E-cigarette companies are working hard to save millions of lives: Did you switch?
A new study done in the year 2017 argued that several millions of cigarette smokers could live extensively longer if electronic cigarettes could be accepted as a preferred replacement for tobacco during the upcoming More...
Are You at Risk of Cancer?
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. It affects the cell’s growth and division, which produces toxic cells that attack the healthy ones. You can’t do anything about cancer cases caused More...
Is red meat bad for you? Here are some reasons you should not believe that
In the history of nutrition, few foods have managed to elicit polarizing reactions as red meat has – well, aside from the supplements business, or products like organic apricot seeds. Or, there have been enduring More...
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns Relinquishes Title, Revealing Battle with Leukemia
photo/ DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro In the opening segment of the October 22, 2018 edition of WWE’s Monday Night RAW, their Universal Champion Roman Reigns (Leati Joseph Anoaʻi) More...
Boston doctor Harold Altvater convicted for insider trading in case involving the leukemia drug Iclusig
A Methuen physician was convicted today by a federal jury of insider trading in the shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals based on information gleaned from his spouse, who worked at the company. Harold Altvater, 57, was More...
Invisible friends: Startup developing software to help understand vast data of microbiomes
A Purdue University-affiliated startup is developing an intelligent software platform aimed at helping biologists to use microbes, the microscopic organisms that live in, on and around humans, plants, animals More...
7 Signs and Symptoms of Lung Cancer
More than often, we see advertisements urging the masses not to smoke and stop the intake of tobacco or tobacco products,as they serve as two major causes of life-threatening lung cancer. However, as a well-known More...
Important facts you need to learn about ESR blood test and its purpose
The ESR blood test or erythrocyte sedimentation rate blood test helps to detect sedimentation rate to find out the degree of inflammation resulting from infectious disease or cancer. There can be various kinds of More...
How Fruits Or Veggies Are Good For Healthy Diet
As everyone knows both fruits and vegetables serves as the best ingredients for a healthy diet and it is crucial to consume a variety of fruits or veggies in a day. However, along with variety, it is recommended More...
Gina Haspel confirmed as the new CIA director
President Trump’s new appointee for CIA director, Gina Haspel, has been confirmed by the Senate as several Democrats crossed party lines, giving Haspel a 54-45 vote. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) More...
Jessica Griffith wrongly believed she was dying from cancer revealed in new report on Utah murder suicide
A Utah family was found dead in a murder-suicide last year and police say the crime was carried about because the mother became convinced she had cancer. Jessica Griffith, 43, believed she had a terminal disease More...
California judge uses bad science and scare tactics to rule that coffee must have cancer warnings
A California superior court judge in Los Angeles ruled that coffee shops may have to put up a warning that tells customers there is a possible cancer risk linked to their cup of coffee. The court said in a statement More...
Colorectal cancer risk may be reduced with small, daily dose of Viagra: Study
A small, daily dose of Viagra significantly reduces colorectal cancer risk in an animal model that is genetically predetermined to have the third leading cause of cancer death, scientists report. ViagraImage/Video More...
Five Gift Ideas for Mothers Fighting Cancer
With Mother’s Day just a few months away, many of us are wondering what to give our moms to make them feel appreciated. Flowers, chocolates and wine are the obvious gifts of choice, but for anyone whose mom is More...
Taxotere Hair Loss Details: What You Need To Know
For those that don’t know, Taxotere is a popular form of chemotherapy medication. While this medication is intended to help those going through chemotherapy, it would seem that a very unsettling side effect has More...
Breast cancer screening: The mammogram
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a consumer health update on the mammogram recently, which covered four important questions: How Does a Mammogram Work? Image/FDA Video Screen Shot A mammogram More...
Melanoma: Radon increases risk for malignant skin cancer according to Swiss researchers
It is undisputed that radon is a risk factor for developing lung cancer. New research by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) in the context of the Swiss National Cohort study now shows that More...
Vaping Backed by Science as Healthier Alternative to Cigarettes
After successful completion of the first long-term study on the effects of vaping on your health, experts have given e-cigarettes the thumbs up as an alternative to smoking cigarettes. A fairly new form of nicotine More...
WHO: 8.8 million people die from cancer each year
New guidance from WHO, launched ahead of World Cancer Day (4 February), aims to improve the chances of survival for people living with cancer by ensuring that health services can focus on diagnosing and treating More...
Routine blood test predicts how long cancer patients will survive
A routine blood test can predict how long cancer patients in palliative care will survive, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore. Image/frolicsomepl “Cancer patients in palliative More...
