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With ViewFinder, no more poking to locate vein
Scared of needles? A Memphis-based company Christie Medical Holdings, has designed a device that can locate veins inside a person’s arm using harmless near-infrared light. VeinViewer is a vein finder that uses infrared light to look under the skin and […]
Breath test can detect breast cancer
Scientists at Menssana Research, collaborating with universities such as Imperial College in London, say they have overcome the technical problems of detecting breast cancer. Doctors have known since the Middle Ages that the aroma of breath can be a clue […]
Tri-Methyl Xtreme, a muscle growth product, linked to liver injury
The U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) on Monday warned consumers to stop using a dietary supplement for muscle growth linked to serious liver damage. The FDA said it’s investigating Tri-Methyl Xtreme, distributed by Las Vegas-based Extreme Products Group, after […]
Stressful life events in childhood may cause diabetes type 1
A Swedish study has found that traumatic life events during one’s childhood may cause a person to develop type 1 diabetes. The researchers questioned more than 10,000 families and found that children who experienced an extremely stressful life event – […]
Amgen heart failure drug approved by US FDA
Amgen Inc’s Corlanor with treats people suffering from health failure has been approved by health regulators. This gives the world’s largest biotechnology company its first cardiovascular medicine product. The Food and Drug Administration said it approved the use of Corlanor […]
Ebola survivors at risk of eye and joint problems: WHO
Many Ebola survivors are likely to face further health issues including eye and joint problems, the World Health Organization has warned. And a recent case may have caught Ebola through sexual contact with someone who had recovered,experts said. The WHO […]
New therapy against HIV looks ‘promising’
The first human trial of a new type of HIV therapy suggests it could be a promising weapon in the fight against the virus. Reports in the journal Nature show infusions of so-called broadly neutralising antibodies could suppress the amount […]
A woman who donated her liver for free inspired others to do the same
For the first time in Italy, a patient received a kidney “for generosity” from a stranger, which created a domino effect leading to a total of six transplants, local authorities said Friday. The donor, a woman from the Italian northern […]
A smartphone app that detects cancer
A new application that can potentially detect cancer has been created. Known as D3, the add-on is designed to be used by medical experts, not the general public, and so far appears as accurate as more involved and costly tests […]
4 die because of liver transplant
Four of seven patients who had liver transplants from living donors by the end of March were dead within one month after the surgery at the Kobe International Frontier Medical Center (KIFMEC), The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The hospital was […]
