The damaging impact of chemotherapy on healthy cells can now be combated using a protein switch that initiates cancer cells to produce their own anti-cancer medication.
Women with an aggressive type of advanced breast cancer can live significantly longer without their disease getting worse if they are treated with an experimental armed antibody drug from Roche, researchers said on Sunday.
Nirvana completed 20 years since the launch of Nevermind.
Cancer experts believe a treatment combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cut down the risk of tumor recurring in a patient.
A new study of male and female identical twins has found that environmental or lifestyle factors like stress, smoking, heavy drinking and sun exposure could trigger hair loss, especially in women.
In a major breakthrough in prostate cancer treatment, a new drug has been shown to prolong survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
Doctors felt it would be unethical to deny the placebo group the drug
While the national unemployment rate is 9.1 percent (and Illinois has a 10 percent rate), Pembroke’s jobless rate stands at an astounding 50 percent.
Computational scientists have forecasted the presence of numerous human proteins that are required by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to replicate itself. These, constitute a powerful resource for experimentalists who desire to discover new targets for human proteins that can control the spread of HIV, noted study authors.
A trial drug from Germany's Bayer and Norwegian biotech Algeta is found to be prolonging the lives of patients with advanced prostate cancer.
A three-wheeled rickshaw hardly seems the vehicle of choice for travelling thousands of kilometers and crossing 14 countries.
Wanda Sykes discusses breast cancer and double mastectomy on Ellen DeGeneres’ show.
With European banks tanking and the U.S. growth rate grinding to a halt, how does the average investor protect his assets? By being focused.
I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary, comedienne Wanda Sykes revealed in an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Monday, Sept. 26.
“Your Man Reminder” app will be available next month.
A drug that makes brain cancer cells glow during surgery is being used for the first time in Australia, ABC Melbourne reports. The drug is given to the patient in a drink three to four hours before surgery, accumulating in the cells of the tumour which then glow under the blue light of an operating microscope.
Some canned foods marketed for children are found to contain estrogen-like chemical, Bisphenol A(BPA), according to a new report. A study by non-profit group, Breast Cancer Fund, found that 12 canned soups and pastas popular among children contained BPA, sparking off concern over the health effects of the chemical.
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is about to learn what it takes to be a princess.
Prince William sent Kate Middleton to a private princess school to get a royal education.
Canned kid's food may offer colorful packaging and hassle-free preparation, but a study alleges they are also full of toxins called BPA that may be dangerous to your children's health.
More U.S. women are drinking booze and becoming alcoholics, according to a study by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. About one-fifth of women have at least three drinks per day, versus a figure of about 42 percent for men.
While Georgia officials are planning to execute death row inmate Troy Davis for a 1989 murder, the U.S. Supreme Court for the second time this week granted a stay of execution in a Texas case involving an Army recruiter convicted of raping and killing a woman he met at a bar.
