A new research has established that women who were exposed to higher levels of the pesticide DDT in utero were at four times greater risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in…
Category: Health
Majority of American adults favour ban on powdered alcohol
In a survey carried out by University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital major of American adults are in favour of banning the powdered alcohol completely with a common concern that this…
Consumers still in the dark about new sunscreen labels
A study, though small, has raised questions about the awareness and understanding of one of the most commonly used products – sunscreens – with more than half of those surveyed actually having…
Malaria drug breakthrough holds promise of single dose treatment
Researchers have long been trying to develop treatment and vaccines for Malaria and a similar effort by researchers at University of Dundee has resulted into development of an antimalarial compound that holds…
Hunt for malaria vaccine: Scientists discover new potential target
Despite the advances in science, we haven’t been able to create a vaccine against malaria – a mosquito-borne illness that kills as many as quarter of a million people annually. This is…
Ebola virus didn’t mutate as fast as previously thought, study finds
A study led by Public Health England (PHE) has established that the Ebola virus responsible for the latest outbreak in West Africa didn’t mutate as fast as previously thought and if compared…
Protein that helps heart to continue beating in old age discovered
Researchers have discovered a protein called vinculin that triggers healthy adaptive changes to the cardiac muscle cells thereby enabling the heart to continue beating even during old age. The research, which was…
Uncomplicated acute appendicitis may be treated with antibiotics
Appendectomy is almost always the only choice for those suffering from appendicitis; however, a new research has questioned the efficacy and noninferiority of antibiotic treatment over appendectomy and has found that patients…
New research suggests 35 as right age for women to freeze eggs
Researchers have suggested through a new research that women looking for giving birth to children should freeze their eggs by the age of 35 and give birth by the age of 38…
Avocados could help beat acute myeloid leukemia, researchers say
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is considered a devastating disease as it proves fatal in 90 per cent of the seniors who contract the disease. There are few drug treatments available for the…
43% of Brits have natural immunity against seasonal and pandemic flu
Flu is one of the most common disease that affects lots of Britons, but a new study has a found that a whopping 43 per cent of people across England have natural…
Chocolate is good for your heart! May help lower heart disease risk
Researchers have found fresh evidence that eating up to 100 g of chocolate every day could help lower heart disease and stroke risk, while also stating that they have found no evidence…
EndoBarrier implant could revolutionise type 2 diabetes treatment
A combination of medication, diet and exercise is what normally is prescribed to type 2 diabetes patients, but surgeons at the Southampton General Hospital are looking to test the potential of EndoBarrier…
Almost 100000 UK asthma patients at risk of life threatening attacks: Charity
A leading charity has revealed that almost 100,000 asthma patients in the UK have been prescribed too many short-acting reliever inhalers by doctors who haven’t followed clinical guidelines leaving patients vulnerable to…
RedHill Biopharma’s H. pylori drug demonstrats 89.4% efficacy in eradicating infection
RedHill Biopharma announced the results of its phase III clinical trials of its RHB-105 for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacterial infection. According to the announcement, the drug demonstrated 89.4…