Regular chocolate eating could be good for you!
Prof. Saverio Stranges, a visiting academic of the University of Warwick Medical School, United Kingdom as well as the scientific director of the department of population Health at Luxembourg [...]
Merck Approves New Cancer Drug.
The Federal Drug Agency has given Merck the thumbs up for ‘Keytruda’ (pembrolizumab), an immuno-oncology drug, to be used for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have [...]
Quinoa – the pretend grain superfood.
The name quinoa, pronounced ‘keen wah’ seems to be everywhere at the moment, but I for one had no idea what anyone was talking about! Is it rice? Couscous? Flour? All I knew was it was some kind [...]
The strangest everyday causes of wrinkles
Wrinkles. Everyone has them right? Despite this, there seems to be an obsession with wrinkles, making plastic surgeons bank balances expand, and the average suburban women’s decrease, but at [...]
Medical discoveries of 2016
The year 2016 has been an interesting and it a lot of ways unexpected one. It was designated as the International Year of Global Understanding by the International council for Science, the [...]
How to protect yourself from the sun
We love the sun! And this holiday season, we know we are going to be spending a lot of time baring our skin to the glorious warmth of the shining sun, weather on the beach, in the park, or just [...]
Who or What is the FDA?
The FDA or Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Sciences, and is one of the federal executive departments of the United States. The [...]
How do antibiotics work?
In 1928, the first antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming. Called penicillin, a name that has been heard and used around the world, it revolutionized medicine and became the first [...]
HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device Recalled
HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) Pumps by HeartWare Inc.: Class I Recall The Medtronic HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) helps deliver blood from the heart to the rest of the [...]
Taxotere – the cancer treatment that causes permanent hair loss
Every cancer patient these days expects some sort of side effect from the particularly harsh chemotherapy drugs on the market. It has become almost common place to expect that you might feel [...]
