In a new study involving 22 top-selling probiotics, as many as 12 (or 55 per cent) had detectable gluten – a component that is strictly a no no for patients with celiac…
Tag: Cancer
Extracts from Australian and Indian plants offer hope against diabetes and cancer
A study involved seven Australian Aboriginal medicinal plants and five Indian Ayurvedic plants has established that extracts from these plants may be effective against diseases like diabetes and cancer. The research has…
Hormone therapy may leave prostate cancer patients with cognitive impairment
Men being treated for prostate cancer through commonly used Androgen deprivation therapy are at a risk of suffering from cognitive impairments, a new study by Moffitt Cancer Center has revealed. According to…
Anti-cancer drug targets identified using gene-editing tech CRISPR
Identifying potential anti-cancer drug targets in hundreds or even thousands of different proteins in a given type of cancer cell is a daunting task and couple it with the fact that there…
Researchers discover how cancer tricks the lymphatic system into spreading tumors
Researchers have discovered how cancer tricks the lymphatic system into spreading tumors – a mechanism, which researchers say, involves cancer cells disguising themselves as immune cells to infiltrate the lymphatic system and…
WHO’s latest Model list of Essential Medicines includes hepatitis C, cancer, TB drugs
The World Health Organization has released the latest edition of its Model List of Essential Medicines and in the list has included treatments for hepatitis C, a variety of cancers (including breast…
Novartis gains EU approval for Zykadia
Novartis announced today that the European Commission has approved Zykadia (ceritinib) to treat adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with crizotinib. The approval…
Telltale signs of skin cancer revealed
British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) is organising Sun Awareness Week 2015 from 4th-10th May in the UK and as a part of the awareness campaign, it carried out a survey wherein it…
Sunless ‘artificial tanning’ is first step towards skin cancer, research shows
Young women who fancy a tanned skin for their social gatherings, specifically those in their early adulthood, resort to a range of techniques to get rid of their pale skin looks and…
How early can cancer be predicted? Scientists say 13 years!
Cancer is one of the major reasons why people lose their lives across the globe and despite the fact that medical treatment and care are available for those suffering from this deadly…
Blood telomere test can predict cancer years in advance
Researchers have revealed through a new study that a test that looks into the distinct pattern in the changing length of blood telomeres – the protective end caps on our DNA strands…
1.8m people in UK living with cancer and at least one other long-term health condition
There are 1.8 million people in the UK who are living with cancer and at least one other long-term health condition and these people are in greater need of practical, personal and…
BRCA-targeting drug shows promise for prostate cancer treatment
According to results of a major trial of a BRCA-targeting drug, men with prostate cancer can benefit from treatment with the pioneering drug olaparib – the first cancer drug to target inherited…
New blood test could phaseout biopsies for cancer detection
Researchers have developed a new blood test that holds the potential of changing the way we detect cancer thereby phasing out the currently used biopsy method. As most of you might know,…
Rosehip extracts said to reduce growth of triple negative breast cancer
Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that doesn’t respond to most available treatments, but a new research pegs extract from rosehips – the fruit of the rose plant…