Siga Technologies has received requests for the use of its smallpox drug to treat monkeypox, its chief executive officer told Reuters on Thursday (May 19), as cases spread in parts of Europe. There … [+1202 chars]
Cancer Research UK estimates seven in 10 Britons will be obese by 2040. (Getty Images) Britons are more likely to be obese than a healthy weight by the end of the decade, startling analysis reveals.… [+2575 chars]
Moderna has joined forces with non-profit organisation IAVI on a third phase 1 trial of its candidate HIV vaccine in Africa, where the burden of the virus is still being keenly felt. IAVI (the Inte… [+3010 chars]
New research from the University of Illinois suggests high levels of dietary cholesterol make mice sicker when infected with influenza. The study is the first to link cholesterol in the diet with exa… [+5231 chars]
Scientists have found the newest “beauty secret” — in a discovery that sounds like an April Fools’ Day joke at best, and proof that we’re hurtling toward a dystopian and likely apocalyptic future at … [+3492 chars]
A lot has been said about omega 3 rich foods over the years. Omega 3 fatty acids are the chain of fats which are extremely important for our body in order to stay healthy. These are one of the most e… [+4624 chars]
There are a whopping 35 million visits to emergency departments across the country annually for injuries. A majority of these are musculoskeletal injuries managed with X-ray imaging, splinting and po… [+3114 chars]
A fit, otherwise healthy 30-year old was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer after experiencing back pain and a hoarse voice, TODAY reported. Jordan Turko, an entrepreneur who lives in Edmonton, Albe… [+2380 chars]
A study of one year outcomes in the largest cohort to date of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) was pres… [+2920 chars]
Introduction In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (initially named 2019-nCov) was discovered to be responsible for outbreaks of an unusual series of viral pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan. It w… [+32746 chars]
A common culprit of skin and respiratory infections, Staphylococcus aureus is highly unpredictable. Between 20 and 30 percent of people carry quiet colonies on their skin and in their nostrils, which… [+5764 chars]
People with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. These tumors are usually benign -- meaning they don't spread to other parts of the body and are not consid… [+4162 chars]
