FDA Links Some Birth Control Drugs To Higher Clot Risk

Posted in Birth Control Pills Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

FDA has warned that some birth control drugs which includes contraceptive pills, rings and patches for women significantly raises higher risk of blood clot than low-dose medications. ...Read More

Aspirin Slashes Hereditary Cancer Risk by 60 Percent

Posted in Colo-rectal Cancer - Management Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

A British study has found that regular intake of aspirin could cut inherited colorectal cancer risk by 60 percent. ...Read More

Men can Cut Their Bladder Cancer Risk With Higher Fluid Intake

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

Drinking plenty of fluids may help men to protect against bladder cancer, a new study has suggested. Read More

Report Elaborates on First Phase III Trial of an Alpha-Pharmaceutical

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

Much to the frustration of doctors, options for patients with bone metastases from advanced prostate cancer have been very limited till date. Read More

Roche’s Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

A new drug being developed by Roche to treat Alzheimers has found some success in a small clinical trial after a new report published in the Archive of Neurology revealed that it was able to remove am...

Combined Therapy More Effective For Fecal Incontinence

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

Researchers after a randomized trial has concluded that combination therapy for fecal incontinence is more effective than the current standard treatment. ...Read More

New Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

A novel vaccine against malaria reduces African children''s risk by about half, show results of an ongoing phase III trial. ...Read More

Promising Drug For Kidney Failure Fails in Large Clinical Trial‎

Posted in Acute Renal Failure Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

A drug known as sulodexide has failed to show any benefit toward halting kidney failure in people with diabetes and an international trial has been stopped early, ...Read More

Tumor Removal Through Natural Skull Opening in ‘Scarless' Surgery

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

A technique developed by Johns Hopkins surgeons is providing a new route to get to and remove tumors buried at the base of the skull: through the natural hole behind the molars, above the jawbone and ...

Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cells Slowed by Low Fat Diet and Fish Oil Supplements

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Fri, 28 Oct 2011

New research indicates that compared to Western diet, a low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells in ...