London: Myopia, or short-sightedness, has assumed ‘epidemic’ proportions in the last 30 years, with some countries reporting prevalence of 80-90 percent – and the reason could simply...
New York: Taking vitamin D supplements could slow or even reverse the progression of less aggressive, or low-grade, prostate tumours without the need for surgery or radiation,...
London: Researchers have found that certain existing drugs could be used to effectively treat, or even prevent, hereditary stomach and breast cancers. There is currently no treatment...
New York: A new diet which researchers say is easier to follow than the Mediterranean diet may help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by...
New York: Over-exposure to artificial light at night has serious long-term health implications like tendency to breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, and possibly other forms of...
London: People who adapt their daily diet can reduce their risk of a heart attack or a stroke by up to a third, shows a new...
New York: The sunshine vitamin can be of great help for people during their sunset years as it may play a vital role in the prevention...
Toronto: Obese men are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than obese women due to differences in the activity of a protein in the muscle,...
Toronto: Medications for lowering glucose or sugar in diabetics may in fact increase heart failure risk inon these in these patients, new research has found. The...
Washington: Valacyclovir, a drug commonly used to treat genital herpes, may help reduce the levels of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, even when patients do...
