Developers of the world's first drug that prevents cataract are now set to test it on humans after animal trials proved it can slow down clouding of the eye's lens.
Windsor Genova
Oct 13, 2011
An Australian nurse nearly died after drinking a cocktail laced with methanol while vacationing in Indonesia.
Arlene Paredes
Oct 12, 2011
Older women might want to rethink before drinking that multivitamin pill, as a study by the Archives of Internal Medicine revealed taking multivitamins, folic acid, iron and other supplements increases death risks.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Oct 11, 2011
Insanity prevailed in California once again today as Governor Jerry Brown signed bill AB499 allowing 12-year-old children the ability to consent to being injected with Gardasil vaccines without their parents' knowledge; yet at the same time the Governor banned the use of tanning beds by anyone under 18 unless they received parental consent.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 11, 2011
A study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland warned of higher death risks among older women taking multivitamins.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 11, 2011
I know there are lots of hair removal techniques out there — is one way safer than another? And most importantly, which way is most likely to be permanent?
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 11, 2011
How to get help when it's more than just the 'baby blues.'
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 11, 2011
A study published in Nature Neuroscience concludes that "seeing the light at the end of the tunnel" all the time could result in failure to see an incoming train.
Arlene Paredes
Oct 10, 2011
Harry Moseley, 11, Britain's "Kindest Kid" in 2009, has succumbed to cancer. He helped Cancer Research UK raise hundreds of thousands of pounds in his short life.
Arlene Paredes
Oct 10, 2011
Australian vets have revealed that they have been successful in curing arthritic dogs with stem cell rejuvenation and researchers are hoping to develop the same technique in treating humans.
ranina sanglap
Oct 10, 2011
The capacity of a person’s brain to throw away negative thoughts is one of the major reasons for people to hang on to a positive attitude despite adversities in life.
Joseph Alan Alonso
Oct 10, 2011
Chances of survival for lung cancer patients may go up with the findings of a joint team of Australian and American researchers who just found the secret of why the ailment regenerates despite chemotherapy.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 10, 2011
Australian scientists have discovered a mechanism that causes lung cancer cells to re-grow even after chemotherapy. Scientists hope this discovery can help them find new ways of battling lung cancer.
ranina sanglap
Oct 10, 2011
The severe form of hypoglycaemia is caused by AKT2 genes, according to the latest research conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge.
Kay Aviles
Oct 10, 2011
The toxicity potential of synthetic food colors is complex and controversial. Color additives are mostly used to make high-calorie, low-nutrition foods appear healthy. Many, including Dr. Alexander Weil, claim those additives are toxic or carcinogenic. They usually show up on labels with the color and a code number.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 10, 2011
A new study from Stanford University’s School of Medicine, in the US, has found perinatal and pregnant women who consume a healthy diet stand a lesser risk of having a baby with birth defects.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 10, 2011
Despite continuing concerns by local fishermen about the safety of fishing in Gladstone Harbour, central Queensland, a three-week fishing ban previously imposed on the harbour by the Queensland Government was lifted today.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 10, 2011
Scientists from University of Cambridge studied the rare and life-threatening form of hypoglycaemia and their findings were published on Journal Science on Oct 7, 2011.
Kay Aviles
Oct 10, 2011
The nation of Finland has now openly admitted that the swine flu vaccine "conclusively" causes narcolepsy, a chronic nervous system disorder that makes people uncontrollably fall asleep. The Finnish government, in acknowledging this link, says it will pay for "lifetime medical care" for 79 children who have been irreparably damaged by the swine flu vaccine.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 10, 2011
With the poor quality of many of today's conventional meat products, a vegetarian diet just might be an appropriate fit for some modern children, one of three that are now overweight in the US.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 10, 2011
Pharmacies have already begun promoting walk-in flu shots for the "flu season". The late and early months of each year seem to be when more of us catch colds and come down with the flu. So what measures can you take to ensure you are not sidelined with nagging colds or a debilitating flu episode?
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 10, 2011
Dr. Ralph Steinman, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, passed away three days before the award was announced.
Joseph Alan Alonso
Oct 09, 2011
At the age of 56, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has finally taken his final bow to pancreatic cancer.
Marbelyn Alar
Oct 07, 2011
Without paid sick days, 44 million hard-working Americans are forced to choose between the job they need and the family they love when they or a family member gets sick.
Jamelle Agbuis
Oct 07, 2011
Saying it was protect the profession's reputation, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia rejected Friday a proposal to sell dietary supplements with prescription drugs.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 07, 2011
Women who wait until they are in late 30s before trying to get pregnant are causing unnecessary burden to their babies who would later take care of geriatric parents, says Barry Walters of King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth.
Arlene Paredes
Oct 07, 2011
British scientists warned on Thursday exposure to filtered sunlight is still dangerous. They said sunlight at the break and end of the day still places people at the risk of acquiring skin cancer.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 07, 2011
Transsexuals who are seeking official gender reassignment need not go through expensive and painful reproductive organ surgery to be recognised as a male or female.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 07, 2011
Women who eat a low-fat, fiber-rich diet in the year leading up to pregnancy are less likely to give birth to babies with birth defects, according to new study.
ranina sanglap
Oct 06, 2011
Steve Jobs was not the first to die of this disease among the reverred celebrities in the U.S, now the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the country. Other leading celebrities who died of the illness include Hollywood celebrities Michael Landon, Patrick Swayze, Luciano Pavarotti, and Nobel Prize winner Ralph Steinman.
Oct 06, 2011