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Will we have a cure for cancer within a YEAR? Israeli scientists claim they’ve found the Holy Grail – but critics warn their findings are thin Israeli scientists have developed new peptide structures that they say will target cancer without provoking side effects or tumor responses They compare it to the triple-threat drug cocktail used

Abby and Erin Delaney were once conjoined at the head and shared brain tissue and a major blood vessel. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. ) A pair of North Carolina sisters who were once joined at the head are home and thriving over a year and a half after undergoing an 11-hour separation surgery, which was the

When most of us reflect on Valentine’s Day, we think of roses, balloons and candy hearts. You know, big, red boxes full of caramels, nougats and chocolate-covered nuts. Yet the most popular Valentine’s Day treat is actually a small pressed candy: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts. But if these happen to be your go-to, brace yourself because

The color gurus and gods have declared it so: Living Coral is Pantone’s 2019 color of the year. Pantone’s website describes the pinkish hue as “an animating and life affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens with a softer edge,” and we are so here for it. Coral is a shade

It’s early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter’s unusually brutal one, U.S. health officials said. In most parts of the country, most illnesses right now are being caused by a flu strain that leads to fewer hospitalizations and deaths as the kind of flu that dominated a

Number of GPs in the NHS retiring before 60 hits a six-year LOW because doctors are ‘postponing retirement to see if the staffing crisis improves’ The number of doctors retiring in their fifties was at a six-year low last year Some 588 doctors under 60 drew their pension, compared to 721 in 2017 But the

Tim Landis was a healthy 66-year-old who hiked, biked and jogged, wasn’t overweight and watched what he ate. But after he died suddenly of a heart attack in January, tests revealed years of untreated high blood pressure that caused cardiovascular disease. At his annual physicals, Tim’s systolic blood pressure (the top number) was usually in

Brexit could KILL 5,600 people a year by making fruit and veg unaffordable meaning their diets are no longer healthy enough, warns Oxford University researcher Worsening diets could lead to more cancer, stroke and heart disease  More illnesses might cost the NHS £600million extra each year, researchers say The UK imports more than 90 per

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2018 — Polluted air may trigger as many as 33 million asthma-related emergency room visits globally each year, a new study finds. “Millions of people worldwide have to go to emergency rooms for asthma attacks every year because they are breathing dirty air,” said study lead author Susan Anenberg, of George Washington

Common operations including caesarean sections and hip replacements could become LETHAL due to growing resistance to antibiotics, health officials warn Public Health England said cases of antibiotic-resistant blood infections on rise Crisis is getting worse amid growing concerns that drugs are losing their power Figures revealed there were 16,504 cases where antibiotics didn’t work last

Boy, 10, whose heart could be seen ‘pumping out of his chest’ has one of the fastest heartbeats in the world Jack Searle went to A&E with a heart rate of 301 beats per minute  Doctors initially thought the machine that tested his heart rate must be broken In adults, a heart rate of over

(HealthDay)—Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season, according to research published in the Sept. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Carla L. Black, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues conducted an opt-in internet panel survey of 2,265

(HealthDay)—The frequency of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs) in a single year predicts the long-term rate of AECOPDs, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Kieran J. Rothnie, Ph.D., from Imperial College London, and colleagues examined the natural history of AECOPDs among 99,574

Viagra could damage your eyes! Erection drug bought online leaves 31-year-old man with red-tinted vision (and doctors warn the damage is irreversible) The unnamed New York man took ‘much more’ than the recommended dose Doctors found his eyes were left physically damaged and couldn’t be healed The effects began shortly after the man took a

Thousands will be denied £19,000-a-year drug for multiple sclerosis Thousands will be denied £19,000-a-year drug for multiple sclerosis which could keep them out of a wheelchair because it’s too expensive for the NHS Ocrelizumab is the first-ever drug to effectively treat primary progressive MS But NHS rationing watchdog NICE said £9,600 price rag did not

Pin It happens every. Single. Year. As soon as kids are back in school and day care after summer break, the sniffles start. At first, they sound innocent enough; then, you hear a little cough or two. And finally, just as the weather starts to turn really chilly, everyone in your household is showing full-on flu symptoms.

The nauseating moment surgeons removed an 8lb HAIRBALL from a 12-year-old girl’s stomach WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT  Hairball measured 35x13cm and took up nearly all of the unnamed girl’s organ With little room for food, she became malnourished with low protein levels The girl had been suffering severe abdominal pains for two years She admitted to

Global panic was put to rest when Kim Kardashian West reassured fans that she only allows her daughter, North West, to straighten her naturally curly hair twice a year. But let’s back up a bit: Kardashian West unwittingly set an internet dumpster fire when she shared a sweet picture of her daughter, North, smooching her

An increased use of clot-busting medicines prevented 4,000 strokes in England between 2015 and 2016, according to new research. The drugs were given to patients who were suffering from an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AF) which can result in a five-fold increased risk of a stroke, compared to people who do not have the

Students who are bullies in year seven are also likely to become victims in high school, Flinders research has found. A new study of 1,382 students across three cohorts found that children who were bullies or victims of bullying in year seven were at higher risk of playing the same roles between year eight and