Category: Health Condition
Mebendazole a 2 Dollar Drug Shows Promise in Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Mebendazole, a drug already used for the treatment of parasitic infections, has shown in a study that it can mainly prevent metastases. The drug is also believed to have …People With Hemochromatosis Have an Increased Risk for Liver Cancer
A new scientific study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) states that people with hemochromatosis have a tenfold increased risk of developing liver cancer. Hemochromatosis …
A New Approach to Treating Herpes Could Prevent Future Resistance to Treatments
A new approach to the treatment of all types of herpes has emerged, which gives hope for the development of an effective drug. Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have …Study Reveals: Revolutionary Reverse Vaccine Shows Potential Against MS, Type 1 Diabetes, Crohn’s Disease, and Other Autoimmune Conditions
For centuries, autoimmune diseases, where the body’s very own defense system turns against its tissues, have baffled and vexed the medical community. Ranging from the often debilitating Multiple Sclerosis …
Could Taking Prednisone Once a Week Be the Secret to Beating Obesity?
Obesity increases the risk of many health problems like hypertension, diabetes, liver diseases, arthritis, and cardiovascular diseases. It is also a component of metabolic syndrome, which is made up …
A Leap Towards HIV Cure: Stem Cell Transplants Show Promising Results in Recent Study
Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune cells, making the body prone to infections especially the kinds that do not usually affect normal people. …HIV-Positive People Show a Significant Acceleration of Biological Aging
HIV is the retrovirus responsible for AIDS, and that also induces premature biological aging, according to a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles. HIV causes premature …
Danish Researchers Solve Riddle of How Hepatitis C Dodges Immune System
Scientists have battled for decades to find an answer to the mystery of how the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain hidden in the human body for a long …