Smokers developing lung cancer may get a cure in the common diabetes drug metformin, Reuter reports according to National Cancer Institute research findings on Wednesday. Metformin prevented lung tumor growth in mice exposed to a cancer-causing agent found in tobacco.
The less you sleep the more pounds you gain. Wondering from where the extra calories come from?
Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in defensive medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday.
The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
A lowering of blood pressure to 130/80 or below is not the solution to check kidney damage among African Americans who generally have a higher than average high blood pressure, reported Reuters.
It is common belief that staying mentally active in old age keeps Alzheimer's at bay. But once a person develops dementia despite engaging in brain exercises, he is more prone to extensive brain damage, Reuters reports according to Neurology, an online journal. This does not mean that a mentally stimulating lifestyle is a bad thing.
An underactive thyroid gland may make you live longer, according to a recent Dutch study from Reuters. However, the researchers emphasize it doesn't prove that a sluggish thyroid function delays aging. Further dedicated research and clinical trial is needed to establish the fact, it says.
A new molecular test can diagnose tuberculosis faster than the currently available tests. Even the drug-resistant types can be easily diagnosed, according to Geneva-based scientists.
Lifestyle change is difficult work and often requires the support of others. When undertaking a major life change, it is generally important to seek the assistance and guidance of professionals to encourage you and equip you with new tools and information to help.
People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.
An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases.
It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.
The Obama administration will spend $5 billion to reimburse 80 percent of the companies' health insurance costs provided to early retirees who leave the US workforce between the ages of 55 to 64.
A recent study indicates that millions of low- and middle-income people in most part of the globe will go down below poverty line for buying expensive yet essential medicines.
The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Tens of millions of people in low and middle income countries would be pushed below the poverty line by buying common but vital medicines which are already unaffordable to hundreds of millions more, a study has found.
A team of international researchers have found that patients with a certain DNA variant affecting regulation of a particular brain chemical have a greater risk of developing migraines.
The dreaded H1N1 virus or swine flu that took the form of pandemic last year around the globe has not mutated to a lethal form this year.
Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said on Wednesday.
Do you struggle to lose belly fat? I bet you're thinking that you've tried every technique in the world to try to lose your stubborn belly fat, but it just never seems to budge... right?
Abdominal exercises are one of the hottest, and yet, most controversial topics in the fitness and exercise industry.
Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Tens of millions of people in low and middle income countries would be pushed below the poverty line by buying common but vital medicines which are already unaffordable to hundreds of millions more, a study has found.
Full-term babies born a bit on the early or late side are at higher risk of cerebral palsy, according to a new study in nearly 1.7 million Norwegian children.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty directed state agencies on Tuesday to decline all discretionary participation in federal healthcare reform, throwing up roadblocks to President Barack Obama's goal of providing health insurance to all Americans.
Thousands of people are putting their health and life savings at risk to travel to private clinics around the world for unproven and potentially dangerous stem cell treatments, British experts said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be the first such animal to be sold as food. The fish is made by Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc
A new proposed diabetes test could miss millions of cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes and also over-diagnose black Americans if it was used as a screening tool, suggests a new study.
