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...

Depression

Early risers have lower risk of depression, study finds

19 Jun 2018

Do sleep-wake preferences influence our risk of depression? A new study confirms that they do, and "morning people" are on the winning side. People's chronotypes — that is, their sleep and waking...

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Colon cancer: Scientists find new predisposition mechanism

19 Jun 2018

New research finds a novel mechanism that interferes with our DNA's ability to repair itself, genetically predisposing some people to colon cancer. The new study was published in the journal Nature...

Marriage is (literally) good for the heart: study

19 Jun 2018

 Paris, June 18, 2018 (AFP) - Even if marriage is sometimes more a bed of nails than roses, living into old age with a partner may help ward off heart disease and stroke, researchers said Tuesday.  ...

Canada lawmakers vote to legalize cannabis

19 Jun 2018

Ottawa, June 18, 2018 (AFP) - The Canadian parliament passed a bill Monday to legalize cannabis that would make Canada the first G7 country to allow free consumption of the mind-altering drug.  ...

British PM promises Brexit health service boost

19 Jun 2018

London, June 17, 2018 (AFP) - Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday promised a major funding boost for Britain's state-run National Health Service, using money currently sent to the EU.    The ...