I am still sleepy from last night's New Year's celebration. But I just wanted to come back here quickly to greet you all a very happy new year. You are probably already partying right now......
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A signaling protein that is key to prostate cancer cell growth is turned on in nearly all recurrent prostate cancers that are resistant to hormone therapy - Stat5 - has been found by scientists at...
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Japanese researchers have reported that omega-3-rich fish oil can reduce body weight gain by boosting fat metabolism. Such were their findings...at least in mice! The study adds to an ever-growing...
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Such were the highly positive results reported from the first nationwide clinical study showing the benefits of an antiangiogenic agent in breast cancer therapy. The study enrolled 722 women with...
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Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You know how parties on this special end of the year celebration goes. Drinking, eating, smoking, dancing all night. Kissing your date, kissing strangers and stuff......
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The FDA has recently approved Voluven® for the treatment of serious blood volume loss following surgery. Significant blood losses can cause a rapid drop in the volume of red blood cells and plasma...
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Cyanide is a fatal poison that works by making your body unable to use oxygen. Without oxygen, there is no life. Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota Center for Drug Design and Minneapolis...
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I told you already that I have an arthritis blog right? In lieu of that, I want you to read a couple of posts I wrote that I want to share with readers of this blog who might be able......
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Here it is already December 29, around 10 am. Today is a very special day because it is my son's birthday and he turned 5 today. Since he arrived I have no more real wish for myself. In the...
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Here are a list of blogs I recently found which I highly recommend to be bookmarked and linked to by you, readers of this blog. First of all, is the new CW blog under the Family and Home section:...
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A new study suggests that increased intake of dietary fiber (from cereal and fruit sources) may be able to boost lung health and could reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)....
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According to a new research by a team from Saint Louis University School of Medicine: Using an animal model, the SLU scientists found they could prevent muscle weakness, or restore muscle strength,...
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The Fentanyl Skin Patch is a transdermal system, an adhesive patch that delivers a potent pain medicine through the skin. Containing the opioid fentanyl (a potent narcotic) was approved by the FDA in...
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Here in the Philippines it is already Christmas Eve. Around 8 pm when I started typing up this post. Dinner was an hour ago and I have already prepared the ingredients for our midnight meal or the...
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A new light-activated platinum-based compound that is up to 80 times more powerful than other platinum-based anti-cancer drugs and which can use "light activation" to kill cancer cells in...
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Sponsored by Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals Inc. and sold and marketed by New York City-based Forest Laboratories, Inc. - Bystolic™ (nebivolol) - has recently been approved by the FDA for the...
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I have always said that when you do not have enough money or have not enough insurance for health care, you'll just die of whatever disease you have before you'll be able to afford the best...
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Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic disorder that causes mental retardation, smaller brain size, delayed speech and other neurological problems. If diabetes is characterized by the body not being...
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A combination of lapatinib - a targeted therapy - and capecitabine - a chemotherapy agent - has been found to shrink metastatic brain tumors by at least 50 percent in one-fifth of patients with...
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Good news to older women, a glass of wine a day can help towards healthy aging. Such were the findings of researchers at the University of Newcastle: "...indicates that moderate consumption of...
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We already know that being overweight increases our risk of developing serious conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. However, according to Tel Aviv University researchers, the more overweight...
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