Hong Kong's only remedy for Ebola is a breast cancer drug South China Morning Post A breast cancer drug is the only possible remedy Hong Kong has for an Ebola outbreak after the city was denied supplies of other drugs being tested against the deadly virus. | The medicine, which has shown promise in treating Ebola infections in mice, has never been tested in humans for this purpose...
Hopes rise for AstraZeneca cancer drug with start of new trial Sun Sentinel LONDON (Reuters) - Hopes for AstraZeneca's promising cancer drug pipeline were boosted on Friday by news the company had moved its immuno-oncology medicine MEDI-4736 into a mid-stage study in colorectal cancer. | The drug, which is designed to help t...
Chinese herbal drug sends Australian woman to hospital The Siasat Daily Melbourne, August 29: | A Chinese herbal medicine meant for back pain triggered life-threatening heart condition for an Australian woman, physicians reported. | The woman began experiencing facial tingling and numbness within minutes of ingesting a C...
Stripper denies drugging and swindling wealthy doctor New York Post This girl just wanted to have fun! | A stripper accused of drugging and swindling a wealthy doctor into spending six figures at the West Side strip club Scores says she was with the guy simply because she wanted a good time. | Queens resident Marsi R...
Drug overdose deaths rises in New York China Daily NEW YORK -- New dada from the New York City Health Department show that, from 2010 to 2013, drug overdose deaths in the metropolis increased by 41 percent -- from 8.2 to 11.6 per 100,000 New Yorkers. | According to the new Epi Data Brief, 77 percent ...
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Extreme medicine: The search for new antibiotics Reuters NORWICH England (Reuters) - Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eas...
Ethical to use untested Ebola drugs, says WHO BBC News Untested drugs can be used to treat patients infected with the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization says. | The WHO said it was ethical in light of the scale of the outbreak ...
Diabetes drug may even benefit non-diabetics The Siasat Daily London, August 08: | A study involving over 180,000 people has shown that patients treated with the widely prescribed diabetic drug metformin can live longer than non-diabetics. | ...
Ebola Outbreak Is A Public Health Emergency Huffington Post LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary res...
Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola virus BBC News Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency as the country grapples with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. | Speaking on national television she...
Obama: too early to send Ebola drug to Africa Al Jazeera Barack Obama, the US president, has said it is "premature" to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, as Liberia declared a state of emergency amid...
Aging may be linked to diet, new study suggests The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Can diets increase immunity among the elderly, thus preventing diseases and slowing down the inevitable process of aging? New research show... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
'Tickle ear' to better heart health Belfast Telegraph Tickling your ears with a pain-relieving Tens machine can improve heart health, a study has shown. | Applying electrical stimulation to the tragus - t... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
