Health
Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma was approved by the European Commission
Zelboraf (vemurafenib) has received approval from the European Commission to be used as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive inoperable...
Ryan Marquiss, the world’s first child to survive being born with heart outside his body
Ryan Marquiss is the first child in the world to survive being born with his heart outside of his body. Having the heart outside the...
Fasting on and off can make you live longer
US scientists found that starvation on alternate days can make people live longer by boosting brain power and shedding weight. The research team said that...
Diabetes may begin in the bowel, new study suggests
A new study, published this week in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, indicates that bowel may play an important role in the development...
Nick Vujicic, a limbless motivational speaker, spent his honeymoon in Hawaii
Nick Vujicic, a limbless motivational speaker from California, and his new wife spent their honeymoon on a beach in Hawaii. Nick Vujicic, 29, was born...
Drinking three cups of black tea a day may protect against heart attacks and diabetes
British researchers claim that drinking just three cups of tea a day may protect against heart attacks and type 2 diabetes. A review shows regular...
WHO experts delay the decision on publishing H5N1 bird flu virus full work
World Health Organization experts have delayed a decision on whether controversial research into the H5N1 bird flu virus should be released. It had been looking...
The story of Apalachia’s “Blue Family” whose members were born with a rare skin discoloration
The extraordinary story of Appalachia's “Blue Family” began back to the early 1800’s, when an isolated family from eastern Kentucky - who can trace their...
Slow walking speed may predict dementia
US researchers found that the speed of someone’s walking may predict the likelihood of developing dementia later in life. The scientists also told a conference...
School rejected a preschooler’s homemade turkey sandwich in favour of cafeteria chicken nuggets
A preschool girl from North Carolina was told her homemade meal consisting of turkey and cheese sandwich wasn't healthy enough - so West Hoke...
Man suffered cardiac arrest while eating Triple Bypass Burger at Heart Attack Grill
A customer of Heart Attack Grill suffered a cardiac arrest in the chain's Las Vegas branch on last Saturday. An onlooker captured video of paramedics wheeling...
A good bacterium can be used to beat sleeping sickness, say scientists
Belgian researchers have found a way to beat sleeping sickness using a bacterium against the tsetse fly host that spreads the disease to humans. In...
Cold bath can relieve muscular pains, but it is unclear whether is safe, say experts
Experts found that taking a cold bath after exercise can relieve muscular pains but it is unclear whether this is safe. Plunging into cold water...
Heart attack damage healed using stem cells
Experts at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in US say that damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from...
Wewelsfleth, the German village where almost every household has a resident suffering from cancer
German health experts have been left baffled by a small village in their country where cancer has hit almost every household. Wewelsfleth, the German village which has...
Immune cells can repel attacks from HIV by starving the virus, say scientists
An international research team has shown how some cells in the body can repel attacks from HIV by starving the virus of the building...
British transgender man became first male mum in UK
A British man has become the first male mum in UK despite being born a woman and undergoing a sex change. The man, who is...
Brain is responsible for weight gain and obesity, say scientists
Scientists from Finland have located a certain area of the brain that could be responsible for weight gain and obesity. The central nervous system helps...
Cannabis consumers are twice as likely to cause a car crash
A Canadian study found that drivers who use cannabis within three hours of driving are twice as likely to cause a collision as those...
Alzheimer’s brain destructive plaques have been cleared in mice tests
US scientists have discovered how to rapidly clear the destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients while they were testing a cancer...
Aspirin is not the real cause of stomach bleeding, that’s due to helicobacter pylori, say scientists
Scientists have identified helicobacter pylori bacterium as being the real cause of stomach bleeding linked to aspirin, which makes thousands of patients to be...
Fasting may help to combat cancer and boost chemotherapy effectiveness
Scientists from the University of Southern California say fasting for short periods may help to combat cancer and boost the effectiveness of treatments. Their study...
Zinc supplements tripled the survival chances of children with pneumonia
A new study has found that zinc supplements can triple the survival chances of young children with pneumonia who are deficient in the mineral. Taking...
Men inherit heart disease from their fathers via chromosome Y
Experts found that men can inherit heart disease from their father after they have tracked the condition to the Y chromosome that dads pass...
Eating cakes or chocolate at breakfast will help you to lose more weight
A research team from Tel Aviv University claim that a full breakfast that includes a sweet treat really can contribute to weight loss success. Researchers...
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