MEDICINE & HEALTHResearchers in labs across the country are now testing a new way of performing biopsies on cancer patients that has the potential to truly transform the way physicians screen for cancer. The new test, called the liquid biopsy, is a new blood test that shows promise in detecting snippets of cancer DNA in a patient's blood.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute reported on Monday that they believe that the number of breast cancers suffered by American women will increase by about 50 percent by 2030.
Are you feeling happy and you want to spread that feeling to family, friends, and maybe even strangers? Well then you may want to go grab a good workout first. A new study has found that the smell of sweat can actually help spread happiness.
The overuse of antibiotics has caused the emergence of new resistant strains known as superbugs, which has now led to concern from public health officials across the world. However, a team of researchers from McGill University in Montreal, Canada think that the secret to fighting these bugs may lie in the sap of trees that are abundant across all of North America.
One of the major selling points for e-cigarettes that has caused an explosion in the market has been the claim that they can help even long-time smokers kick the habit for good. However, in a new study conducted by the University of California School of Medicine, San Diego, people who smoke electronic cigarettes are actually less likely to quit smoking.
Teenage use of electronic cigarettes has tripled in the last year. This new trend is one that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “alarming” as e-cigarettes have now taken the top spot as the most popular tobacco product among teens. According to the CDC, in 2014 2.5 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes.
3D printing has done it again, and this time it may even get me to willingly go to the doctors. In a new study created by a team of undergraduate students at Rice University, the researchers reveal a rather ingenious way for making a trip to the phlebotomist “comfortably numb”, making the shots we abhor from doctors visits a painless procedure to say the least.
Just how likely is it that you’ll transmit a lethal tick-borne virus these spring and summer seasons? Well the odds are in your favor, as lethal viruses that use ticks as a vector are fairly rare, but if you live in Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States, your chances may be much higher than ever before.
In light of promising results conducted by an independent data monitoring committee, Pfizer’s newest treatment IBRANCE (Palbociclib) ended clinical trials early this week as phase 3 of the trials ended demonstrating improvement in progression-free survival in women who had undergone treatment for metastatic breast cancer.
A new simple breath test could help predict whether people with gut problems have a high risk of developing stomach cancer, according to a new study. This new test detects chemical compounds found in people's breath, in an attempt to distinguish "breath prints" in those with risky pre-cancerous changes.
The number one cause of death in the United States is coronary heart disease, according to recent statistics. The risk factors that are most often associated with this disease include high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes. And according to a new study, women who have gone through a divorce are more likely to suffer from heart disease.
According to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics , Americans spent more money on drugs than they ever have before with spending jumping by 13% to $374 billion, driven by innovative but expensive new drugs designed to treat Hepatitis C.
According to researchers, in a group of children and young adults with the most severe forms of epilepsy, a liquid form of marijuana known as cannabidiol reduced seizures by more than 50% without the expected high from the drug.
Acetaminophen has been used for decades as an effective over the counter pain reliever with many people all over the world taking it on a regular basis. New research on this common pain reliever has found that the drug ingredient may do more than just relieve pain, it may also dampen emotions as well.
