A new study argues that more frequent screening for breast cancers has benefits particularly to women who are in their 40s. Screening for breast cancer is a controversial subject. Related debates were reignited after Angelina Jolie spoke about certain measures she took to combat breast cancer.
Sachin Trivedi
Sep 10, 2013
Vaccine against HIV is one of the most challenging medical research considered today even with all the advancement of mankind in science. But researchers from Canada have been praised for successfully passing the Phase 1 human clinical trial.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 08, 2013
Laura Dixon, a 34-year-old Briton who has been vegetarian all her life, claims McDonald's meat menu helped her become pregnant, and her proof is that she did not only have a baby but a set of twin boys and another baby girl!
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 04, 2013
Johnson & Johnson added a new warning label on Tylenol bottles informing users of potential fatal risks of taking too much of the pain reliever. Overdose of drugs with paracetamol, such as Tylenol, can cause liver failure and, in rare cases, death from 3 to 5 days after being overdosed.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 03, 2013
Danish scientists are closing in on finding a mass-distributable and affordable cure to HIV, based on their current research undergoing clinical trials. The "novel strategy" is designed to allow the immune system to destroy HIV permanently.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 02, 2013
HIV researchers are working round-the-clock searching for an effective treatment and cure against HIV infection. However, some people are just too stubborn and continue risky behaviour even with the global threat of the virus. Know the five lethal associated diseases with AIDS and their treatments currently being researched by medical experts.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 29, 2013
Tuberculosis is one of the diseases most highly associated to people affected by poverty or HIV/AIDS. Despite medical advancement, TB remains difficult to treat and eradicate in global scale. Here is a look into the connections between HIV and Tuberculosis -- diseases claiming millions of lives worldwide.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 29, 2013
Beneath the protection provided by antiretroviral drugs, the virus which causes AIDS remains incurable and drug therapy haven't reached all victims of HIV. There are several frightening truths about HIV/AIDS that modern science watches closely before everything is too late.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 28, 2013
Brazil, the world's fourth largest agricultural producer, has sought the help of Australian firm, AgBiTech Pty Ltd, a biological insect control solution firm to address the crop devastation brought by the corn earworms (Helicoverpa armigera).
Christine Gaylican
Aug 26, 2013
Clinical dietitian Dr Anna Boltong conducted a research which studied the effects of chemotherapy to patients’ taste function and food enjoyment.
Mark Wayne Eubank
Aug 26, 2013
New antiretroviral drug has been found to cut risk of drug addicts from contracting HIV by nearly 50 per cent according to a new study. The tenofovir pills taken by drug-injecting addicts were less likely to become infected of HIV by half than those who did not.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 26, 2013
Baby Rahul, a 3-month-old baby in India, who burst into flames, is undergoing treatment to have suffered from a suspected case of spontaneous human combustion or SHC according to expert Indian doctors.
Christine Lazaro
Aug 23, 2013
In Australia, doctors were baffled with an unnamed 8-year-old boy having a high concentration of the toxic metal lead in his blood for over 2 years. The latest report about the child’s case revealed that the doctors found 57 lead pellets trapped inside the appendix.
Jenalyn Villamarin
Aug 23, 2013
HIV research continues to push for a cure or a vaccine to prevent uncontrollable repercussions of the deadliest epidemic in the world. Early treatment is recommended to help slow down the disease and reduce chances of transmitting to others. However, some groups do not prefer medical intervention to get freedom from the virus.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 23, 2013
A dog from New Zealand had saved a cat through a one of a kind dog-cat blood transfusion
Athena Yenko
Aug 22, 2013
A Canadian dentist is teaming up with American scientists in a plan to clone one of the most popular Beatles member, John Lennon, using DNA from his tooth.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 21, 2013
An HIV-Positive man in Ottawa celebrated his 70th birthday and endurance in the fight against the deadly virus with courage and hopes to tell new generation of HIV victims the benefits of latest drugs versus global epidemic.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 21, 2013
Monash University biomedical scientist contributes to search for HIV/AIDS cure using a novel strategy of the immune system to eliminate infected cells of patients.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 16, 2013
Do you want to make more money? Then have sex four times a week, a German study recommends.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 16, 2013
An herbal concoction reported in Malawi, Africa, claimed to be effective in curing AIDS infection and has saved more than 10,000 victims. Businesspeople, government employees and foreign tourists are lining up for the said treatment.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 15, 2013
In a desperate bid to find a cure for many grave ailments, a growing number of Chinese residents are turning to another panacea - bee sting - the latest quack miracle cure which is attracting crowds to acupuncture clinics that offer the treatment.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 15, 2013
Rare brain-eating amoeba infected a 12-year-old boy from Florida
Athena Yenko
Aug 14, 2013
Governments, universities, research institutes and pharmaceutical companies have spent billions upon billions to find a cure to HIV/AIDS. Even a vaccine for HIV seems to be unrealistic as of this time which could be worst for AIDS victims. Will this new gel Unipron help stop HIV infection in women?
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 14, 2013
Head transplants have been the stuff of Science fiction and horror films. The Frankenstein legend –in which a complete human being is constructed by sewing altered body parts together can now be a clinical reality, claims a Neuroscientist.
Prerna Sood
Aug 12, 2013
HIV/AIDS has infected more than 34 million people worldwide in 2011 and 3.4 million are less than 15 years of age. HIV/AIDS is a pandemic and continues to spread without any guarantee of cure or vaccine at this time. Know the ways to protect yourself and help stop HIV spread to others.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 12, 2013
After 62 years, researchers finally asked Henrietta Lacks' family for consent to use her cancer cells for study. Is this a brand new angle for HIV cure research or another method for new discoveries on medical treatment?
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 09, 2013
Brazilian scientists developed a new vaccine for HIV which is planned to be tested on rhesus monkeys before 2013 ends. However, most vaccines made for the virus ended up ineffective against it. Why is it so difficult to create a vaccine against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 07, 2013
Brazilian scientists have developed an HIV vaccine and planned to test it on monkeys by late 2013. The early stage of the newly developed vaccine aimed to maintain the low viral level of an infected person rather than eliminate it.
Ryan Inoyori
Aug 06, 2013
A new research from Australia revealed that small dose of testosterone can delay muscle aging
Athena Yenko
Jul 31, 2013
HIV/AIDS has no cure known to date and WHO recommends early treatment for patients to prevent spreading the disease. Several techniques have been recently reported which treated few people; however, the effectiveness is as high as the danger it imposes. So, if you are not aware of it, here are 15 myths and facts about HIV/AIDS.
Ryan Inoyori
Jul 29, 2013