The price of cancer treatment may reach as high as $200 billion in the next ten years as more and more Americans live longer and develop the dreaded condition, the National Cancer Institute said today. The estimated cost will rise two-thirds more than present levels, institute researchers said in its report which appeared in the […]
A new report reiterates previous findings that too much TV time can hike your risk of a heart attack and shorten your life span. The study, which appeared January 18 on the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, showed that spending four hours each day in front of the TV, computer, or video game […]
A study of half a million children in California shows that close birth spacing could increase the risk of autism for a second-born kid. Researchers found that kids born within two years apart were more likely to be autistic than children who had gaps of at least three years. The findings of the study, published […]
Religious leaders led by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan on Thursday called for a renewed campaign to lower down the “downright chilling” abortion rate in New York. The city has recorded an average of 90,000 abortions a year on average which constitute 40 percent of all pregnancies in the city. That percentage is twice the national […]
Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms can be lessened by the antibiotic rifaximin, two new studies held in the Canada and the United States have shown. The studies were published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The condition is fairly common and affects one in five Americans. Younger women are more prone to developing the […]
A 1998 autism study by Dr. Andrew Wakefield and his team linking the MMR vaccine to the developmental disorder was “an elaborate fraud” according to investigators who looked at the veracity of Wakefield’s findings. The new analysis of British researchers appeared Thursday in the online version of the journal BMJ. Wakefield’s work was hailed as […]
A large study revealed that American children may be exposed to seven radiation scans on average by the time they reach 18. This figure has researchers and health officials concerned because repeated and prolonged exposure to radiation may significantly increase the risk of cancer. Some of the common screening tests like X-rays use little radiation. […]
A breakthrough blood test to detect cancer cells are set to be developed by a team of Boston researchers and pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson, the collaborators will announce on Monday. The blood test will enter the experimental stage later as four cancer treatment facilities commence clinical trials. Medical scientists are trying to come up […]
Electronic cigarettes continue to sell in various markets around the world even as more health authorities successfully passed legislation against smoking in public places due to health concerns about the high-tech tobacco products. During the weekend, Spain became the latest European country that passed a law that prohibits smoking in bars and other enclosed public […]
New Year’s Eve parties usually result in hangovers for many, and there are several tips out there on how to handle it as you wake up on the first day of the year. But experts say if you don’t want a hangover, then skipping alcohol altogether is the best way to go. But only a […]
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