Why Are Construction Workers Highly Prone to Silicosis Disease?
Silica dust is a common feature around a construction site. Because of this, medical experts say construction workers have a higher incidence of silicosis. Let’s examine what is meant by silicosis and how this More...
Moffitt research: Merkel cell carcinoma genomic analysis, Possible new treatment strategy for lung cancer
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Merkel cell carcinoma genomic analysis photo/ PDPics Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive skin tumor that is diagnosed in approximately 2,000 people each year in More...
Saying Goodbye to Penny Marshall, the ‘Big’ Female Director of Hollywood
Penny Marshall, born October 15, 1943, died at the age of 75 at her home, Hollywood Hill, California. 2018 was not kind to us as many celebrities died in this year. Penny was one of them who was a resolute woman 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...
How Does Shift Work Impact Your Health?
Shift work is known to be different and to have other challenges than the traditional work hours. It is clear that there are some health merits that appear. Shift work was designed in order to aid the workflow processes 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...
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...
Lung cancer drug, Zykadia, receives accelerated FDA approval
PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Zykadia (ceritinib) for patients with a certain type of late-stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Zykadia More...
Study brings renewed hope for Stimuvax as a potential lung cancer vaccine
Researchers at UC Davis have found that the investigational cancer vaccine tecemotide, when administered with the chemotherapeutic cisplatin, boosted immune response and reduced the number of tumors in mice with More...
Lung cancer cases dropping: CDC
PRESS RELEASE Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans’ health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests. The rate of new lung cancer cases decreased among men and women in the United More...
Men’s Health Network supports USPSTF recommendation on screening for lung cancer, e-cigarettes should be considered
PRESS RELEASE Men’s Health Network strongly supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for lung cancer released on December 31, 2013, and it suggests that more emphasis More...
Tutu Project, Bob Carey, goes viral across the Internet – Most Inspirational Stories of 2013
Even as they tell their story, the comparisons to Superman putting on his costume is an entertaining introduction to the man who dons a pick tutu to amuse and encourage his wife. This is the Tutu Project….this More...
Heart disease, stroke top list of leading causes of death globally
Of the estimated 55 million people who died worldwide in 2011, two-thirds of all deaths globally were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is up 60 percent More...
FDA approves Gilotrif for the treatment of a type of late-stage lung cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GILOTRIF (afatinib) tablets for oral use, as a new first-line (initial) treatment for patients More...
