Intravenous Varubi gets FDA approval for chemotherapy nausea treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administrative (FDA) recently approved the intravenous version of drug, Varubi, used to treat chemotherapy-related vomiting and nausea in adult...
Study says exercise could benefit advanced breast cancer patient
Breast cancer has become one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women. Though efficient treatments are capable to offer some relief from the...
Seasonal affective disorder: Causes, symptoms and cure
The time has come when the days would be shorter, and people would start becoming low spirited and experiencing blues. It is normal to...
27 new genes discovered that could halt cancer
From a study of over 2000 tumors that are responsible for nearly 12 types of human cancer, 27 genes have been discovered that could...
After cooking fortified foods retain carotenoids required to prevent blindness
Fortified foods, or foods that contain extra nutrients like vitamin A, are used to fight against vitamin A deficiency. A study reported in ACS...
New study finds schizophrenia-related genes in bipolar patients resistant to lithium...
According to researchers, people having bipolar disorder and resistant to treatment with lithium drug have genes associated with schizophrenia. Lithium has been largely used...
An NIH study suggests pregnancy diets with high amount of refined...
A study conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) showed that children born to women, who had gestational diabetes and included large amount...
Cancer specialists advise about alcohol
In a recent survey by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, over 4016 adults were questioned about their knowledge related to risk factors for...
Hospital midwives can lower the rate of C-section procedure
Expecting mothers can lower the risk of cesarean delivery by involving a midwife. According to researchers, where midwives are involved, there is less requirement...
New research suggests that blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk
Blood-thinning drugs are used by the people for treating an irregular heartbeat. New research suggests that intake of blood-thinning drugs lower the risk of...
Dying hair frequently may be linked to the increased risk of...
Professor Kefah Mokbel, at the Princess Grace Hospital in Marylebone, London, suggests that women should dye their hair not more than 2-5 times a...
Drinking and smoking makes you look older, study claims
A recent study claims that smoking and drinking makes you age faster and you start looking older before time.
The research studied around 11,000 individuals...
HIV diagnosis improved but still lacks progress, CDC reports
U.S. health officials said that with the increase in testing procedures for the virus causing AIDS, the delay in the time between the infection...
Researchers from the University of Surrey find milk-alternative drinks cause iodine...
Milk alternative drinks refer to beverages containing soy, almond, coconut, oat, rice, hazelnut hemp etc. and other products available in the market for infants...
