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How a simple ethanol injection could revolutionise some cancer treatments

Posted in Medicine on 4th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

A new type of ethanol solution that can be injected directly into a variety of tumours.

Asthma Medicine Halves Risk of Parkinson

Posted in Medicine on 1st Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Using data gathered from 100 million Norwegian prescriptions, researchers have found that asthma medicine can halve a patients risk of developing Parkinson disease.

'Breakthrough' Can Eradicate Tumors Claim Researchers

Posted in Science on 31st Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

A newly discovered process to kill cancer cells can eradicate tumors and reduce the risk of side effects and recurrence of the disease, claim a group of researchers in the Scotland.

US clears first 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia

Posted in Medicine on 30th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy leukemia.

Anti-inflammatory drugs may lower heart attack risk, study finds

Posted in Medicine on 28th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

US scientists find heart attack survivors given canakinumab injections have fewer future heart attacks and lower cancer risk.