Women have better odds of surviving early breast cancer if they are switched to a newer drug after two or three years of tamoxifen, doctors are reporting. It is the first evidence that drugs called aromatase inhibitors can save lives, not just prevent cancer from coming back. Other new re…
It has already reported that the combination between Herceptin and Chemotherapy can help patients with early-stage of breast cancer . Apparently, Roche give a positive signal on Herceptin by donating £1.5 million to the British government to help screen women for breast cancer. Mike Richa…
A drug being tested on Alzheimer's and diabetes patients may allow doctors to more aggressively treat cancer patients, increasing the odds of killing tumours. Scientists at the Krembil Centre for Stem Cell Biology in London have tested the drug on mice and found it boosts the ability…
Many popular cold remedies and allergy medicine will be locked up behind the counter stores and customers will only be able to purchase by showing a photo ID and sign a logbook. This is under new provision of Congress to eliminate any illegal drugs such as methamphetamine. A number of sta…
It is time for your hard working feet to take a break. Whether your feet need a boost before going summertime bare or your pedicure is a gift you give to a loved one’s tired toes, pedicures are easy to do at home. Whether you are doing it for yourself or someone else, the procedure is the…
Nothing signals the arrival of winter quite as well as the common cold. We've all experienced the common cold a number of times in the past: your throat gets dry and ticklish and you lose control of every fluid that can potential come out of your face. These colds are a natural phenom…
Stomach gas is an extremely universal problem which largely results due to improper eating habits. Just as the problem is extremely common, so has modern medicine derived novel ways to keep the problems in check - antacids. How modern antacids work? As the name suggests, antacids work by …
What is preeclampsia? Once known as toxemia, it is caused by a defect in the placenta which causes a pregnant woman's blood pressure to rise, endangering mother and baby. Affecting about 7% all pregnancies, it is the most common of the serious complications of pregnancy. About one in …
Researchers reported that coffee and tea may reduce the risk of liver damage, that is resulted by overweight, excessive alcohol intake and having too much iron in the blood. As reported in XinHua : The study, conducted by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease…
Herceptin, the cancer drug for late-stage breast cancer patients, is also effective for women with early-stage of breast cancer. But it is said that the drug will cause heart damage. However, researchers has also found the way to reduce the risk, that is by chemotherapy regimen. A study c…