Ottawa - With a test pool of 200,000 women in the UK, a new screening method to detect ovarian cancer could be bringing early-detection advantages within a few years.
The new test involves a blood screening to detect heightened levels of the protein CA125.
The study, which is scheduled to run through 2014, has shown promise in [...]
Vancouver - The British Columbia government will begin to regulate the amount of trans fat used in restaurant and food preparation throughout the province.
Mary Polak, the minister of Healthy Living and Sport, announced this move against trans fat on Saturday, March 7. British Columbia is the first Candian province to take on this intiative. In [...]
Washington - True to his motif of change, President Barack Obama is now ready to embark into the process of health care reform. Obama, along with Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, will gather representatives from the health care field, including doctors, patients, and insurance companies, to begin talks on health care reform.
President Obama promised during the [...]
Researchers announced today a surprising development in which two FDA approved agents were combined to create a new vaginal gel that stops the AIDS virus in monkeys.
Glycerol monolaurate, an approved germicide commonly used in many foods and cosmetics, was combined with a gel type lubricant forming a completely new product that when tested on monkeys [...]
New York - Research today, says that older people are at a greater risk of HIV. Overall, 11% of those infected are over the age of 50 in the US and 8% in Europe. The life expectancy for someone over 65 with HIV is only 5 years and progresses much faster in older people. The [...]
New York - World Health Organization researchers have revealed that Hong Kong has seen a record rise in HIV infections in 2008, bringing Hong Kong’s total HIV cases to over 4,000 since 1984. The 435 new cases represent a 5% increase over 2007.
According to health officials the virus has been primarily transmitted sexually, estimating that [...]
New York - Over one hundred cruise passengers learned that the term sea sickness has multiple meanings. Passengers aboard a ship set for a seven day journey from California to Mexico are probably going to want their money back.
While the Center for Disease Control strictly asked the cruise line to use strict disinfection procedures, these [...]
Boston - It isn’t uncommon for young men to experience problems with acne. Shaun Jones, at the tender age of 14, did just that, and passed away shortly after his first dose of medication.
In a tragedy that is being called rare, even random, Shaun’s parents are left wondering what happened, and how to proceed.
When Shaun [...]
New York - There is always a discussion leading to debate that which is the best diet for weight loss is it low-fat, low-carb or high-protein. Many studies have shown that low calorie diet does it all.
As per recent study published in New England Journal of Medicine suggest that all diet options work provided intake [...]
Hamilton - A UK study has shown that alcohol consumption is linked to increased risk of cancer in women. As part of the Million Women Study, 1.2 million women were looked at over a period of seven years to search for correlations between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risks.
The study found that women who drank [...]