Category: Top Story
Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer
A new kind of immune therapy has shown promise against the third most common blood cancer, multiple myeloma, researchers said Wednesday. The drug, elotuzumab, is a monoclonal antibody — a type of immune cell — made by Bristol Myers-Squibb, and […]
Raising awareness of Alzheimer’s with a video game
A student’s project to create a video game that allows players a first-person look at what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s was unveiled last week. A candidate for a degree in Game Design & Production Management at Abertay University […]
In forensics, ‘microbiome’ may be the new ‘fingerprint’
A person’s gut bacteria and the colony of microbes that live in the body and on the skin may serve as a unique identifier, much like a fingerprint, researchers said Monday. The study led by Harvard University is the first […]
‘Slapping’ workshops stir controversy
A Chinese therapist who has come up with a “self-healing” philosophy involving slapping is at the centre of controversy in Australia. Xiao Hongchi promotes the paida lajin method, which sees patients being slapped or slapping themselves repeatedly. He has been […]
China launches new campaign against sex-selective abortions
China has begun a new campaign against illegal prenatal gender tests and sex-selective abortions to help address the country’s gender imbalance, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday. Like most Asian nations, China has a traditional bias for sons, who […]
Medical marijuana now legal in Puerto Rico
Marijuana may be able to provide chronic pain relief where many other medications do not. Medical marijuana for chronic pain management can reduce patients’ pain and improve their quality of life. Nations across the globe have laws relating to authorization […]
Pregnant 10-year-old in Paraguay denied abortion
Paraguayan authorities have ruled out abortion for a pregnant 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her stepfather, unless she develops complications that put her life in danger. Despite a plea from the girl’s mother and an international outcry, senior […]
Yoga rooms in airport allow travellers to relax
Sallie Jo Cunningham wasn’t expecting a good night’s sleep. Waiting for her 12:30 a.m. flight out of San Francisco International Airport to depart, Ms. Cunningham, a business development professional, had resigned herself to a groggy trip back home. Then she […]
Dyeing your armpits: the new beauty craze?
The trend for technicolor underarms has been growing slowly but surely for a while, but was brought into the spotlight last week by pop singer Miley Cyrus. The star posted a picture to her Instagram account showing her wearing a […]
Nepal faces risk of epidemic outbreaks, intestinal diseases: Chinese experts
Nepal has been devastated by a massive earthquake on April, 25, 2015. While the evacuation process is still in progress, a Chinese government medical team has released an evaluation report on the public health risk of the Nepal earthquake. The […]
