Of the 8,000 Californians who will contract Valley Fever this year, most will recover without treatment, and those with more serious cases will require an […]
Bed bugs: Spotting these black spots could mean a bedbugs – have you seen this before?
Bedbugs have become more common and are on the rise in London, according to Environ, with the cause for this rise due to the amount […]
Type 2 diabetes: This ‘familiar’ activity can increase your risk of developing the disease
Type 2 diabetes is prevalent in the UK. Current estimates put the number of people living with the condition at four million – a figure […]
Type 2 diabetes: One major warning sign – have you picked up on this?
Type 2 diabetes is a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to reach dangerously high levels. It’s a lifelong […]
Type 2 diabetes: The best diet to eat to improve blood sugar levels and protect the brain
Type 2 diabetes, if untreated, can cause a wide-range of serious health complications, such as a heart attack or stroke. It can also inflict damage […]
Doctors declare ‘golden age of cancer treatment’
Doctors declare ‘golden age of treatment’ following breakthrough studies into a new immunotherapy drugs for hard to treat cancers Oncologist Dr Harold Burstein said: ‘We […]
Nerve stimulation could provide new treatment option for most common type of stroke
Research led by a UCLA scientist found that a new nerve stimulation therapy to increase blood flow could help patients with the most common type […]
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Oncologists may soon have an accurate and inexpensive way of differentiating between types of ovarian cancer that will improve how patients are treated, thanks to […]
Alternative treatment for epileptic seizures in children identified
A new study published in The Lancet, involving researchers from the University of Liverpool and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Trust, has identified a ‘user friendly’ […]
Researchers discover novel cancer pathway, opening new treatment options
Mount Sinai researchers have broken new ground in the understanding of the MDM2 gene—which is often overexpressed in cancer—finding that when it acts with a […]
Renal vein thrombosis causes, symptoms and treatment
Renal dysfunction due to blood clot in the renal vein In the case of a renal vein thrombosis is a Vascular occlusion is in the […]
Increased risk of substance abuse in people with treatment resistant depression
People suffering from treatment resistant depression are at a higher risk of developing substance use disorders than other patients with depression, reports a study by […]
Breakthrough alpha-ray treatment of cancer without external radiation
For many years, radioactive iodine which emits beta rays has been used for treatment of thyroid cancer. Generally, 5-year survival rates may exceed 90%. However, […]
Scientists discover key enzyme in breast cancer proliferation, treatment resistance
Basal-like breast cancer is the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat subtype of breast cancer, and it largely overlaps with the triple-negative classification of the disease. Patients […]