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FDA approve 'game-changing' drug for advanced melanoma
Date: Sep-05-2014The Food and Drug Administration have approved a drug called Keytruda for the treatment of advanced melanoma. It works by targeting a protein that reduces immune system activity.
Every 40 seconds a person dies by suicide, say WHO in call for global action
Date: Sep-05-2014The World Health Organization say 800,000 people commit suicide every year, mostly in non-affluent countries, and calls for suicide prevention to be a higher global priority.
Number of smoke-free homes has doubled in 20 years
Date: Sep-05-2014Comparing data from the 2010-11 and 1992-93 Current Population Surveys, a new CDC report finds that twice as many homes in the US are smoke-free now compared with 20 years ago.
TB strain identification via 'genetic barcode'
Date: Sep-05-2014After analyzing over 90,000 gene mutations, scientists have devised a barcode that uses only 62 of them to identify any one of the strains of TB bacterium circulating in the world.
Wearing a bra 'does not cause cancer'
Date: Sep-05-2014In a new study, researchers claim to have disproved a 20-year rumor that wearing an underwire bra for 12 hours a day increases risk of breast cancer.
Potassium-rich foods could lower stroke risk in older women
Date: Sep-05-2014A new study has found that older women eating higher amounts of potassium-rich foods may be less likely to have a stroke than those with less potassium-rich foods in their diets.
Researchers uncover genetic network that 'fuels' aggressive form of leukemia
Date: Sep-05-2014Researchers have discovered a genetic network that fuels an aggressive form of leukemia and its precursor disease, MDS, opening the door to new treatments for the conditions.
Why are many women at risk of ovarian cancer not aware of it?
Date: Sep-04-2014The color teal in September represents Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This may be the most difficult women's cancer to detect and treat, yet many women are unaware of the risks.
Reduce sitting time to protect aging DNA, study suggests
Date: Sep-04-2014Now we have more motivation to get off the sofa: a new study suggests that curbing the amount of time spent sitting could protect aging DNA, possibly prolonging lifespan.
Reduce sitting time to protect aging DNA, study suggests
Date: Sep-04-2014Now we have more motivation to get off the sofa: a new study suggests that curbing the amount of time spent sitting could protect aging DNA, possibly prolonging lifespan.
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