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Study Questions Prostate Cancer Screening

Two widely used tests for prostate cancer failed to save lives in a new study, adding to the debate over whether men should be screened for the disease. The study was small _ only 1,002 men _ and will not be the final word on the issue. But it may hint at what lies ahead when the results …

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Vegetables to Cut Blood Pressure

A vegetable-rich diet can help to reduce blood pressure, researchers say. A team led by Imperial College London, which studied 4,680 people aged 40-59, said it was not clear why eating more vegetable protein had such an effect. But amino acids - the building blocks of protein - or vegetab…

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Thalomid Slows Blood Cancer

Blood specialist Celgene said Monday its final-stage trials of Thalomid show the drug significantly delayed progression of a common blood cancer by nearly a year. The company's phase III trial was stopped by an external monitoring committee after analysis showed multiple myelomas in p…

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Tomatoes may protect against lung cancer

Tomatoes may help protect smokers against lung disease, new research on mice suggests. Japanese scientists found that mixing tomato juice into the animals' drinking water completely prevented them suffering emphysema triggered by tobacco smoke. Emphysema is predominantly a smokers'…

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Coffee: A future female Viagra?

Could something as simple as caffeine be the answer to women's prayers for female version of Viagra? May be! Going by a research study by Fay Guarraci, an assistance professor of psychology at south-western university, and Stacey Benson, a 2005 graduate, it sure could be a female Viag…

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School to trial fish-oil therapy

Thousands of families could be helped by a ground-breaking trial starting in Norfolk today measuring the effect of fish-oil supplements on youngsters with autism, dyslexia and Asperger Syndrome. A group of 38 boys aged 10 to 16 at Eaton Hall Special School in Norwich will begin taking the…

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Breast Cancer Fatigue Often Lingers

Years after treatment for breast cancer, many women still face fatigue, especially those with depression or other health problems, a new study shows. The study, published in Cancer, included 763 women who were disease-free survivors and had been treated for early breast cancer. Nearly a t…

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Viral Infections at Birth Linked to Brain Damage, Study Shows

Exposure to viral infections such as herpes shortly before and after birth are associated with brain damage and cerebral palsy, according to a study published in tomorrow's issue of the British Medical Journal. Infections with some herpes viruses double the risk of cerebral palsy, sai…

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Vitamin D 'makes stronger babies'

Giving pregnant women vitamin D could mean their babies grow stronger bones in later life, a study suggests. A study of 198 mothers indicated the children of those who lacked the vitamin, crucial for calcium absorption, had weaker bones at nine. Those who took supplements or were exposed …

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Magnet therapies 'have no effect'

Magnet therapies which are claimed to cure conditions ranging from back pain to cancer have no proven benefits, according to a team of US researchers. Sales of the so-called therapeutic devices, which are worn in bracelets, insoles, and wrist and knee bands, top $1 billion worldwide, they…

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