Health

80pc cancer deaths in third world countries: WHO

By Our Correspondent According to the World Health Organization, cancer claims at least 8 million lives every year due to cancer all over the world out of which 80 per cent deaths occur in the third world countries.

New strategy to fight Botulinum toxin molecules announced

A new strategy for clearing Botulinum toxin molecules - one of the world's deadliest substances - has been developed by a team from Tufts University.

Iowa law could give cancer clinical trials at Holden a boost

University of Iowa Health Care cancer experts are hopeful that a new Iowa law will help more patients with cancer take part in clinical trials.

 Unmarried Older Women More Likely To Lack Health Insurance

Older California women without spouses are more than twice as likely as married women to be uninsured, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Payers & Providers reports.
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Hopes for health reform
 
 The pilot program to revamp State-owned hospitals slated for 16 Chinese cities this year marks the beginning of the much-debated reform to make healthcare services affordable.

Why allergies are like Prescott

 ALLERGIES are like politicians - always in the news, blamed for everything and liable to bring you out in hives. Already this week we've had stories about misleading high street allergy tests and "new hope" for children with peanut allergy.


New Cancer-Fighting Strategy Focuses on Signaling Molecules

Cancer researchers studying the immune system have identified a previously unrecognized set of targets and biomarkers to battle solid tumors.

Panel recommends annual flu vaccinations for all

 A government panel is now recommending that virtually all Americans get a flu shot each year, starting this fall. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been expanding its recommendation for flu .
Treat Erectile Dysfunction
A new treatment has been discovered to help treat erectile dysfunction, however, the men might wince at the thought of this idea.

Black Adults' Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking Levels are Below the National Average

 The current alcohol use rate for blacks aged 18 and older is significantly lower than the national adult average (44.3 percent versus 55.2 percent) according to a new study based on a national survey. The study by the Substance AbusE