by Research Team | Jun 11, 2015 | Health News
Cancer charities have reacted with disappointment to news that a drug to treat advanced prostate cancer has not been deemed cost-effective for the NHS by health officials. Enzalutamide is currently available on the Cancer Drugs Fund in England, which enables patients...
by Research Team | Jun 11, 2015 | Health News
Eating half a handful of peanuts or nuts a day could protect against death from cancer and heart disease, research suggests. A study found men and women who eat at least 10g of nuts or peanuts per day have a lower risk of dying from several major causes of death than...
by Research Team | Jun 10, 2015 | Health News
The inventor of the e-cigarette has said calls to ban them in enclosed public places are “fear-driven” as Wales looks set to bring new rules in. The Welsh Government said it wants to bring the devices in line with existing smoking laws, with Health...
by Research Team | Jun 10, 2015 | Health News
Protecting girls from cervical cancer might be possible with just one dose of the HPV vaccine rather than the three now recommended, a new analysis suggests. The authors of the study acknowledged it isn’t convincing enough to change vaccination strategies...
by Research Team | Jun 10, 2015 | Health News
Due to Texas’ strict anti-abortion laws, which have been upheld by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, residents in poorer Texas counties have a long ways to go if they seek reproductive care. We’ve compiled a list of the counties with the lowest median...
by Research Team | Jun 10, 2015 | Health News
Minneapolis a Three months after a devastating form of bird flu made its first appearance in the Midwest, the first poultry farm in the region to be affected is growing turkeys again – even though the virus is still lurking in Minnesota and beyond. The Pope...
