China Lifts ban barring entry to Foreigners with HIV and AIDS
Fri, 30/04/10 – 9:49 | No Comment

China, which has had a strict regulation for the past 20 years of not allowing foreigners with either HIV, AIDS sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy has changed it. The regulation has been relaxed recently after …

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England lagging on Lung Cancer
Friday, 30 Apr, 2010 – 19:45 | One Comment
England lagging on Lung Cancer

A person getting diagnosed with lung cancer in England has a lesser chance of making it through than his counter parts from Europe. This is news which is disturbing. Research conducted on Swedes and Norwegians …

Officials Look to Iran for help on AIDS
Friday, 30 Apr, 2010 – 9:45 | No Comment
Officials Look to Iran for help on AIDS

Iran-The hardline islamic country has surprised the world with their attempt to control AIDS among drug users. Iran is neighbours with afghanistan, the world’s largest producer of opium. This has certain disadvantages. Hence the country …

Cancer Research By U.S. Disorganised, Underfunded, Study says
Thursday, 29 Apr, 2010 – 14:19 | No Comment
Cancer Research By U.S. Disorganised, Underfunded, Study says

According to a recent study, the cancer research that has been taken up by the     U.S governments cancer research network, seems to be in shambles. The inefficency is very serious with almost 40% of …

Gene That Allows Worms to grow new Head and Brain Discovered
Thursday, 29 Apr, 2010 – 14:16 | No Comment
Gene That Allows Worms to grow new Head and Brain Discovered

In a break through which can have far reaching effects on the treatment of alzhiemers and parkinsons, researchers at the University of Nottingham have recently come accross the specific gene which helps some worms to …

Boy Cured of Pet Allergy with ‘Hair Of The Dog’ Treatment
Wednesday, 28 Apr, 2010 – 19:02 | No Comment
Boy Cured of Pet Allergy with ‘Hair Of The Dog’ Treatment

11 year old Danny Pierce is the first person to be treated of a severe allergy to pets by taking medication that literally contains ‘hair of the dog.’
Danny was just three when he was clinically …

English Boy Ages % Times Faster Due To Rare Condition
Wednesday, 28 Apr, 2010 – 19:00 | No Comment
English Boy Ages % Times Faster Due To Rare Condition

11-year-old Harry Crowther, from Mirfield, West Yorkshire is ageing five times faster than the average person. He suffers from a rare and incurable condition, Atypical Progeria Syndrome (APS). He is the only person in the …

Life Threatening Fungus Found in the Pacific
Saturday, 24 Apr, 2010 – 20:58 | One Comment
Life Threatening Fungus Found in the Pacific

A life threatening fungus has been sighted in the Pacific Northwest, according to scientists. Although rare, this tropical fungus can cause lung infections in both people and animals.
In fact, this fungus, known as Cryptococcus gattii …

Spanish Doctors Perform Full Face Transplant
Saturday, 24 Apr, 2010 – 20:56 | No Comment
Spanish Doctors Perform Full Face Transplant

A team of 30 doctors from Spain have claimed success to performing the world’s first full face transplant. The surgery was performed on a man whose face had been disfigured in an accident.
Face transplants so …

Results of ‘Seek and Destroy’ Cancer Gene Therapy Hailed
Saturday, 24 Apr, 2010 – 20:54 | No Comment
Results of ‘Seek and Destroy’ Cancer Gene Therapy Hailed

Scientists believe that they may have created a breakthrough in the use of gene therapy to treat cancer tumors.
Scientists at Strathclyde University in Glasgow have been able to identify a unique technique that delivers genes …

Substance In Breast Milk Found To Kill Cancer Cells
Friday, 23 Apr, 2010 – 18:57 | No Comment
Substance In Breast Milk Found To Kill Cancer Cells

Researchers at Lund University and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden have discovered that a certain substance found in breast milk is capable of killing cancer cells.
The substance is known as HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal …