The study, which is based on two years of research and covers about 210 million residents of 160 cities and counties, placed respiratory diseases at number third while heart diseases at number four. The report of the third national study
This microscopic chess set is equivalent to a match head, with the board measuring 3.5 mm by 2.5 mm and the gold and silver pieces 0.15 mm and 0.3 mm in height. This extraordinary chess set is designed by micro-miniaturist
The virus, Enterovirus 71, has killed 20 children since it was discovered in March in Fuyan, a city in Anhui province. No new fatal cases had occurred over the past five days, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. But it
The study showed that women carrying Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6), genes are likely to benefit more from tamoxifen. The team of researchers led by Dr Rinaa Punglia, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston created a mathematical model to assess
They also found that cancer survivors have low rates of smoking, however, few are meeting physical activity recommendations or meeting the '5-A-Day' fruit and vegetable consumption recommendation, suggesting a cancer diagnosis might change smoking behaviour but have little impact on
Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, an MCG neonatologist, said the problem is that while surfactant keeps the tiny air sacs inside the lungs from sticking together when they inflate and deflate while breathing, the delivery method causes trauma to the respiratory system
In previous studies, the research team has shown that H2S is produced naturally within our bodies, along with other gaseous molecules such as nitric oxide and that a balance between these gases relates to good health, whereas an imbalance could
Scientists have announced the development of a new cell therapy that can improve the symptoms of patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The study led by neurosurgeon Dr. Roy A. E. Bakay from Rush University Medical Centre and
Men with erectile dysfunction (ED) may soon be able to revive their sex life by just popping a daily pill. The once-a-day pill has been manufactured by a pharmaceutical company, and promises to bring back sexual spontaneity. The ED drug
In a collaborative effort, researchers at Johns Hopkins and Genentech, have conducted a six-month long trial to show that a drug, called ranibizumab, for treating diabetic eye disease is a step ahead than the current standard treatment using laser surgery.
Detox diets may not be as beneficial as you may think for experts have revealed that detox diets, procedures generally don't promote health. While writing in Harvard Women's Health Watch the experts said that health benefits of widely promoted detox
Ants might not be an invited guest in the house, but they could soon become a welcome guest in your medicine cabinet, for chemists in China have reported that they have identified substances in a certain species of ants that
Levying a charge on carbon dioxide emissions from electric generators may help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, suggest scientists. The study led by Jay Apt from Pennsylvania suggests that placing a price on greenhouse gas emissions has gained favour as a
A new study from Yale University has provided an insight into how cancer spreads throughout the body. The team of researchers led by John Pawelek, from the Department of Dermatology at Yale School of Medicine and at Yale Cancer Centre
Taking aspirin and aspirin-like compounds called salicylates can help increase the amount of insulin produced by otherwise healthy obese people, thereby reducing their chances of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Obesity is associated with insulin resistance,
