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Invasive procedures currently used risk miscarriage and damage to the foetus.A Stanford University test of DNA evidence in 18 pregnant women’s blood correctly identified nine cases of Down’s syndrome, reports PNAS journal.
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As the scandal over melamine-tainted milk products continued to be discussed, two canned goods which are said to have come from China tested positive for cadmium, a...
made popular Oct 11 2008
Philips is on the verge of developing a new ultrasound-based drug delivery technology that will surely help people suffering from various types of cancers. The company...
made popular Oct 7 2008
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Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening...
made popular Oct 6 2008
France says an oft-noticed smell emitted by Apple’s Mac Pro desktop computers is caused by a combination of toxins, including benzene, which is known to cause...
made popular Oct 2 2008
If you have been worrying about breast cancer, a new bra may be able to warn you in case you develop cancerous tissues. The bra would detect the cancerous growths...
made popular Sep 26 2008
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A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.
made popular Sep 17 2008
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Cancer patients will soon be able to use a medication patch to ease the debilitating nausea that often accompanies chemotherapy.
made popular Sep 15 2008
AP, Washington
Does a test that promises to find ovarian cancer sooner really do so? Could other tests nearing the market prolong survival by getting patients the right care faster?
made popular Sep 15 2008
There are nearly 600 hundred children born from frozen eggs all over the world. British lifted the ban on this technique in January 2000. New Zealand government is yet...
made popular Sep 13 2008
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Barney Rosset, the publisher and First Amendment defender whose battles on behalf of Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer” and other explicit works helped...
made popular Sep 10 2008
Chemotherapy is the only known cure for cancer today. It involves the use of cytotoxic drugs and is dreaded due to the numerous side effects like nausea, anemia,...
made popular Sep 10 2008
Viruses have been the major life threatening microorganisms since time immemorial. All viruses are infective unlike all bacteria that can also be beneficial. Viruses...
made popular Sep 10 2008
Well how does it sound if your doctor prescribed you a glass of beer a day as a means to stay healthy?You would definitely think that the doctor was out of his mind or...
made popular Sep 9 2008
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Nearly two-thirds of hospitals fail to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs that their tumor is spreading, says a study that advises patients to ask about...
made popular Sep 9 2008
Here’s yet another reason why you should cut the flab -obesity could give you cancer. A new research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, has found that...
made popular Sep 9 2008
What to believe and what not to believe, such abstruse questions are hovering round mistletoe extract and compelling to reconsider whether mistletoe extract contain...
made popular Sep 9 2008
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Many colon cancer patients aren’t getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn’t returned, new research shows.
made popular Sep 8 2008
We earlier reported that Japanese researchers have developed a prototype model of the micro medical robot that can reside and travel inside a human body to eliminate...
made popular Sep 8 2008
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Spurred by an historic telethon Friday night, viewers stood up to cancer and pushed total donations for research to battle the disease past the $100 million mark.
made popular Sep 7 2008
It is indeed sad when you see your near and dear ones suffering from a painful disease, for which, the treatment as well, is as painful as the disease itself —...
made popular Sep 7 2008
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Scientists have shown the test works in picking up signs of prostate cancer and say it could potentially also be used for other cancers ranging from breast to lung.
made popular Jul 29 2008
Lung cancer may now be detected early with a simple blood test, doing away with the need for invasive biopsies, according to new study by an Indian American.
made popular May 20 2008
A blood test the makers claim can detect Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s up to six years before they take hold is to be launched this summer. The test will...
made popular Apr 7 2008
A simple blood test could soon be the best way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and predict risks as early as six years before onset. In a study published on...
made popular Oct 16 2007
Blood test can reveal your hemoglobin count, sugar level etc. But it can also tell you diseases related to heart. According to a US study done on on 987 men and women...
made popular Jan 12 2007
The medical world has made the life of people all the more simple than usual, now they have come up with the first home HIV test, which has been launched in the UK. ...
made popular Dec 29 2006
Now, Bhutan is going to launch a three-year campaign to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in her territory. This three-year campaign aims at spreading out information about...
made popular Nov 5 2006
Date of the next jab or the next blood test of your child’s jab is due? And you are fearing the sight of your innocent baby crying in pain at the top of his...
made popular Aug 19 2006
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