Health

Lack of sleep linked to increased risk of heart failure

A Norwegian study has found that people who have trouble drifting off to sleep may be at increased risk of…

12 years ago

Oestrogen skin patches may be a cheaper and safer treatment for prostate cancer

A new study has found that skin patches which deliver oestrogen into the blood may be a cheaper and safer…

12 years ago

HIV baby girl cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy

Researchers have announced that a baby girl in the US, who was born with HIV, appears to have been cured after…

12 years ago

Melanoma is able to fend off the body’s immune system

British researchers have found that melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, is able to fend off the body's immune…

12 years ago

CRE superbug outbreak put US health officials in high alert

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning doctors to be on the lookout for an untreatable multidrug-resistant…

12 years ago

How cancers make a chaotic mess of their genetic code in order to thrive

British researchers have explained the way cancers make a chaotic mess of their genetic code in order to thrive. Cancer…

12 years ago

Verdesse: green coffee pill promises to help suppress appetite and to encourage fat burning

Verdesse, the new A-list diet aid of choice, is a green coffee pill, which is believed to help suppress the appetite…

12 years ago

Babies can hear syllables as early as three months before birth

A French research team has found that babies can decipher speech as early as three months before birth. The evidence…

12 years ago

Poor sleep has a dramatic effect on internal workings of human body

British researchers have found that a run of poor sleep can have a dramatic effect on the internal workings of…

12 years ago

Jane Fonda releases new exercise DVD for 50+

Despite being in her seventies and suffering from arthritis, Jane Fonda remains a keen advocate of fitness for women of…

12 years ago