HEALTH & MEDICINE

Rise of Deaths Linked To PMA Sold As MDMA

If you haven't heard of the drug PMA, it's probably because it's being sold as something else and a mere change in name has proven to be a fatal alteration indeed. In August of this year, the Office for National Statistics made public figures on drug-related deaths in 2012. While the statistics themselves were about equal to the previous years, what stood out were the deaths associated with PDA.

Dying After Mating: Why it Happens to Some

Apparently, some male insect-eating marsupials, such as the mouse-like antechinus and the possum-like phascogales, have killer sex. In fact, the very act of mating with their own kind literally kills them.
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HIV Cure: 3 Reasons Why HIV Cure or Vaccine Remains Unavailable After 30 Years of Virus Discovery

Medical experts and researchers are still nowhere close on producing an effective cure or vaccine against HIV after 30 years of its discovery. HIV patients have been saved from death sentence by antiretroviral drug treatment which made it a chronic disease. So what reasons why medical science remains puzzled on the exact, effective and economic cure against the deadly virus?

HIV/AIDS Cure Coming in Less Than 2 Years; Same Drug to Treat Cancers and Alzheimer's Disease

An HIV/AIDS cure is finally coming in less than 2 years, according to medical researchers. The statement came after extensive analysis of a tree bark in Samoa which is used to make medicinal tea. This new finding will add to the two prominent HIV vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials, which will hopefully lead to the end of the HIV pandemic.

Breast Cancer: Study Shows Early Screening Good for Women in Their 40s

A new study argues that more frequent screening for breast cancers has benefits particularly to women who are in their 40s. Screening for breast cancer is a controversial subject. Related debates were reignited after Angelina Jolie spoke about certain measures she took to combat breast cancer.

HIV Cure: 5 Lethal Diseases Associated with AIDS, Effective Treatments/Study Progress

HIV researchers are working round-the-clock searching for an effective treatment and cure against HIV infection. However, some people are just too stubborn and continue risky behaviour even with the global threat of the virus. Know the five lethal associated diseases with AIDS and their treatments currently being researched by medical experts.

HIV Cure: 10 Frightening Truths on HIV/AIDS We Cannot Ignore or Laugh About

Beneath the protection provided by antiretroviral drugs, the virus which causes AIDS remains incurable and drug therapy haven't reached all victims of HIV. There are several frightening truths about HIV/AIDS that modern science watches closely before everything is too late.

Brazil Taps Australia AgBiTech to Solve Nationwide Crop Devastation

Brazil, the world's fourth largest agricultural producer, has sought the help of Australian firm, AgBiTech Pty Ltd, a biological insect control solution firm to address the crop devastation brought by the corn earworms (Helicoverpa armigera).

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