This new pathway found by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio may have applications for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and some cancers. The researchers have described this tube as part

The report, Paying for Cancer Care, by the oncologist Prof Karol Sikora, identifies 136,000 British patients a year who could benefit from 10 cancer treatments, which are commonly available across Western Europe, but rarely funded by the NHS. According to

Sales of tight briefs have risen sharply following the unveiling of posters of the former England captain modelling a new range of pants for Armani. Thousands of Brits are swapping loose boxers for barely-there pants after seeing the ads. However,

Writing in the British Medical Journal, the research may provide a unique way of promoting healthy adolescent sexual behaviour. Research shows that parents can significantly influence adolescents' sexual health and risk behaviours through their parenting practices and talking about sex.

The Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) therapy successfully treated Joseph Thomas, a diabetic patient for the past 18 years. The 57-year-old was on optimal medical treatment for the past six years and his doctors in the UAE advised renal transplant

Researchers studying a database comprising more than 10 million emergency room visits in some 41 hospitals between 1993 and 2004, found a 3 percent higher incidence of visits for asthma attacks on days following thunderstorms. While a 3 percent increase

Poonam Mehta, a resident of Kadapara on the eastern fringes of the city, was taken to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital with high fever, a police official said. Her relatives alleged that the doctors sent her home after administering

Till date, no method was available for identifying high-risk areas without conducting costly sampling campaigns, but now, the new model allows vulnerable areas to be pinpointed using existing data on geology and soil properties. The new method has also allowed

The researchers revealed that they made this advance while experimenting on mice. According to them, their approach has the potential to become an emergency treatment for heart attack patients, particularly since already existing drugs might be pressed into service to

The discovery, which was made through a National Health Interview Survey that was conducted by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, found that only 50 percent of men and women 50 and older had received screening in 2005. According

Analysis found that participants who were more physically fit had less brain shrinkage than less-fit participants. However, they didn't do significantly better on tests for mental performance. That was a surprise, but maybe the study had too few patients to

Ethan Weiss and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco, have used a mouse model to shed new light on this condition. Thrombosis-related proteins are made in the liver, where expression of the genes containing the information needed for

British government's plans on expansion of maternity leave and parents' rights is forcing corporates or business organisations to rethink recruiting women of childbearing age.Ms Nicola Brewer, the chief executive of Britain's Equalities and Human Rights Commission said that there is

The study led by Kenyan and British researchers revealed malaria treatment, given once per term, significantly diminished infection and anaemia risk and enhanced cognitive ability of school children. Though school based health programs helped in fighting diseases, such as worm

The researchers have revealed that they used Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to locate the pelvic lymph nodes, which are very difficult to find using conventional imaging tools such as CT scanning. Senior author of the study Lily Wu, a researcher

The aim with both pastries is to form thin layers of fat between very thin layers of dough to produce a pastry which rises well. Puff pastry is the richest and lightest of the two, and usually uses equal quantities

Today, in part because of his contributions, it routinely saves thousands of lives each day. DeBakey, a world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, died Friday

Eating an additional three servings of whole fruit daily, or one more serving of spinach, kale or similar leafy green vegetable was tied to a lower risk of developing diabetes over an 18-year period among 71,346 women enrolled in the

Professors Michael Morrisey of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and David Grabowski of Harvard Medical School said they found that for every 10 percent increase in gas prices there was a 2.3 percent decline in auto deaths. For drivers

In a study lasting six months, Drs. Roger Cady and Curtis Schreiber of the Headache Care Center in Springfield, Missouri evaluated the efficacy and safety of a single series of Botox injections, versus placebo shots, for preventing migraine. They report