Category: Features
Cheap vaccines that prevent cholera
A cheap oral vaccine has prevented cases of deadly cholera in a huge trial in Bangladesh. The infection is spread through contaminated food or water and causes diarrhoea and severe dehydration. More than 260,000 people took part in the study, […]
Smoking a Water Pipe / Hookah Leads to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
There is quite a bit of awareness about cigarette smoking and its subsequent health problems in an individual and the community. Harmful effects of smoking on lungs and other systems has made smoking a public health issue. While many people […]
Suicide risk factors for U.S. Army soldiers identified
A new study identifies distinct profiles for U.S. army officers and enlisted soldiers at highest risk of attempting suicide. Researchers say the results particularly highlight the importance of focusing prevention efforts on young enlisted men and women in their first […]
Gene therapy for deafness moves a few steps closer
Gene therapy for deafness is moving closer to reality, with new research on Wednesday showing the technique for fixing faulty DNA can improve responses in mice with genetic hearing loss. Separately, a clinical trial backed by Novartis is under way […]
WHO ‘unfit for health emergencies’
The Ebola crisis proves the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks the “capacity and culture” to deal with global health emergencies, says a damning independent report, commissioned by the WHO itself. The review panel says WHO was too slow to act […]
Lilly cancer drug improves survival, raises blood clot risk: FDA
Eli Lilly & Co.’s experimental lung cancer drug necitumumab improved overall survival by an average of 1.6 months but also increased the risk of sometimes fatal blood clots, according to a preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. […]
World’s oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
The world’s oldest man, Sakari Momoi, has died in Japan at the ripe old age of 112, an official said Tuesday. Momoi, born months before the Wright brothers made their first successful flight, passed away late Sunday, said the official […]
Missing link found between brain, immune system — with major disease implications
Vessels directly connecting brain, lymphatic system exist despite decades of doctrine that they don’t Finding may have substantial implications for major neurological diseases Game-changing discovery opens new areas of research, transforms existing ones Major gap in understanding of the human […]
The battle for control of the growing breast milk industry
It could trade for 400 times more than the price of crude oil and 2,000 times more than iron ore. If sold off the shelf, it could cost more than 150 times the price of a gallon of cow’s milk […]
WHO urges govts to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
Governments around the world should increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to save lives and generate funds for stronger health services, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. In a report entitled “The Global Tobacco Epidemic 2015″, […]
