Britain moves closer to legalizing medicinal use of cannabis

12 Jul 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain moved a step closer to legalizing the medicinal use of cannabis after a report concluded there are benefits for patients as the government reviews the rules to allow drugs...

Breast cancer

Breast cancer surgeons don't always order genetic testing for patients

12 Jul 2018

(Reuters Health) - Many breast cancer patients may miss out on genetic tests that could help pinpoint the ideal treatment regimen at least in part because their surgeons are uncomfortable discussing...

Keeping the same doctor reduces death risk, study finds

9 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

Seeing the same doctor each time you need medical care might reduce your risk of death, research suggests. Previous studies have revealed that so-called continuity of care is linked to a number of...

HIV/AIDS

Candidate AIDS vaccine passes key early test

9 Jul 2018

Paris, July 6, 2018 (AFP) - The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study

2 Jul 2018 • 3 comments

Paris, June 30, 2018 (AFP) - Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease....

Cancer

Slow but sure' progress toward less toxic tools to fight cancer

2 Jul 2018

Baltimore, July 1, 2018 (AFP) - John Ryan is just one of the miracles to emerge from the Johns Hopkins cancer unit in Baltimore. An immunotherapy treatment -- highly effective in a minority of...

Global pact to curb illicit tobacco trade to take effect in September

29 Jun 2018

Geneva, June 28, 2018 (AFP) - The World Health Organization announced Thursday that a "game-changing" global pact to battle the illegal tobacco trade would soon kick into action, after Britain became...

Human lifespan may not have peaked after all: study

29 Jun 2018

Tampa, June 28, 2018 (AFP) - Has the maximum lifespan for a human already been reached? Maybe not, said a study of Italian centenarians published Thursday that found that human longevity is slowly...

'High-performing' cyberdoc puts British GPs on defensive

29 Jun 2018 • 2 comments

London, June 29, 2018 (AFP) - A medical chatbot said to perform as well as or even better than human doctors has sparked a war of words in Britain, in a clash over how much the cash-strapped public...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Lab rat studies show promise for insulin pill

26 Jun 2018 • 1 comment

Washington, June 25, 2018 (AFP) - Studies carried out on lab rats have shown promise for a new kind of insulin pill that may be able to help millions of people with diabetes avoid daily injections,...

Fans of yoga therapy have yet to win over doctors

21 Jun 2018

Paris, June 21, 2018 (AFP) - Yoga practitioners often tout the unique health benefits of the ancient discipline -- from  relieving stress and pain to improving vascular health -- but most doctors...

More than 450 UK patients died from strong hospital drugs: report

21 Jun 2018

London, June 20, 2018 (AFP) - More than 450 patients died at a hospital in England after being given strong painkillers without "medical justification", a report found Wednesday. An independent panel...