Source: The Guardian UK Hi-tech form of electric scalpel can identify malignant tissue in cancer patients having operations with 100% accuracy An intelligent knife that knows when it is cutting […]
How To Prevent Cancer Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins: 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in […]
Source: CNN Diet soda drinkers have the same health issues as those who drink regular soda, according to a new report published Wednesday. Purdue University researchers reviewed a dozen studies published in past five […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and Science reporter, BBC News The cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can be cut dramatically from thousands of pounds to around £170 to […]
The Jakarta Post: The Supreme Court has accepted a judicial review filed by hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) abolishing a presidential decree that prevented local administrations from prohibiting […]
businessinsider.com: From Charles Duhigg’s excellent book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business: Dozens of studies show that willpower is the single most important keystone habit for individual success… Students who exerted high levels of willpower were more likely to earn higher grades in their […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher: Health and science reporter, BBC News Two patients have been taken off their HIV drugs after bone-marrow transplants seemed to clear the virus from their bodies, doctors report. One of the patients has spent nearly four months without taking medication with no sign of the […]
Story at-a-glance It’s long been known that calorie restriction can increase the lifespan of certain animals. More recent research suggests that intermittent fasting can provide the same health benefits as […]
Source: CNN The Fairfax County, Virginia, health department is investigating a tuberculosis outbreak at an area school after three people tested positive for the potentially fatal bacteria, officials said Thursday. The health department has contacted 430 people who may have been exposed and need to be tested as a result […]
Source: CNN The surprise on 3-year-old Grayson Clamp’s face in the video is priceless. His mouth opens wide as he points to the person in front of him speaking. It was the first time Grayson had heard sound. He was born without a cochlear nerve, which connects the brain stem […]
Source: CNN Heart attack risk goes up in men older than 45 and women older than 55, but it can happen even earlier. While lifestyle modifications help reduce risk — eating a healthy diet, maintaining good blood pressure and normal weight, not smoking — sometimes it’s not enough. Family history […]
Source: Medical News Today Bacterial infections kill tens of thousands of North Americans every year. The fact it can take days to find out which bacteria are behind the infections and even longer to establish exactly which drugs will work, doesn’t help. Now according to a new study, a chip […]
Can the red-brown spice with the unmistakable fragrance and variety of uses offer an important benefit? The common baking spice might hold the key to delaying the onset of –– […]
Successful women may be more likely to develop breast cancer – and stress at work, including prejudice, discrimination, and resistance, could be to blame. Women in professional jobs had a near 70 per cent higher risk of breast cancer than other women, according to new research. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/professional-women-more-susceptible-to-breast-cancer-8651359.html
Source: Science Daily Researchers report that a single, 20-minute session of Hatha yoga significantly improved participants’ speed and accuracy on tests of working memory and inhibitory control, two measures of brain function associated with the ability to maintain focus and take in, retain and use new information. Participants performed significantly […]
Source: CNN Dr. Rita Colwell has studied cholera for nearly 50 years, and has written more than 700 publications and received at least 40 honorary degrees. Her team helped develop an incredibly simple method to help the people of rural Bangladesh have cleaner, safer drinking water. “We found that sari […]
By Caleb Hellerman, CNN updated 1:06 PM EDT, Tue June 4, 2013 (CNN) — It turns out sunscreen does more than protect you from cancer and painful sunburns — it offers a boost to simple vanity. A new study finds that regular sunscreen use protects against photoaging: the wrinkling, spotting and loss of elasticity […]
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat, United Medicine Group, Canada When we meet the long term cancer survivors, we learn clearly how they have utilized various modalities of therapies to fight […]
Russia Today: Doctors are warning that a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea could be more deadly than AIDS, and are urging members of US Congress to spend $54 million for the development of a drug that would fight it. “This might be a lot worse than AIDS in the short run […]