As part of its '101 Ways You Can Help Fight Cancer' campaign, the Institute for Good Medicine at the Pennsylvania Medical Society has dedicated its next Good Medicine web show on eye cancer and the importance of eye exams for

For decades, the American Academy of Dermatology has advised the public to practice proper sun protection to prevent skin cancer — and that same advice holds true today, despite any claims to the contrary.

An additional case of the novel H1N1 influenza virus has been laboratory-confirmed in a young child in Manchester Township," said Freeholder Gerry P. Little, Liaison to the Ocean County Health Department. "To date, there have only been 3 laboratory-confirmed cases

The risk of developing breast cancer due to taking hormone replacement therapy appears to be the same for women with a family history of the disease and without a family history, a University of Rochester Medical Center study concluded. The

Eleven years ago, Harris was diagnosed with breast cancer after she discovered her own lump through a self-examination. After having a mammogram and sonogram, she decided to have surgery as soon as possible. "After she [my doctor] told me I

New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials appear to effectively target breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to research unveiled Sunday at a major cancer conference. The first therapy targeting the capacity of cancer cells to repair themselves shows promise

So often, promising medical studies fan enthusiasm among people suffering from a vexing illness, only to leave them waiting months or years while the new drug or medical device clears regulatory hurdles. Not this time: A trio of drugs proved

Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen, worrisome new research shows. About 500,000 women in the United States take tamoxifen, which cuts in half the

The Association of women living with HIV/AIDS in the Upper West Region, on Thursday, appealed to the government to consider exempting HIV/AIDS patients from premiums to various National Health Insurance Schemes.

The Gambia Network of Aids support (GAMNASS) recently conducted an annual candle light memorial march past from Tabokoto to the Buffer zone.

FCT Minister, Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, over the weekend criticized the undesirable rise of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the FCT and described the situation as unacceptable.

Although mental disorders, such as depression and dementia, are a commonly associated with HIV, they remain largely undiagnosed in South Africa. Lack of human and financial resources for mental health are the main reason for this, researchers say.

A summit comprising people living with AIDS, AIDS commissioners, representatives from governments, development organizations and UN has endorsed a radical plan to end AIDS especially in Sub Saharan Africa, according to Oxfam.

Bathroom surfaces are known harbingers of germs. Learn whether or not someone is likely to pick up viral hepatitis from using a public restroom....

Phase III trials are currently underway to confirm previous study results claiming telaprevir improves Hepatitis C treatment. If this last stage of testing proves a better outcome in a shorter period of time, this medicine will become the third component...

The calcium channel subunit gene, CACNA1G, may be a novel candidate gene for autism spectrum disorder, according to a study published online May 19 in Molecular Psychiatry.

Study of twins finds those with depression also likely to have trouble sleeping.

American Thoracic Society) A new lung cancer therapy employing a vaporized viral vector to deliver a cancer-inhibiting molecule directly to lung tissue shows early promise in mouse trials, according to researchers at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in

Canadian Light Source, Inc.) Scientists from the Canadian Light Source synchrotron and the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine used the synchrotron's infrared microscope to identify the chemical fingerprint of Barrett's esophagus, a condition that can lead to esophageal cancer.

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) BioInterfaces represents an ambitious new "Key Technologies" research program supported by the Helmholtz Association, the largest German scientific funding organization. The program brings together a team of biologists, chemists, physicists, materials scientists and informaticians.