Health

February 20, 2012

Aspirin Could Beat Cancer Spread, Claims Study

Aspirin and other household drugs may inhibit the spread of cancer because they help shut down the chemical “highways” which – Read More...
February 20, 2012

Smoke-Free Laws Lead to Less Smoking at Home

Anti-tobacco laws in several European countries prompted many smokers to ban smoking at home and to cut their cigarette consumption, – Read More...
February 13, 2012

Smoking Linked to Mental Decline in Men

Men who smoke experience greater mental declines over time than men who never smoked, but the same link does not – Read More...
February 13, 2012

Girl, 9, Gets Six-Organ Transplant

A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors describe as a remarkable recovery days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs – Read More...
February 6, 2012

Drug Firms Sign Up to New Tropical Disease Fight

Key players in the pharmaceutical industry pledged this week to donate 14 billion drug treatments as part of a new, – Read More...
February 6, 2012

Doctors ‘Should Check Blood Pressure on Both Arms’

Measuring blood pressure on both arms rather than only one can reveal an elevated risk of heart disease or even – Read More...
January 30, 2012

Second Bird Flu Death Reported

Health authorities have reported a second human death in Indonesia from bird flu this year, with the death of a – Read More...
January 30, 2012

Study Confirms Groundbreaking Advance in Stem Cells

The first use of embryonic stem cells in humans eased a degenerative form of blindness in two volunteers and showed – Read More...
January 16, 2012

Owning Car, TV Linked to Heart Attacks

Car owners with a television are 27 percent more likely to suffer heart attacks than people who have neither, according – Read More...
January 16, 2012

Man Dies from Bird Flu in Jakarta

A 24-year-old Indonesian man infected with bird flu died in the capital Jakarta, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, in the – Read More...