Dozens of adult stem cell treatments are moving through clinical trials and showing early success, raising hopes that some could reach the market within five years.
A rogue surgeon injects stem cells from a fetus into a sick man's brain. The cells morph and form body parts. When the man dies, the pathologist finds cartilage, skin and bone clumped in his brain.
Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc (ONXX.O), known for its liver cancer drug Nexavar, jumped more than 20 percent on Monday, after Bloomberg reported the company was exploring options, including a possible sale.
Maggie Daley, who served 22 years as Chicago's First Lady, died shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday, at the age of 68.
Longtime E! News host Giuliana Rancic has spoken out about her breast cancer update, one month after undergoing a double lumpectomy.
As winter chills set in, it's time to dust off the skis and head to the hill! But before you do, check out this guide to the best of the East. This ski season preview has you covered for season dates, best runs, and directions to the top resorts.
The folks over at Funny or Die want to make sure that Herman Cain's name is not sullied by the liberal media.
Dance therapy, a field expected to grow 15 percent by 2018, uses the body's movement as a door to mental and physical health.
The FDA announced on Friday it has revoked approval of the cancer drug Avastin for breast cancer patients, citing multiple studies that concluded it does not prolong the life of women suffering from metastatic breast cancer.
There are certain values and vows I hold sacred, said Demi
The drum beat to limit medical care for the elderly grows louder. President Barack Obama's health law reduces future funding for Medicare by over $500 billion in the next decade and shifts most of those resources to fund a vast expansion of Medicaid. It's like robbing grandma to spread the wealth. To bamboozle the public, advocates for limiting health care spending on the elderly are distorting science to make their case.
Women who survive breast cancer after undergoing chemotherapy may also have to contend with impairments in attention, memory and planning skills, U.S. researchers said Monday.
A team of U.S. scientists believe they have found a piece of advice that breast cancer -stricken mothers can give their daughters to help them stave off the disease: stay clear of alcohol.
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have introduced a new class of drug - histone deacytalase inhibitors - meant to combat Tamoxifen resistance in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer tumors.
As the daughter-in-law of cosmetics heavyweight Estée Lauder, Evelyn Lauder chose to dedicate much of her life to breast cancer awareness.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who tapped the comedian's celebrity in the ongoing fight against AIDS.
A recombinant poxviral vaccine, PANVAC, under study has shown to produce positive results in patients suffering from ovarian and breast cancer with limited tumour burden and minimal prior chemotherapy, a recent research reveals.
At the American Institute of Cancer research (AICR) Annual Conference on Food, Nutrition and Physical activity, Washington experts presented a paper which shows the impact of physical activity on breast cancer. The paper suggests that a brisk walk can help reduce several key biological indicators of cancer risks such as sex hormone levels, inflammation and body fatness. The press release suggests that up to 40000 cases of breast cancer and 43000 cases of colon cancer in U.S are linked with lack ...
Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. healthcare giant, Thursday denied reports that its baby shampoo products contained cancer-causing chemicals.
Johnson & Johnson is the target of new analysis from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which released a second report detailing two cancer-causing chemicals found in Johnson & Johnson's popular baby shampoo.
The likelihood of contracting breast cancer need not run through family lines, contrary to popular belief. According to new research, it is being suggested that women may not run the risk of breast cancer if their mothers or other members of the family test positive for genetic mutations of the same. The new findings, therefore, suggest that women who test negative for the mutation may not need extra cancer screening and increased preventive measures.
Giuliana Rancic, 37, the E! News host, is recovering after the breast cancer surgery-- a double lumpectomy as part of her treatment on Tuesday, Bill Rancic, 40, Giuliana's husband, said Thursday on the Today show.
