A class of cancer drugs called checkpoint inhibitors boost the body’s immune system to fight cancer. New research may extend the use of these drugs to selected patients with colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, and other tumors where they currently do not see…
For those who have gone through cancer and their family, there’s no worse news than to hear that the disease has recurred. But it happens, and a group of researchers has the answer why.
More than 150 people who came into contact with the New Jersey man who died of Lassa fever this week have been identified. However, only about six people are at high risk for developing the disease.
A British study has found that when you ask about drinking on weekends and special occasions, the amount of alcohol people say they consume is much more accurate.
Summers is the time of year of thunderstorms, tornados, and downed power lines. Here are some tips on what to do to keep the food in your refrigerator and freezer safe.
Before you take another puff, listen to this. According to a new UK study, a smoking household can only worsen childhood poverty as parents are more likely to spend more funds to the habit.
A new laboratory trial on mice has shown that a vaccine developed for hypertension has showed promise in preventing the disease for at least six months.
A new study has found out how e-cigarettes can help individuals quit smoking for good. However, they suggest that it should be used for short term abstinence aid for quitting smoking only and should not replace smoking per se.
A group of researchers say that such gene panel testing may not be valid as yet and may not be useful for determining the care for a given patient who has these genes.
Breast cancer certainly has nefarious means of spreading and becoming more difficult to treat. In a new study, for example, it’s been found out that it changes the structure of bones.
