FLU OUTBREAK: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT DIES AFTER INFLUENZA DIAGNOSIS A student at a public school in New Jersey has died after contracting the flu, a school board official said late Sunday. Health officials have confirmed that the student was diagnosed with influenza, but they have yet to determine […]
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Eat This And Reduce The Risk Of Heart Diseases Higher intake of yogurt may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease among hypertensive men and women, a new study suggests. According to the researchers, clinical trials have previously demonstrated beneficial effects of dairy consumption on cardiovascular health. Yogurt may independently be […]
AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug wins key lung cancer approval AstraZeneca’s immunotherapy drug Imfinzi has won crucial approval from U.S. regulators for use in lung cancer, opening up a multibillion-dollar market for a medicine that has so far lagged behind competitors. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said late on Friday it […]
Shares of Apricus tank after FDA declines to OK erectile dysfunction cream The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday declined to approve Apricus Biosciences Inc’s Vitaros, a cream to treat erectile dysfunction, for the second time in a decade, sending the company’s shares down more than 70 percent before […]
Study used DNA nanorobots to kill cancerous tumors Researchers have developed a method using microscopic robots to kill cancerous tumors and stifle future growth. The study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology uses nanotechnology to deliver thrombin, an enzyme that helps blood to clot. The thrombin was placed using DNA […]
Most boomers infected with liver-damaging hepatitis C virus do not know it Few Baby Boomers have been tested for the liver-damaging hepatitis C virus, despite recommendations that all members of that generation have the blood test at least once, new research suggests. The share of boomers who had the test […]
Food may influence cancer spread There is mounting evidence the food on your plate can alter cancer’s growth and spread, say Cambridge scientists. Animal research, published in the journal Nature, showed breast tumours struggled without the dietary nutrient asparagine. It is found in the foodies’ favourite asparagus, as well as […]
6 things you can do right now to help prevent the flu The United States is in the midst of a particularly rough – and deadly – flu season. According to the latest from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current flu outbreak is responsible for at least […]
Hot tea linked to esophageal cancer in smokers, drinkers If you smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol daily, you may want to consider letting your tea cool before you enjoy it. Drinking tea while it’s too hot could increase your risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. In the study, […]
