Drug halves breast cancer relapse
About 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the USA, and 40,000 die. A drug called Herceptin could cure around 7,000 women suffering from breast cancer who would otherwise relapse. Herceptin targets only diseased cells and is already used for advanced cancer. In three studies...
Danny
Bird flu takes another life, panic in Europe
Bangkok reports that the bird flu has taken another human life. A 48-year-old Thai man is the 67th person known to have been killed by a virus which is slowly creeping from Asia into Europe and possibly towards Africa. In Indonesia, possible clusters of bird flu among members of the same family...
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Hungarians test human vaccine against the bird-flu virus
Hungarians have developed a prototype of a vaccine against the bird-flu and it proved to be effective against birds. The prototype vaccine showed effectiveness against the Asian H5N1 strain of bird flu among poultry and it can be used to vaccinate them. The vaccine was developed from isolated...
Jane232591
Floss to keep infections away
Besides that it keeps the teeth clean, flossing is one of the most important factors in the prevention of gum disease which became a very spread disease affecting more than 50% of the population. Gum disease is a bacterial infection and all infections are cause for concern. Periodontal bacteria can...
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Male smokers less likely to father
A new study on smoking effects on fertility was funded by cigarette giant Philip Morris' and it has shown that the sperm of smokers is more likely to fail fertility tests performed in the lab. Human sperm, like other cells in the body, carry a receptor for nicotine, which means they recognize and...
simone2593
The mood foods -You are what you eat
A new study finds that by eating your food you relieve what you feel like. A person's choice of food is dictated by their state of mind and diners apparently seek out particular dishes to regulate how they feel. So, if you see a person is eating crisps you may guess they are stressed but if they...
Lori2592
Still not ready for the bird flu pandemic
There won’t be much to do to fight H5N1 avian influenza if the vaccines and drugs against bird flu come too late and the virus spreads to people. Meetings are being held, international visits being made in effort to battle avian influenza but it seems that little real progress has been made in...
Mick
Pillows can harbour harmful fungi
A new research shows the average pillow is home to a host of potentially-harmful fungi. The researchers took samples from 10 pillows - five feather and five and found 16 types of fungi. Feather pillows had fewer species than synthetic versions. The fungal spores found in the pillows fed off human...
US considers rapid home HIV test
A person would be able to tell within 20 minutes in the privacy of their own home whether they had contracted the infection or not just by using a mouth swab. Much like home pregnancy tests, a single control line indicates a negative result, two lines meaning infection has been found and the person...
High-risk U.S. patients lack flu shots
Many health departments and doctors' offices are reporting delayed or none vaccine shipments. This is raising panic among highest-risk patients who are turning on to other sources of vaccine shots. Federal health officials insist there will be plenty of vaccine to go around in a few more weeks but...
Mark