Archives for January 2016
- Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the United States. As per the World health Organization, the last half century has seen prevalence of diabetes increasing steadily and is on continuing on rise in population of world. Diabetes...
- Scientists have found that early trial results of the combination of an experimental drug are promising against pancreatic cancer. So, the scientists believe that it may become a new weapon to fight against pancreatic cancer. The studies in mice show...
- Australian researchers have claimed that a new drug is capable of prolonging the life span of the patients suffering from one of the deadly form of brain cancer. Researchers from the Melanoma Institute Australia, University of Sydney and Sydney’s Westmead...
- Gynecological cancers can occur in any of the female reproductive organs. These types of cancers might include: Ovarian cancer Cancer of the Uterus (also called endometrial cancer) Cancer of the cervix Ovarian Cancer The ovaries are a pair of female...
- Congress has authorized about $233 million for an ongoing effort to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic health record system, Health Data Management reports (Slabodkin, Health Data Management, 1/4). Background Last month, President Obama signed a two-part spending package...
- From Thanksgiving to Christmas, to New Year’s Eve and even towards the Super Bowl, Americans consume thousands of extra calories that will cause fat gain. This weight gain is obviously unhealthy, and it’s important to lose extra fat. But so...
- Doctors have successfully countered breast cancer using a drug named T-DM1, which delivers a toxic load on tumour cells without affecting the healthy cells. This drug is considered as the first ‘smart bomb’ on breast cancer. Tested on nearly 1,000...