Despite of constant warning from the health workers on the hazards of smoking, the incidence of smoking among Indians has not fallen. Smoking is responsible for the...

Chemotherapy is needed before as well as after surgery. It helps to increase the survival rates among the patients of stomach cancer. The researchers of Royal Marsden...

A particular gene fault leads to bowel cancer. There is a test revealed to categorize the patients of bowel cancer. The test will help to get the best treatment. It...

The New England Journal of Medicine has published a report as a correction of its previous report by stating that the heart risks do not need the use of Vioxx for...

Condoms reduce the risk of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in young sexually active women. HPV causes cervical cancer among the young women. However, the condoms...

Fourteen million Americans are suffering from the diabetes problem. Almost ninety-five percent of them are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Most cases of the diabetes...

Tasigna, a new drug for leukemia, made by Novartis AG is a new hope for the patients with uncaring form of leukemia. The new drug has helped more than ninety per cent...

The protein, RBP4, which secrets from fat cells and causes insulin resistance in blood may give the early warning sign of type 2 diabetes. According to the researchers...

One year course of the drug Herceptin showed considerable benefits in serious breast cancer patients. The drug reduces the risk of return of disease by half and clearly...

The New England Journal of Medicine says about a research, suggesting that the large doses of vitamins C and E can’t prevent preeclampsia. It can’t even...

The anti-vomiting drug Zofran, given to children, dehydrated by viral gastroenteritis, helps them to recover. But emergency room doctors may be overusing the quick...

Have you heard the rumor about the healing properties of Vit D? Belgian professor Roger Bouillon had highlighted the dangers of lacking vitamin D. Osteoporosis, falls...

It is not only the right drug that helps treat depression. Patience and persistence are as crucial in helping treating the depressed. A $US35 million study found that...

If you are an elderly patient of depression, and continue to take medication for two years after the first episode, then you are less likely to have a recurrence of...

The antibiotic, Tequin can have ‘life threatening’ side effects, including diabetes, a Canadian study claims. The study urges doctors to stop prescribing...