U.S. sends possibly contaminated beef to Japan
Japan is thinking about halting all beef imports from USA because of the suspicion that there has been a shipment that contained material at high risk of mad cow disease. Mad Cow Disease is a progressive, degenerative, fatal disease that affects the central nervous system of cattle. A similar...
Mick
New anti-obesity drugs for FDA approval
Obesity is one of the most common diseases in the world and is defined as a condition in which there is an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity represents a risk of further health impairment. Two new obesity drugs have been produced and are waiting for the approval by the FDA. They are called...
Doctors 'help' eight patients die a day
Both voluntary and involuntary euthanasia are illegal under British law. However, an anonymous survey conducted among doctors, shows that doctors help patients die no matter what the law says. It has been estimated that around 3000 patients have been helped to die in Britain in just one year by...
Yoghurt can help stop spread of AIDS
It has been known that drinking yogurt that contains bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus on regular basis helps in the prevention and treatment of yeast infections. A new research shows that this 'friendly bacteria' has been genetically modified to produce a drug that blocks HIV infection. The...
Mark
Dramatic increase in baby 'sofa deaths'
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome a.k.a SIDS is a diagnose of a sudden baby’s death with no apparent cause. These sudden baby’s deaths haven’t been explained yet but scientists and doctors state a few high risks being lying the infant face-down, parental smoking and old mattresses that may harbour...
Mark
Use Of Viagra May Affect Eyesight
The Viagra was first launched in 1988, and it is believed that around 23 million men have consumed it although its manufacturer, the Pfizer Company, denies the numbers. Few of these people know that they may suffer eyesight problems, many of them being irreverable. At the highest risk are those...
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Pregnancy drug use way 'too cautious'
Ever since the Thalidomide case fifty years ago, when Thalidomide use by pregnant women resulted in more than 400 disabled babies being born, drug companies have been more than cautious about warning signs for pregnant women. More than often, the affects of these drugs are not even evaluated or...
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Breast Cancer Treatment Reduced From Six Weeks To Five Days
Scientists are working on a new therapy to treat breast cancer that would reduce the radiation time from six weeks to five days. For the time being, studies are being conducted and analysis made over the suitable subjects for the therapy and the benefits of new therapy over the conventional...
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WHO Gives Its Approval For Bird Flu Test Kit
Bird Flu is a disease of viral etiology that ranges from a mild or even asymptomatic infection to an acute, fatal disease. Many birds have been infected with the virus and even human cases have been detected. Scientists fear that the bird flu virus could mutate so that it will be able to spread from...
Danny
Cold hands warn of fatal illness
The most recognizable signs of the bacterial infection that can cause meningitis and blood poisoning were rash and developing an aversion to light. However, British doctors point to the signs that appear even seven to ten hours before these. According to the parents and medical notes of 448...
Danny