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With Gold Nanos, Scientists Inch Closer to Cancer Treatment

Well, the treatment for cancer is nearing, if the latest findings from University of Southampton have to be believed.

Transplant of Stem Cell Windpipe Grown in Lab Saves Cancer Patient

A synthetic windpipe grown in a lab was transplanted into a live patient. The windpipe was grown from stem cells harvested from the patient's hips.

Aging Almost Cured, Anti-Aging Industry From Hell Is Really Excited

Biomedical Gerontologist and Chief Scientist of Strategies for the Engineered Negligible Senescence Foundation said that scientists have nearly all of the necessary tools to cure aging, Reuters reported on July 4.

High obesity rates continue to earn America an 'F'

An annual report F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011, from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the country, soaring up to 34.4 percent, while other states, such as, Colorado - who scored the lowest in obese residents in the report with a rate of 19.8 percent - remain steady.

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Mississippi suffers high obesity and cancer rates

A report released on Thursday showed that over the past 15 years, seven states have doubled their rate of obesity and ten states have doubled their rate of diabetes.

Study: Medicaid Coverage Has Major Positives

Medicaid helps improve physical and financial stability for low-income Americans, according to a study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Chantix Choice: Stroke, Heart Attack or Lung Cancer?

Researches have found that Chantix, the popular Pfizer drug that helps people quit smoking, may instead give people heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.

British Reseachers Find Cause for Miscarriages

British fertility researchers developed a more accurate way to predict which pregnancies have more chance to end in miscarriage and say it could help doctors target a treatment to women.

Colon cancer deaths decline, except in one state

Deaths from colon cancer continue to drop across the United States — in all but one state, health officials said Tuesday.

Report: Chantix linked to heart risks for smokers

A study showed an increase in the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular cases among smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them quit.

Confusion among doctors may harm HPV patients, instead of help

A new study suggests doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus, or HPV, more often than guidelines recommend.

West Nile Virus Back in 2011, Spotted in Mosquitoes

The West Nile virus is back in the US in 2011.

Medicare to pay for Avastin regardless of FDA

The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid said that Medicare will continue to pay for ?Avastin? when it is prescribed to treat metastatic breast cancer, regardless of what the FDA would decide.

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Mobile Phone Cancer Link: True or False?

Since the dawning of cellular phones researchers have pondered whether there existed a link between usage and brain cancer, but evidence for both sides always emerges.

Cell Phone Cancer Link Debatable

Virtually since the dawning of cell phones various reports have emerged suggesting that the device increases the risk of brain cancer, only to be refuted by another study shortly thereafter.

Copper kills Hospital ICU Bacteria

New research has found that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care units (ICU) kill bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

Copper kills bacteria, lots of it

New research has found copper to be an effective antimicrobial agent, killing nearly all pathogens in certain parts of hospitals, for instance.

Kids with rare aging disease may find hope in new treatment

The heartfelt story of children with a rare disease received widespread attention this week once researchers found that a drug called rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug, could treat Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (progeria), according to a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc, 13, practices her writing at home in Ho Chi Minh City. Ngoc is Vietnam's first known case of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, a rare disease which ages the body so rapidly its victims die before they have barely experienced yout

Rapamycin May Treat Progeria, But Can It Slow Natural Aging?

Rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug, could treat Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (progeria), according to a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine.

Kansas Now Has Only One Abortion Clinic

Tough, new licensing requirements in Kansas will force two abortion clinics to close their doors, leaving the state with a single clinic for women seeking abortions.

Two cancer drugs fail FDA panel approval, but not coverage

Medicare continues paying for cancer drugs Avastin for breast cancer, and Provenge, for prostate cancer, regardless of what health regulators rule on the medicine's fate.

New Report Bats for Partial Legalisation of Addictive Drugs

Up to 12,000 Crack Offenders Could See Prison Terms Reduced

The U.S. Sentencing Commission unanimously decided on Thursday that a recent law easing prison sentences for crack cocaine users can apply to people who are already incarcerated.

Anorexia in Children and Teens - Control It before It's Too Late

Bad food habits in children can lead to eating disorders and anorexia nervosa is one of them. Anorexia is characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an intense fear of gaining weight. According to the estimate of the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, anorexia case in children between 8-11 years are on increase.