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Potential diabetes treatment may involve insulin-secreting beta cells
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University researchers were able to produce insulin-secreting cells from stem cells derived from patients with type 1 diabetes. This signals a potential new approach to treating the disease. People with […]
Half of all heart attack victims ‘do not realise they have had one’
Many people who suffer a heart attack do not realise they have had one and brush off the symptoms as something as minor as flu, a study has found. Experts said 45 per cent of people who have heart attacks suffered what they […]
WHO recommends quicker test, cheaper treatment plan for MDR-TB patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by recommending the use of a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen. “This is a critical step […]
Shortage of yellow fever vaccines poses global health security crisis
According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), an outbreak of the yellow fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has already killed 277 people in Angola since December. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that it […]
Natural and easy mood-boosting methods for an active lifestyle
Everyone is so busy nowadays with their long to-do lists and hectic schedules that they often find little time to refresh their minds and bodies. Here are some easy and natural ways to quickly boost your mood and spirit. 1. […]
Ministry warns on sale of sleep drug melatonin
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday warned that melatonin, which is used to treat sleeping disorders, has never been approved in the nation, so purchasing it abroad and selling it in Taiwan is against the law. According to a […]
Deadly diabetes in ‘unrelenting march’
The world is facing an “unrelenting march” of diabetes which now affects nearly one in 11 adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In a major report it warned cases had nearly quadrupled to 422 million in 2014 from 108 […]
New cancer research targets ‘trunk’ of cancer
A cancer breakthrough may pave the way for personalized cancer treatments. Cancer growth can be illustrated by how a tree grows. It grows quickly and grows branches. These branches allow the cancer to adapt, and make it resist treatment. But, […]
Mitigating disease outbreaks with smart mapping technology
With Zika virus declared a ‘public health emergency’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO), doctors and scientists world-over are turning to smart mapping technology to learn more about the disease ravaging the Americas and threatening other tropical and sub-tropical […]
Mobile phone addiction linked to depression
A new study from the University of Illinois finds that addiction to, and not simply use of, mobile technology is linked to anxiety and depression in college-age students. The study was published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. “There’s […]
