02 Sep 2010
People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of getting esophageal ...
02 Sep 2010
A growing body of new research shows a popular diabetes drug called metformin can reduce the risk of lung cancer, researchers said Wednesday.
A team of ...
01 Sep 2010
It is commonly believed that mental exercise lets seniors outrun dementia. However, new research suggests seniors who engage in such brain exercise could in ...
01 Sep 2010
Oscar winning actor Michael Douglas, who just completed the first of eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy stopped by "The Late Show with David Letterman," ...
Disease And Conditons, Science
01 Sep 2010
A new study suggests that women with genetic mutations associated to breast and ovarian cancer can drastically lower their odds of developing these cancers and ...
31 Aug 2010
New research shows that multiple sclerosis (MS) may be more active in the spring and summer months. A team of researchers from Brigham and Women’s ...
28 Aug 2010
A new study at the University of Pittsburgh has linked Type 2 diabetes with women who didn’t breast-feed their infants. Over 2,200 women took part ...
27 Aug 2010
The amyloid theory of Alzheimer's disease is coming into question as Lilly Pharmaceuticals' semagacestat has failed the last phase of clinical trials.
Semagacestat's failure comes on ...
27 Aug 2010
A recent study is giving hope to patients with one of the most lethal forms of skin cancer. Melanoma, which is thought to be caused ...
26 Aug 2010
After two years of testing, a new procedure is on the horizon which could restore the sight of millions of people suffering loss of vision ...
25 Aug 2010
Melanoma, a skin cancer tumor which often kills people within a nine month period, may have a new hope for a cure. A very small ...
25 Aug 2010
The controversial debate on PSA testing possibly causing more harm than good continues as results of a new Swedish study suggests that the risk of ...