get a grip: Hand strength test ‘could help prevent heart attacks and strokes’
Testing people’s hand strength could be a simple, low-cost way to screen them for the risk of heart attack or stroke, The Lancet reported on Thursday. Canadian-led...
Junk food ‘kills be-slim bacteria’ but Belgian beer and coffee increase it
Junk food kills the gut bacteria that can help keep people thin, while Belgian beer and coffee increase them, a new book by a leading academic claims. Microbes...
Liberia declared Ebola-free, but outbreak continues over border
Liberia was declared free from Ebola on Saturday after 42 days without a new case, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said, but it urged vigilance...
A glass of red wine a day ‘can improve metabolism of diabetes sufferers’
A glass of red wine with dinner every night has been found to improve the metabolic profiles of people with well-controlled type 2 diabetes. A study...
Obese kids face stigma, flunk school: European research
Obese children are far less likely to finish school than peers of normal weight, according to European research Thursday which also highlighted body image...
Austrian magazine printed with HIV-positive blood goes on sale
An Austrian men’s magazine has printed its latest edition using blood from people who are HIV-positive in order to counter the “stigma”...
World failing in fight against antibiotic resistance: WHO
The world is doing far too little to combat the misuse of antibiotics which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing long-treatable diseases to become...
How a big dose of Broccoli offers hope to osteoarthritis sufferers
An artificial version of an ingredient in broccoli could prove to be an effective treatment for osteoarthritis, say researchers.
World’s first malaria vaccine moves closer to use in Africa
The world’s first malaria vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline, could be approved by international regulators for use in Africa from October after final...
Osteoporosis drugs could also help the world’s 300 million asthmatics
Drugs used in fighting osteoporosis may have a key role to play in controlling asthma, according to a new report. Scientists found that the drugs,...
‘Evil twin’ embryo with hair and teeth removed from woman’s brain
Doctors in the UK have discovered an embryonic twin complete with bone, hair and teeth in the brain of a woman having surgery for a suspected tumour.
Pesticide the likely cause of Nigeria ‘mystery disease’
The “current hypothesis is cause of the event is herbicides”, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said in a Tweet.
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